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Seyfeddin Roustamov: “Metafrax strives to be on trend”

This year, Metafrax, a large chemical holding, celebrates its 25th anniversary from the date of corporatization. The jubilee is on a positive note: by the end o... read more

Eighty two per cent of sellers admit they agreed first fee they were quoted

High street estate agents raked in almost £500,000 from people selling their homes in the last year because of a reluctance to haggle over fees, according to n... read more

Buyers misled into using estate agents’ mortgage brokers, Which? claims

Some estate agents are routinely misleading homebuyers into using their in-house mortgage brokers with the belief that they must do it to secure a home, a Which... read more

‘I couldn’t pick up my prepaid rental car because Amex wasn’t accepted’

‘I couldn’t pick up my prepaid rental car because the firm didn’t accept American Express’: This sneaky clause could scupper your holida... read more

House prices are growing at slowest annual rate since summer 2013, ONS data shows

Property prices in Britain are growing at their slowest annual rate for nearly five years, according to latest data from the Office for National Statistics. In ... read more

Families being lured into buying homes that may be impossible to sell

‘We are all stuck’: Catherine Gale with sons Owen and Oliver Homebuyers are being locked into controversial leasehold contracts on newly built properties &#... read more

How to save thousands on your mortgage

Beat the mortgage trap: How to avoid getting ripped off by lenders and cut your home loan bill by £1,000s By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 17:... read more

Office of Tax Simplification’s Angela Knight on complex tax

Does tax have to be so blooming complicated? Office of Tax Simplification boss Angela Knight reveals if a red-tape bonfire is realistic By Rachel Rickard Straus... read more

Ad man Rory Sutherland’s tips on getting most enjoyment out of money

How can you get the maximum enjoyment from the money you have? Ad man Rory Sutherland shares his offbeat tips on being a savvy spender By Rachel Rickard Straus ... read more

Entrepreneur Rob Moore shares his tips for earning more

How to get the money you need for the lifestyle you want: Entrepreneur and multi-millionaire Rob Moore shares his tips By Rachel Rickard Straus for Thisismoney.... read more

What is inheritance tax and how do people avoid paying it?

What is inheritance tax, how do people avoid paying it and when is it taken from an estate? Wealth Club’s Alex Davies explains By Rachel Rickard Straus fo... read more

Will economists see the next financial crisis coming?

Will economists be able to see the next financial crisis coming? That’s a whopper of a question, so how about starting with this one instead: why do we get tr... read more

Can you live a champagne lifestyle on a lemonade budget?

Can you live a champagne lifestyle on a lemonade budget? Multi-millionaire property investor Mark Homer thinks you can and tells you how By Rachel Rickard Strau... read more

Will artificial intelligence become cleverer than humans?

Will artificial intelligence become cleverer than humans? We look at what it would mean for our jobs, planet – and how we need to prepare NOW By Rachel Rickar... read more

Protect your home from subsidence, damp, knotweed and perils

An Englishman’s home is said to be his castle – but when a property comes under unexpected attack from hazards such as flooding, subsidence or damp, it can ... read more

How much is an Avios point worth?

There have been some major changes to the Avios scheme in recent years that have meant your points don’t get you quite as much or they are harder to earn in t... read more

What’s the best way to give to charity? How to pick a charity or cause

What’s the best way to give to charity? There are 180,000 charities in the UK – we reveal how to give to make sure your cash has an impact By Rachel... read more

Rightmove: Sellers must price realistically to get properties sold this summer

Home sellers will have to cut the price of their properties or work harder on promoting them if they want to get them sold, a new report suggests.  Property li... read more

‘We had to have our home underpinned due to subsidence’: Has the heatwave put YOUR house in peril?

An Englishman’s home is said to be his castle – but when a property comes under unexpected attack from hazards such as flooding, subsidence or damp, it can ... read more

Retirees are cashing in £9.5m A DAY from the value of their homes through equity release

Retired homeowners released £1.7billion of property wealth in the first six months of the year as the equity release market continued its rapid expansion. Data... read more

Would you fix your mortgage until 2028? Lenders launch a flurry of tempting 10-year deals

With the Bank of England’s near-constant flirtations with a base rate rise over the past few months, it’s little surprise that many are looking to f... read more

House prices need to fall 30% to reach ‘fair value’ not freeze for 5 years

Freeze house prices for the next five years, a think tank demanded this week, but to return to ‘fair value’ property prices would need to fall 30 pe... read more

How to research an investment fund

By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 10:20 BST, 5 October 2013 | Updated: 09:32 BST, 11 July 2018 Investment managers have to produce factsheets ... read more

Shoppers face new £132 cap on tap-and-go card payments under new EU rules

Shoppers face new £132 cap on tap-and-go card payments under new EU rules By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 10 July 2018 | Update... read more