VICTORIA BISCHOFF: A mortgage ‘holiday’ might not affect your credit scores but it could still have costly consequences By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 4 August 2020 | Updated: 23:16 BST, 4 August 2020 As the pandemic tore through the nation’s finances in the spring, the promise of a mortgage holiday … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Coronavirus crisis set to throttle women’s earning potential further, widening already hefty gender pay gap By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 00:25 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:25 BST, 29 July 2020 A friend recently shared what lockdown life has been like for his family. His wife is up and … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Defuse the car loan timebomb or risk a £76bn explosion By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 21 July 2020 | Updated: 23:12 BST, 21 July 2020 What’s not to love about car finance? For a modest deposit and a tenner a day, you can drop into almost any dealership … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Raiding the pensions of police heroes injured in the line of duty is nothing short of scandalous By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 14 July 2020 | Updated: 09:50 BST, 15 July 2020 It is nothing short of scandalous that injured police officers who are long retired now find … Read more
Everyone always warns you that planning a wedding is stressful. Pah! I said. How hard can it be? Very, it turns out. At the start of lockdown we were cautiously optimistic everything would be fine by the time we were set to get married in September. But as the weeks dragged on, we realised that … Read more
Alarm bells should always ring when someone is desperate to sell you something. And the marketing frenzy around equity release is no different. Equity release, also known as a lifetime mortgage, is a fairly niche financial product. Yet elderly and vulnerable homeowners are bombarded with regular TV adverts, letters and emails. Equity release, also known … Read more
A disquieting story surfaced on Twitter earlier this week, about a child who fell off her bike and cut open her knee. In some alarm, the child’s mother went into a nearby chemist to buy wipes (to disinfect the wound) and a plaster, but was unable to pay because she had only cash (as you … Read more
Over the past few chaotic months, banks, insurers and utility providers have rightly prioritised customers most in need of urgent financial help. But that has led to others falling by the wayside, including the recently bereaved. It is painfully evident that it’s never been more vital for firms to have a fully staffed, thoroughly trained … Read more
Lockdown has created a financial chasm. For millions, the crisis has dealt a devastating blow to their livelihoods, leaving families unable to afford essentials. Around one in six homeowners has taken a mortgage holiday, with many also suspending credit card, car and loan repayments. But as we reveal, there is an emerging group who say … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Just how many women have been short-changed in retirement as a result of government errors? By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 26 May 2020 It is shameful that retired women are being forced to fight so hard to get the state pension … Read more