RUTH SUNDERLAND: Chancellor Sajid Javid loosens the purse strings but there is plenty of work to be done By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 09:05 GMT, 2 September 2019 | Updated: 09:05 GMT, 2 September 2019 The long-anticipated Spending Review from the Chancellor would normally be the big event of the coming week. … Read more
Tory grandee Michael Heseltine slams Cobham takeover and says sale needs ‘proper scrutiny’ Defence technology manufacturing giant Cobham employs 10,000 people It is currently in the midst of a takeover by an American private equity group The shareholders vote is on 16 September and takeover needs 75% support However Heseltine is the latest in a … Read more
UK builders braced for backlash as Barratt and Redrow prepare to report record profits By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 09:04 GMT, 2 September 2019 | Updated: 09:04 GMT, 2 September 2019 The row over the taxpayer-funded Help to Buy scheme will ignite again this week when two of Britain’s biggest … Read more
My husband deferred his state pension when he reached retirement age at 65 – he was born in April 1951. However, when he contacted the Government Pension Service to stop the deferral last month and say he would like the £24,500 pot of money he has saved, he was advised he can only take £8,000 … Read more
The Vauxhall Astra is reborn: Amid the furore over Brexit, RAY MASSEY flies the flag with an early drive of this smart and frugal new British-built motor The Astra remains Vauxhall’s second biggest seller after the Corsa super-mini Bosses reckon the latest Astra is its most fuel-efficient version ever By Ray Massey Motoring Editor For … Read more
Changes to the Blue Badge scheme introduced on Friday (20 August) will allow people with hidden disabilities such as mental health conditions, dementia and Crohn’s Disease to receive permits to park in disabled parking spaces. What has been described as the biggest change to the scheme since it launched in 1970 will see the benefit … Read more
A 30-year-old Volvo HGV covered in Banksy graffiti is set to be sold at auction for £1.5MILLION next month The 1988 Volvo FL6 was painted by Banksy during a millennium party in 2000 It is understood to be the anonymous artist’s biggest piece of work ever, created before the height of his fame The HGV – … Read more
Those born in the 1980s are financially worse off than the generation before: are they really facing a state pension age of 75? The This is Money podcast By This Is Money Published: 14:38 GMT, 30 August 2019 | Updated: 14:38 GMT, 30 August 2019 This week, This is Money takes a look at a … Read more
SMALL CAP MOVERS: Burford saga continues with sex-tape swap scandal; software group Stilo International to delist to cut costs By Calum Muirhead At Proactive Investors For Thisismoney Published: 12:41 GMT, 23 August 2019 | Updated: 14:33 GMT, 30 August 2019 The woes of Burford Capital once again dominated AIM headlines after the firm was hit … Read more
Tea and crumpets. Cricket. Constantly talking about the weather. Premium Bonds. All of these are unequivocally British and the last has captured the imagination like no other financial product since launching in the 1950s. When I interviewed Agent Million some seven years ago – the person whose job it is to deliver £1million jackpot news … Read more
Primary school, secondary school, A Levels, university; ever feel like your life is on rails towards a specific point? Contemporary conventional wisdom is that university is a must for anyone turning 18, as it results in better pay and opportunities over the course of your working life. However, as the cost of university becomes more … Read more
Help! My dad is leaving his house to me, but can I split it with my sister? They recently reconciled and she hasn’t seen the will By This Is Money Reporter Published: 07:42 GMT, 29 August 2019 | Updated: 07:42 GMT, 29 August 2019 In my dad’s will, the house is left to me and … Read more
Soaring numbers of parents and grandparents are raiding the equity in their homes to help younger relatives get on the property ladder. Estate agents and mortgage brokers have told Money Mail they are hearing from more and more buyers who are able to put down a deposit on their first home only because an older … Read more