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Rising inflation continues to ‘erode’ gains on millions of people’s savings accounts up and down the country, new findings reveal. Fresh figures from the Office for National Statistics today showed that rising furniture and food prices pushed the Consumer Prices Index up to 0.7 per cent in January, up from 0.6 in the year to … Read more
Got a handful of old shares it’s not worth the cost or hassle of selling? You could donate them to charity – here’s how ShareGift accepts donations of shares, typically worth just £15 Holders are willing to offload them, since trading fees can wipe out any profit Proceeds are handed to a big range of … Read more
You may have seen the glossy TV advertisements offering a chance to win a ‘fully furnished dream home’ in a prize draw. And, no doubt, you would have been pleased to hear there’s ‘no mortgage, no stamp duty and no conveyancing to pay’. Also thrown in alongside the £2.5 million five-bedroom ‘Georgian-style’ house in ‘the … Read more
We received a bill from Thames Water for £272.33 for the six months to July 2020. This was more than double our highest previous bill. I called Thames Water on August 4 and explained I couldn’t see the meter as it was 3ft below pavement level and covered by an ants’ nest! The call handler … Read more
British supercar firm McLaren today unleashed its first series-production 205mph electric-hybrid supercar, the Artura. Priced from £185,500, the two-seater super-lightweight plug-in hybrid will sprint from rest to 60mph in three seconds – and possibly fractionally less – subject to official validation. McLaren hailed it as the start of ‘a new chapter for the pioneering supercar … Read more
British supercar firm McLaren today unleashed its first series-production 205mph electric-hybrid supercar, the Artura. Priced from £185,500, the two-seater super-lightweight plug-in hybrid will sprint from rest to 60mph in three seconds – and possibly fractionally less – subject to official validation. McLaren hailed it as the start of ‘a new chapter for the pioneering supercar … Read more
Property sales that are worth £1.5 billion are at risk of collapsing unless the Chancellor can be persuaded to extend the stamp duty holiday. The staggering sum represents two-thirds of buyers nationwide who are in a chain where someone is dependent on completion before the March 31 deadline, according to lender Paragon. Rightmove says about … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Miners take a rare bow thanks to massive demand for commodities from China By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:05 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 22:23 GMT, 16 February 2021 Britain is stuck in the global growth slow lane as Boris Johnson shows caution in ending lockdown. But the FTSE … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: If the investment industry wants to rebuild trust… Neil Woodford must be forced to stay away By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 16 February 2021 | Updated: 22:23 GMT, 16 February 2021 Neil Woodford has some nerve. In a tearful interview at the weekend, the disgraced fund manager responsible … Read more
We received a bill from Thames Water for £272.33 for the six months to July 2020. This was more than double our highest previous bill. I called Thames Water on August 4 and explained I couldn’t see the meter as it was 3 ft below pavement level and covered by an ants’ nest! The call … Read more