Energy bills could rise by almost £100 for 15million UK households after Ofgem said suppliers could pass on the cost of rising gas and electricity prices to consumers. The London-based regulator said that its price cap for 11 million homes across Britain that are on their supplier’s default tariff could rise by £96 to £1,138 … Read more
A Victorian terraced house with hidden gadgets fit for a Bond villain has hit the market for £1.5million – with features including secret rooms, invisible speakers and concealed TV and cinema screens. Tech expert Richard Smythe purchased Hillside as a run-down B&B five years ago, but quickly turned it into a six-bedroom smart home in … Read more
Founder of Soho House private members clubs sells £15m of his stake after Covid halted expansion plans By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 28 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 December 2020 The founder of Soho House private members clubs has sold £15m of his stake after the virus halted … Read more
Pippa Middleton and hedge-fund billionaire husband James Matthews may well have made the property deal of the year, as the couple prepare to snap up 72 sprawling acres of land in leafy Berkshire for just £1.5million – in a village where a detached house with a garden already costs close to that price. The couple, … Read more
Bentley has completed the first reborn ‘Bentley Blower’ for 90 years as part of a continuation car project aimed at well-heeled vehicle collectors. The iconic British marque has used Sir Henry ‘Tim’ Birkin’s famed 1929 4½-litre ‘Team Blower’ car as the template to recreate a limited road-going series of the stunning racer. The first model … Read more
Drivers racked up a staggering volume of penalty points on their licences in the first half of the year despite the country spending the much of the period in the initial coronavirus lockdown, figures have revealed. There were just under 1.5 million endorsement points put on licences in the first six months of 2020, the … Read more
Pets at Home buys The Vet Connection for £15m after reporting strong results thanks to pandemic pet boom By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 16:10 GMT, 30 November 2020 | Updated: 16:10 GMT, 30 November 2020 Pets at Home has bought veterinary ‘telehealth’ firm The Vet Connection for £15million. The Cheshire-based pet supplies … Read more
JLS star JB Gill is sprayed in the face by robbers during 3am raid on his £1.5m home before gang threaten his wife with a knife then flee with valuables JLS pop star JB Gill was sprayed in the face by robbers during a 3am house raid Gang of four ‘threatened wife Chloe with a … Read more
When Keeba Critchlow picked up the keys to her first home in 2014 she was thrilled at becoming a homeowner. Not for a moment did she envisage the nightmare that would await her six years on – unable to sell her one-bedroom flat as a result of red tape introduced in the wake of the … Read more
1.5m over-75s have not been told they will lost their free TV licence, critics claim Only 40 per cent of over-75s have been told about losing free TV licence The BBC plans to backdate payments to when the scheme started on August 1 Campaign group say they should have been given official notification by TV Licensing … Read more