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At a time of record low savings rates, any bank actually improving the rates they pay to savers is bound to raise an eyebrow or two. But this is especially the case when it comes to Al Rayan Bank and Gatehouse Bank, two Sharia lenders which have upped their savings rates in recent weeks and … Read more
Skin cancer rates are soaring: Cases are up 470% since the 1980s with budget holidays abroad and use of sunbeds feared to be fuelling the rise Cases of skin cancer have rocketed since the 1980s, rising by 250% in women Figures for men show the number of skin cancer patients has risen five-fold Rates have … Read more
Metro Bank, Nationwide and Barclays have all dropped the interest rates on their 10 per cent deposit mortgages, which are popular with first-time buyers – but rates are still higher than pre-pandemic
Rock-bottom interest rates spark share trading surge: Long-suffering savers turn to investment platforms as they try to put their money to work By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 January 2021 Britain’s army of savers are turning into online investors amid rock-bottom interest rates … Read more
More choice for landlords as number of buy-to-let mortgage deals on offer increases – but rates are also nudging higher There are nearly 2,000 buy-to-let mortgages on the market right now Although more than last month, this is still far fewer than before the pandemic Lenders are bringing back 20 per cent deposit products for … Read more
Reform Britain’s outdated business rates system now to help High Street survive the pandemic, Sunak told By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 18 January 2021 Britain’s outdated business rates system must be ripped apart and rebuilt to ensure the High Street can survive and … Read more
Banks to charge 35% on emergency loans: Crippling rates loom for firms as experts warn that new crisis in spring will be worse than 2008 Lenders have used the Chancellor’s flagship £19billion loan fund to saddle businesses with ‘usurious’ rates Businesses will face crippling repayments from March as the loans hit their one-year anniversary dates … Read more
A property guardianship company has been slammed for advertising ‘derelict properties’ in London for the same ‘extortionate rates’ as standard private rents. Photos of the ‘disgusting’ properties available through Global Guardians, were shared online yesterday prompting disbelief from social media users. They include a space in a ‘horrible, disused factory’ in Rainham for up to … Read more
An Olympian turned businesswoman was hit with a £30,000 bill and given 14 days to pay up after the council nearly doubled business rates during lockdown. Sarah Lindsay owns the Roar Fitness gym chain which has branches in Liverpool Street, Bank and Kensington, with clients including model Daisy Lowe, fashion designers Charlotte Olympia and Henry … Read more
Whatever way you look at it, the property market had an exceptional year in 2020. It went from trundling along quite nicely in the first three months of the year, to a complete three-month shutdown during lockdown – during which time dire predictions were made about a coming crash. Against the odds, house prices surged … Read more