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Savings rates: Four new best-buys launched with top easy access paying 1.5%

Interest rates on savings continue to rise continue to rise, as four new market-leading deals have been launched on the online platform, Raisin.The market leading [...]

How could ‘benefits to bricks’ mortgages and new Right to Buy plans work?

The two and a half million tenants renting their homes from UK housing associations will be given the right to buy them outright, under plans [...]

EDF didn’t send my business energy bills – then cut me off. Can I refuse to pay?

I bought a laundry business in my local town last summer. The previous leaseholder's energy was supplied by EDF, so I got in touch to [...]

Five money saving tips: Cut your food and phone bills

The cost of living squeeze is biting hard. But that doesn't mean there aren't simple tips and tricks to help navigate your way around it.Each [...]

What does a studio flat cost around the UK? This London pad is £1M

What does a studio flat cost around the UK? The average asking price hits £175,000... but this London pad would cost you almost £1MAverage price [...]

BUSINESS LIVE: Banks no longer ‘too big to fail;’ £5bn Boots swoop

BUSINESS LIVE: BoE says UK banks no longer ‘too big to fail;’ Reliance in £5bn swoop on Boots; Mind Gym swings to a lossBy Live [...]

Our garden fence is in the wrong place, can I claim back a lost metre?

Our neighbour's fence is encroaching on to our land. I've checked the plan on the title deeds and I am certain that the fence has [...]

Park at your own peril! How to avoid fines under incoming new rules  

Think Big Brother is watching you — and your car? You’re dead right. Especially when you’re receiving one of the estimated 8 million parking tickets issued [...]

Gucci is planning to increase annual sales by more than 50%

Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent-owner Kering aims to increase sales more than 50% with new stores and higher pricesBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter [...]

ALEX BRUMMER: Reliance buys a problem with Boots

Reliance buys a problem: Boots is in need of a good polish... and a far more aggressive digital strategy, says ALEX BRUMMERBy Alex Brummer for [...]

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani in £5bn swoop on Boots 

An Indian billionaire has joined forces with US private equity to try and takeover Boots.Mukesh Ambani’s conglomerate Reliance Industries and Apollo Global Management tabled an [...]

Centrica aims to reopen UK’s largest natural gas storage site

Centrica aims to reopen UK's largest natural gas storage site as energy crisis deepensBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:56 BST, 9 June [...]

CMC founder Lord Cruddas on Boris, business and why he’s not retiring  

Lord Cruddas, a staunch Boris Johnson backer and founder of trading firm CMC Markets, has endured a rough few days this week.First came the confidence [...]

Competition watchdog clears Morrisons private equity takeover

Watchdog clears Morrisons private equity takeover after buyer agrees to sell petrol stationsBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 BST, 9 June 2022 [...]

Eurozone interest rates to rise for first time in more than a decade

Eurozone interest rates set to rise for first time in more than a decade in bid to stem record inflationBy Lucy White For The Daily [...]

Backlog of of weddings promises bliss for pub chain Fuller’s

Backlog of of weddings promises bliss for Fuller's: Pub chain toasts a return to profit and a recent rise in salesBy Daily Mail City & [...]

MARKET REPORT: Another wave of takeover fever grips the Square Mile

A wave of takeover fever gripped the City as bids emerged for several major firms.The main event was a £5billion offer for Boots by a [...]

Cryptodollar Could Be a Solution to Hyperinflation In Venezuela

If you're thinking of changing your currency, the Cryptodollar might be the answer. Venezuela's hyperinflation is out of control, and the economy has become so [...]

Oil vs. Bitcoin – Which Is Best In Trading?

The government has substantial effects and reasons to employ fiscal policies that flow out the finance. The world has nearly overcome the Global virus which [...]

Bitcoin Cash: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

The first-ever cryptocurrency Bitcoin BTC is still the most popular and in-demand cryptocurrency but it also has some flaws. Particularly, this crypto asset allows a [...]

What do you need to qualify for a Low Doc Car Loan?

Want to know more about the ins and outs of low doc car loans?  This guide explains what a low doc car loan is, the [...]

5 Tips for Paying your Credit Card Interest on Time

The usage of bank cards isn't always a bad idea. This is as it allows you to build your credit rating, which is a demand [...]

DFS issues profit warning amid ailing sales

DFS issues profit warning amid ailing sales and supply chain struggles as cost of living squeezes demand for big-ticket goodsDFS shares slumped 16% earlier amid [...]

Tate & Lyle shares rise amid bottom line boost

Tate & Lyle shares climb as the group enjoys sweetened bottom line despite 'significant inflation' across supply chainTate & Lyle saw its profit and revenue [...]

CMC Markets boss in line for bumper dividend as profits fall

CMC Markets boss and House of Lords member Peter Cruddas set for bumper dividend as trading platform's profits and revenue slideCMC Markets saw profit and [...]

Should we cut VAT on petrol as filling up a car breaks £100?

Petrol prices jump AGAIN to push the cost of filling up a family car above £100, so is it time for a VAT cut to [...]

Mitie reveals £50m buyback after posting record £4bn revenues

Mitie snaps up solar power firm and unveils £50m share buyback scheme as outsourcing giant posts record £4bn revenuesMitie has snapped up solar power firm [...]

Land Rover Jaguar drivers get what3words navigation

Looking to get your Land Rover serviced? Try putting 'drift.dates.soup' into your navigation system and you should end up exactly at a South London service [...]

Pension system is a ‘slow-motion car crash’ for the middle-aged who are at risk of not saving enough

In response to reader question on how much you need to save for retirement, Steve Webb offered the following advice: Former pensions minister and This [...]

Mitie reveals £500m buyback after posting record £4bn revenues

Mitie snaps up solar power firm and unveils £500m share buyback scheme as outsourcing giant posts record £4bn revenuesMitie has snapped up solar power firm [...]

Home buyer interest starts to fall, says Rics, in cost of livign squeeze

House prices will continue rising in the short-term, despite a dip in demand from prospective buyers last month, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors estate agents [...]

My Macbook won’t turn on due to ‘flexgate’: Why won’t John Lewis fix it?

My wife bought me a 13' Macbook Pro laptop as a present in June 2017, as a thank you for taking care of everything and [...]

John Lewis unveils first locations for its built-to-rent homes

The John Lewis Partnership has revealed the first three locations in Britain where the retailer plans to debut its new rental properties.The three proposed sites [...]

Landlords HAVEN’T missed the boat to cash in on Crossrail, says Savills

Landlords owning properties close to Elizabeth Line stations should benefit from rising house prices and rents over the coming years. And despite fanfare over the [...]

Demand for Spanish holiday homes from British buyers booms

Demand for overseas homes in Spain has soared and is now at its highest level in four years.The number of buyer enquiries for a home [...]

Melrose boss paves way for GKN sell-off four years after £8bn takeover

Melrose boss paves way for GKN sell-off: Future of aerospace firm - which built WWII Spitfires - thrown into doubt four years after £8bn takeoverBy [...]