Some 6,000 small businesses apply for the Mail’s £5m free advertising fund By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2020 The Mail’s scheme was hailed by both the Chancellor Rishi Sunak and small business minister Paul Scully Around 6,000 small businesses have applied … Read more
It was a different world when Valerie and Paul Sanders* agreed to buy a £700,000, four-bedroom home in Orpington, Kent. They were cash buyers and the vendor was moving into rented accommodation; there was no chain, no hold-ups. But with the exchange scheduled for March 23, the day the UK entered lockdown, the sale became … Read more
Fears savers will end up paying double tax if forced to dip into pensions early in the coronavirus crisis By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2020 Former pensions minister Steve Webb warns that overtaxing on pension withdrawals will be worse in lockdown … Read more
My wife and I are 80 years old and have five grandchildren, all in their 20s and unmarried. Since their births we have been saving regularly for all of them and now have a total of £150,000 to be divided equally between them. We have left this money in our wills, but think we should … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Insurance sharks risk their reputations being damaged as much as their bank balances By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 19 May 2020 Insurers are in grave danger of being cast as the villains of this crisis. As we reveal today, small-business owners … Read more
Retired couple Joy and John Taylor have always been careful spenders and savers. But since lockdown began, the pair have used their time at home to give their finances a thorough review, saving themselves close to £800 over the next year. Their biggest victory was almost halving their monthly TV, phone and broadband bill without … Read more
Families forced to dig deep for student flats that are now sitting empty due to the coronavirus crisis By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 19 May 2020 Families are being forced to pay thousands of pounds for student accommodation that is now sitting empty. … Read more
New cars built in Europe are likely to become £1,500 more expensive on average for UK customers next year due to 10% post-Brexit import tariffs Department for International Trade today announced its post-Brexit tariff regime The UK is set to default to World Trade Organisation terms on 1 January 2021 This means European-built cars imported … Read more
Savers hit as global dividends could fall by 35%, report warns, but it says US and Asia are where investors have been best protected The best-case scenario for global dividends in 2020 is a 15 per cent drop, based on cuts and suspensions already confirmed, and which accounts for $213billion Banks, discretionary consumer sectors and … Read more
Best buy energy deals reach cheapest point in two years thanks to falling wholesale costs – could you slash your bills with one of these 10 cheapest tariffs? Wholesale costs have dropped, meaning cheaper tariffs This will be welcome news for the people working at home during lockdown We reveal the best energy offers currently … Read more