Bold action needed now on energy bills, says Alistair Darling
Ministers must act immediately on soaring energy prices to avoid people being hit with a “lethal cocktail” of high inflation and recession, Alistair Darling, the Read More
Month: February 2024
Want to turn your leasehold into an Airbnb? It may be against the rules
When Anthony Dunkley travelled to Margate in Kent earlier this year, he wanted to buy a property to stay in occasionally and rent out on Read More
Crypto crash: how a teacher’s dream investment turned into a nightmare loss
“If I’d sold everything, I would’ve had a quarter of a million pounds,” Duncan* says ruefully of the staggering worth of his cryptocurrency holdings at Read More
How long must my husband be in his new job for us to get a mortgage?
Q I know every lender is different but how long does my husband need to be in his new job before we can apply for Read More
Barclays closed my account but where’s the cash?
I have had a Barclays Bank account for nearly 40 years and retained it when I moved to Greece. When, following Brexit, Barclays decided to Read More
Nearly a quarter of UK adults plan to keep heating off this winter, poll finds
Skyrocketing energy prices mean almost one in four adults in the UK will not switch on the heating at all this winter, according to a Read More
Energy crisis puts politics in a radically different light
You report that the Tories are now in “disarray” over their response to the energy crisis (Tories in disarray over energy crisis as Truss urged Read More