Car salesmen banned from pocketing commission at expense of their customers By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 00:23 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:23 BST, 29 July 2020 Car salesmen have been banned from pocketing commission at the expense of their customers. Regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found as many as … Read more
Bank of England warns British lenders could be forced to cancel dividends again next year as they are battered by coronavirus pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 British lenders could be forced to cancel dividends again next year as they … Read more
Almost £50bn of Government-backed loans to businesses hit by coronavirus approved so far – fuelling fears taxpayer could be saddled with huge bill if money is not repaid in full By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 Almost £50billion of Government-backed loans … Read more
Parents who pay into childcare voucher schemes being denied refunds by their employers, despite not being able to use vouchers during lockdown By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:22 BST, 29 July 2020 Parents who pay into childcare voucher schemes are being denied refunds by their … Read more
Buy-to-let was one of Britain’s best-loved investments before crippling tax blows caused many landlords to lose interest. But now buy-to-let has been thrown a lifeline. Slashed stamp duty, better mortgage deals and new tax benefits all mean landlords are flocking back to the market. However, with unemployment predicted to soar to four million by the … Read more
When Michael and Brenda Pickup received a knock on their door and an offer of free insulation under the Government’s Green Deal, they thought it was a safe way to save money. But, six years on, the pensioners face a bill of nearly £20,000 to correct the damage caused by rogue traders cashing in on … Read more
I was horrified when water starting coming through my ceiling, so I rang the British Gas emergency number to report a burst pipe. But what happened next left me in floods of tears. I chased them several times and someone arrived seven hours later. He said he could not fix it then but would come back … Read more
Holidaymakers desperate to cancel trips abroad amid fears of snap travel bans and quarantine rules risk losing thousands of pounds because travel insurers will not pay out. The Foreign Office has this week warned against ‘all but essential travel’ to mainland Spain and the Balearic and Canary islands, with returning travellers ordered to quarantine for … Read more
Reckitt Benckiser cleans up in coronavirus pandemic: Dettol demand sends sales soaring By Ruth Sunderland for the Daily Mail Published: 22:07 BST, 28 July 2020 | Updated: 22:07 BST, 28 July 2020 The craze for cleaning brought on by the coronavirus has pushed up sales at consumer goods giant Reckitt Benckiser. Demand for its Dettol … Read more
One in three towns will switch to a 20mph speed limit as councils are favouring slower zones for residential areas, according to reports. With 30mph zones traditionally being used in built-up locations for the last 85 years, an increased number of motorists have already fallen foul of the lower limits where already implemented across the … Read more