Sainsbury’s defers £160m dividend as profits remain flat despite pre-lockdown sales rush By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:25 BST, 30 April 2020 Sainsbury’s has deferred a £160million dividend and cancelled bonuses despite its supermarkets being ‘busier than Christmas’ in the week before lockdown. Bosses said … Read more
The homewares website Wayfair emailed to inform me my account details, including my email address, had been changed. I tried to check my account but my password had been changed so I was unable to do anything except see the new delivery address. Five items had been purchased and my account showed £432.85 pending. I … Read more
The homewares website Wayfair emailed to inform me my account details, including my email address, had been changed. I tried to check my account but my password had been changed so I was unable to do anything except see the new delivery address. Five items had been purchased and my account showed £432.85 pending. I … Read more
I run three rural pubs which are all closed because of COVID-19 and may not open again. I cannot afford to keep up my ex-wife’s maintenance payments and don’t want to get further into debt. Can the payments be reviewed as a matter of urgency? Pubs around the UK have been closed for more than … Read more
I work for a recruitment agency which places people in temporary positions, one after the other. While the model is risky in that no work means no pay, work has always been available and this system works for me. My last assignment as a personal assistant to the CEO of a business firm began in … Read more
How can my house be using ‘industrial’ amounts of power? TONY HETHERINGTON investigates By Tony Hetherington, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 22:20 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 25 April 2020 Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning … Read more
This is Money has launched a ‘money diaries’ series to reveal the spending habits – along with financial goals and worries – of ordinary people aged 18-35. It launched last year and this one was written before the coronavirus pandemic – a scenario which could have a devastating impact on personal finances. We look under … Read more
I ordered a takeaway to be delivered whilst in lockdown. I am a vegetarian and ordered a veggie pizza from a large chain but when it arrived, I found it had chicken on it. Due to the contactless delivery system, I had no interaction with the driver and couldn’t ask him to return it. It … Read more
My son has been laid off due to the coronavirus, so he contacted Suzuki Finance to arrange a one-month payment holiday. It agreed to this, but said it will charge him £51 for this month and for any subsequent months for which he may require a payment holiday; these fees will be added at the … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. S.B. writes: My account with Scottish Power has been under review by the energy supplier for more than … Read more