The six-month MOT extension announced at the start of lockdown to prevent motorists from having to take their cars to be tested expires tomorrow. Vehicles due to to have an MOT from 1 August will not be eligible for the test exemption, meaning only owners of motors with test expiry dates today can still take-up … Read more
Homeowners who took a shared appreciation mortgage from Bank of Scotland or Barclays in the late 1990s are still waiting for an outcome from legal negotiations that have dragged on for years. A challenge led by law firm Teacher Stern is seeking to secure fairer charges for these borrowers, but pre-action talks are still going … Read more
Getting your or a loved one’s care fees fully funded can be a struggle, and many families feel their cases are wrongly rejected. How to apply for ‘NHS continuing healthcare’ to cover the often astronomical bills is explained here, and now we look at what to do if you are denied this help. James Urquhart-Burton, … Read more
Shares dive as coronavirus crushes US economy: America suffers deepest slump in post-war history By Hugo Duncan for the Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 22:38 BST, 30 July 2020 Shares around the world tumbled yesterday after the American economy suffered its biggest decline in post-war history and Donald Trump called … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: US economy is in terrible shape and that should be a worry in Whitehall since America is our single biggest trading partner By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 22:28 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 22:28 BST, 30 July 2020 August has often been a month of nasties for financial markets, … Read more
Laxman Narasimhan, the boss of Reckitt Benckiser, has been running the global consumer goods giant during lockdown from his west London flat, where he has been staying with his mother, who celebrates her 80th birthday this week. The arrangement has brought a human side to corporate life. In a move that would win kudos from … Read more
MARKET REPORT: BAE Systems shares soar as aerospace and defence juggernaut promises investors double dividend windfall By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 BAE Systems shares soared as the aerospace and defence juggernaut promised investors a double dividend windfall. The FTSE100 group … Read more
Lloyds dives into red as it warns of pandemic’s ‘profound’ impact on economy and says up to £5.5bn in loans could go bad By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 Lloyds Banking Group dived into the red as it warned of the … Read more
Authority tasked with bailing out investors in failed bond scheme London Capital and Finance pays out another £8.4m to worried savers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 The authority tasked with bailing out investors in failed bond scheme London Capital and … Read more
Schroders overtakes Standard Life Aberdeen to become UK’s largest listed asset manager By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 30 July 2020 Schroders has overtaken Standard Life Aberdeen to become the UK’s largest listed asset manager. The business was looking after almost £526billion of investors’ … Read more