Embattled steel mogul Sanjeev Gupta was paying £100,000 a month for a luxury Belgravia residence during the pandemic at the same time as issuing a public plea to the Prime Minister for cash. Gupta was not even inhabiting the extraordinary property, which has a basement swimming pool, as he was asking for more public money, … Read more
Former Premier League footballers end High Court pension mis-selling case against business consultant By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:16 BST, 8 April 2021 | Updated: 22:16 BST, 8 April 2021 Five former footballers have withdrawn claims against Kevin Neal after he sued for libel, the High Court heard last wee Five former … Read more
Parcel cover isn’t the full package: Complaints soar as couriers wriggle out of paying claims By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 22:51 BST, 6 April 2021 Complaints about parcel delivery cover are rocketing as couriers wriggle out of paying customer claims. Most major delivery firms offer … Read more
Mental health claims on income protection policies rocket by almost a fifth in the pandemic By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 6 April 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 6 April 2021 Mental health claims on income protection policies soared by nearly a fifth last year, industry data shows. But lockdown … Read more
Investors in London Capital Finance lose out in High Court fight for compensation By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 29 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 29 March 2021 London Capital & Finance investors have lost a high court case over compensation. Thousands of investors who lost money in the collapse … Read more
Save the black rhino! World Bank launches ground-breaking new bond to protect endangered species By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 24 March 2021 A ground-breaking bond has been launched in a bid to save the black rhino. It will be sold by the World … Read more
Four leading developers have made almost £10 billion in profits since the Grenfell disaster and have pledged just over £400 million to fix unsafe homes. Here, the Mail dissects their offers… Persimmon (value: £9.25 billion) OFFER: £75 million for 26 buildings with potentially dangerous cladding and other safety defects. Nine of these are over 18 … Read more
Four leading developers have made almost £10 billion in profits since the Grenfell disaster and have pledged just over £400 million to fix unsafe homes. Here, the Mail dissects their offers… Persimmon (value: £9.25 billion) OFFER: £75 million for 26 buildings with potentially dangerous cladding and other safety defects. Nine of these are over 18 … Read more
Insurers escape new rules preventing them overcharging loyal customers until next year By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 23 March 2021 Insurers told the Financial Conduct Authority they needed more time to adapt to new rules stopping them overcharging loyal customers Insurers won’t be … Read more
Olivia Walker applied for more than 60 roles in lockdown to find her dream job. She had previously worked at a bank on a graduate scheme, but wasn’t sure this field was where her future lay. ‘I’ve always been interested in sustainability and wanted to do something in that area,’ she says. Olivia, from Bermondsey … Read more
Cameron red-faced as Greenshill goes under: Former Prime Minister was a long-standing adviser to collapsed finance firm By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:14 GMT, 8 March 2021 | Updated: 22:14 GMT, 8 March 2021 Right up until its implosion, Greensill still counted former prime minister David Cameron (pictured) as an adviser Greensill’s … Read more
BUDGET 2021 LIVE: Follow our build-up to Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s speech with analysis, reaction and verdicts as it happens Chancellor Rishi Sunak to deliver speech at 12.30pm Green bonds, stamp duty extension, income tax freeze – what could be in it? Follow the build-up, the speech and aftermath with our live blog By Lee Boyce … Read more
How Britain’s ‘accidental savers’ have squirreled away £170bn after a year of lockdowns By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 GMT, 1 March 2021 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 1 March 2021 Households squirreled away another £18.5billion in January – taking the war chest built up by ‘accidental savers’ to £170billion. Workers who have … Read more