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New finest purchase money Isa launched by a serious constructing society which presents the highest…
Skipton Building Society has boosted the rate on its 18-month cash Isa to 4.55 per cent, making it the best overall tax-free rate available to savers.The account can be opened online, on app, in branch or by phone and is available to new…
Should you ever take out a super-sized mortgage to purchase a house? Two consultants go head-to-head
Banks and building societies are offering homebuyers super-sized mortgages of six times salary as they struggle to climb the property ladder.Attempts to bridge the gulf between wages and high house prices have shifted from targeting…
Electric automobiles that went flat: Three EVs axed from showrooms early
Electric car sales are on the rise. Some 473,348 were sold last year - a 23.9 per cent increase over 2024 - meaning there are now some 1.8 million in use on UK roads today.And there are particular EVs that are driving this…
Member candidate cleared to face for Nationwide board
Nationwide is to hold its first vote in over two decades to elect a member-nominated candidate to the building society’s board.In a surprise move Britain’s biggest financial mutual, which is owned by its 16million members, has agreed to…
My forecasts all stated I might get a FULL state pension, so why should I pay additional STEVE WEBB…
I am trying to find some help in relation to my pension entitlement, due to commence in May 2026.I wrote to DWP before retiring from the police service in 2010 to enquire about my State pension. The reply confirmed that I was entitled to a…
UK ‘wants a commerce bazooka’ to guard it from wars and tariffs
Britain needs a 'trade bazooka' to fight off threats to economic security, a report has urged.Ministers should have an 'arsenal of responses' to threats of coercion, says the British Chambers of Commerce. The call comes as wars and…
Zero-hour rule a ‘substantial menace’ to jobs
A guaranteed hours rule for workers is a 'substantial threat to good jobs', according to a coalition of business bodies which is urging the Government to water it down.The rule – part of Labour's workers' rights legislation – is designed to…
Bookings growth for British staycations this summer time
Bookings for British staycations this summer are soaring as worries over higher ticket prices have cast a shadow over overseas holidays.Britsh Airways owner IAG, Easyjet and Ryanair have warned they will have to raise ticket fares to offset…
RUTH SUNDERLAND: Trusts should not give up to cynical Saba
The attempt by the activist investor Boaz Weinstein to take control of several UK investment trusts is a battle for the soul of the London stock market.Investment trusts are a distinctive feature of the City, with £260billion of assets and…
JEFF PRESTRIDGE: 14 years in the past, my spouse (fairly rightly) kicked me out for having an…
On Tuesday, provided the removal company honours its side of the deal, I will move into my new home. To say I’m excited is an understatement. More like over the moon.It has been a long time coming – and all down to me. Fourteen years ago, I…
