BT fined by Ofcom after the telecoms giant overcharged EE mobile customers who made calls to pricey 118 numbers Ofcom fined BT after it overcharged EE customers for calling 118 numbers The watchdog introduced a cap on 118 numbers to ensure fairer pricing BT did not implement this new rule immediately By Grace Gausden For … Read more
Owner of Trafford Centre and Lakeside ‘could go bust’: Shopping centre giant Intu sees share price wiped out after slumping to a £2bn loss Annual loss rose from £1.17bn to over £2bn in the last year, dismal results show Group admits numbers show ‘material uncertainty’ to carry on as a business But, company insisting it still … Read more
The global stock crash will have horrified many savers who are living on income from their pension investments in retirement. The coronavirus crisis wiped nearly 8 per cent off the FTSE 100 in a single day on Monday, after Italy locked down its population and the oil price plummeted. Today, president Donald Trump’s ban on … Read more
The Chancellor staged a raid on the tax break for building a business yesterday as he slashed the lifetime limit on entrepreneurs’ relief from £10million to £1million. The move will hit serial entrepreneurs and those who have turned start-ups into medium-sized businesses and has been made due to fears that too much of the tax … Read more
The Student Loans Company has a £28.5million pot of money belonging to university graduates which they can claim hundreds of pounds from. Between 2009-10 and 2017-18, the Government body in charge of student finance took £308million more in repayments than it should have, according to reports. While the SLC said it had contacted everyone due … Read more
WH Smith shares tank as it warns coronavirus outbreak will hammer sales at its transport hub hotspots Shares in travel hub and high-street retailer fell over 16% earlier today Annual profits to be hit to the tune of £40m, while revenues will be hit harder By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 10:54 GMT, 12 March … Read more
With more than half a million touring caravans in use in the UK and Britons spending around £2million a year on holidays in them, picking the right car to tow one is vitally important to many motorists. Fortunately, there’s an expert testing panel who can tell you which vehicles – large and small – are … Read more
Insurance giant LV has stopped selling travel insurance due to coronavirus, in a move described by one expert as ‘alarming’. In a message on its website, the company said it was ‘unable to give’ new customers travel insurance ‘at the moment’, and said it had ‘made the difficult decision to pause the sale of travel … Read more
The Formula 1 season kicks off in Melbourne on Sunday. Not even the coronavirus outbreak is likely to stop Lewis Hamilton topping Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 F1 wins and equal his seven world titles this year. Six different road-car makers are competing in the 2020 championship, including four that produce cars ordinary motorists can … Read more
My husband and I are in our early 60s and have recently retired. We have paid off the mortgage on our home, which we think is worth around £600,000. Our other assets (mainly investments) are worth around £500,000, including a £100,000 investment, which we made recently, having been told it would be free of inheritance … Read more