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Insurers escape new rules preventing them overcharging loyal customers until next year

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Insurers escape new rules preventing them overcharging loyal customers until next year By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 23 March 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 23 March 2021 Insurers told the Financial Conduct Authority they needed more time to adapt to new rules stopping them overcharging loyal customers Insurers won’t be … Read more

The £9bn cladding black hole: Property left facing shock bills

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Four leading developers have made almost £10 billion in profits since the Grenfell disaster and have pledged just over £400 million to fix unsafe homes. Here, the Mail dissects their offers… Persimmon (value: £9.25 billion) OFFER: £75 million for 26 buildings with potentially dangerous cladding and other safety defects. Nine of these are over 18 … Read more

Searching for the dream job? Here’s how to stand out

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Olivia Walker applied for more than 60 roles in lockdown to find her dream job. She had previously worked at a bank on a graduate scheme, but wasn’t sure this field was where her future lay.  ‘I’ve always been interested in sustainability and wanted to do something in that area,’ she says. Olivia, from Bermondsey … Read more

Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney wants to save the planet 

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As Mark Carney chats away about his book on a Zoom call, Hope, an 80 ft blue whale, hovers above him. Or rather her skeleton, on display in London’s Natural History Museum, looms over his head as he prepares to give the institution’s annual science lecture that evening. ‘They promised me I could do it … Read more

UK on way to a rapid recovery, says Bank of England’s chief economist

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UK economy on course for a rapid recovery as restrictions ease, Bank of England’s chief economist predicts By Daily Mail City & Finance Published: 22:01 GMT, 18 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 18 March 2021 Positive outlook: The Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane The economy is on course for a rapid recovery … Read more

Deliveries with a NASTY bill from Europe: Shoppers hit by import fees

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For consumers, it’s one of the body blows of Brexit. Since Britain left the EU, tens of thousands of shoppers have been hit by a raft of unexpected extra charges when buying goods from websites based in Europe. In some cases, there have been demands of nearly a half as much again on top of … Read more

Could you struggle to get your hands on garden furniture?

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Popular retailers like Argos, John Lewis and Ikea along with a host of other major firms appear to be running low of garden furniture stock with one even posting a warning on its website.  Argos currently has a sign stating that due to ‘high demand’ stock of garden furniture is low. Meanwhile, on John Lewis, it … Read more

Ministers prepared to intervene in US takeover of chip maker Arm

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Culture Secretary hints ministers are prepared to intervene in US takeover of British chip maker Arm By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 GMT, 10 March 2021 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 10 March 2021 Culture secretary Oliver Dowden said the proposed sale of Arm to Nvidia for £30bn was still ‘very much under consideration’ … Read more

Grieving families still denied help a year after High Court ruling

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Grieving families still being denied help a year after landmark High Court ruling By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 March 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 9 March 2021 Married couples and those in civil partnership can claim £9,800 through Bereavement Support Payment if their partner dies Bereaved unmarried parents are … Read more