Manufacturers face biggest profit squeeze since financial crisis

Survey warns British manufacturers facing their biggest profits squeeze since the financial crisis By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 GMT, 15 March 2021 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 15 March 2021 British manufacturers are facing their biggest profits squeeze since the financial crisis, a survey warns.  Research by Insider Pro found that firms … Read more

Will 2021 end the first-time buyer squeeze that sent deposits to £57k?

The lockdown property market mini-boom that sent house prices climbing spelt bad news for first-time buyers last year.  Against a backdrop of rising property prices and a mortgage crunch as banks and building societies reined in lending, the size of the average first-time buyer deposit by nearly £11,000 last year to more than £57,000 – … Read more

Parents feel squeeze as first-time buyer deposits rocket up to 25% to almost £60k 

Bank of Glum and Dad: Parents feel squeeze as first-time buyer deposits rocket up to 25% to almost £60k House prices reached record highs in November, with the average deposit for first-time buyers leaping to nearly £60,000 Previous research showed more than half of first-time buyers under 35 relied on money from their parents Soaring … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Commuters squeeze onto Tube in east London

London Underground trains were busy again this morning and rush-hour traffic congestion hit its joint highest level since England’s third lockdown began as key workers continued to travel into work. Shocking video footage taken at West Ham Underground station showed commuters piling onto a Jubilee line train, with concerns mounting over passengers being unable to … Read more

Financial services feel the squeeze due to pandemic and Brexit

Pandemic and Brexit deadline cause slump in number of foreign firms planning to invest in UK’s financial services industry By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 GMT, 30 November 2020 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 30 November 2020 The pandemic and Brexit deadline have caused a slump in the number of foreign firms planning … Read more

Rents in London drop as landlords feel the coronavirus squeeze

London landlords are feeling the full force of Covid-19 with many being forced to slash rents amid a glut of available properties. Rents in the capital fell for the seventh consecutive month in September, according to data from Hamptons International. Aneisha Beveridge, head of research at Hamptons International, said: ‘London was the only region in … Read more

Could NS&I further squeeze savers and cut Premium Bonds again?

National Savings & Investments delivered a crushing blow to savers last month when it announced deep cuts to a number of accounts, which will bite later in November.  Some savers are set to go from earning a market-leading rate of 1.15 per cent interest each month to just 0.01 per cent, while holders of Britain’s … Read more

RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Insurers still squeeze customers

RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: FCA wants to ban insurers from charging existing customers more than new ones – but they will keep trying to rip us off By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 26 September 2020 If you’re like me, you love the satisfaction … Read more

Fans react as Locky Gilbert reveals his ‘third nipple’ and Izzy gives it a squeeze

‘I wish I wasn’t eating dinner right now!’ Fans react as The Bachelor’s Locky Gilbert reveals his ‘third nipple’ to Izzy Sharman-Firth and she decides to give it a squeeze By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:25 BST, 23 September 2020 | Updated: 13:25 BST, 23 September 2020 Bachelor Locky Gilbert shocked viewers … Read more

Mortgage blow as banks apply loans squeeze

Mortgage borrowers dealt another blow as two major banks heavily restrict how much they will lend to homebuyers Barclays has limited loans to just 4.49 times someone’s income – down from five-and-a-half times previously  NatWest also quietly reduced the amount some customers can borrow  By Samantha Partington For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 6 … Read more