Be a superhero: Millions of investors have rights over the companies in which they hold shares What if I told you that you had the power to change companies for the better – while still making a profit? Or that you could challenge a chief executive on their company’s environmental policies or help rein in excessive … Read more
Home movers have had four million of their possessions either lost, damaged or stolen in transit over the past 12 months. Nearly a quarter of people said items did not make it to their new home in the same condition they left in, according to a new survey by Direct Line home insurance. The average … Read more
Your second home awaits. That’s the message from the Cyprus minister of tourism, Savvas Perdios, who can’t wait to welcome Britons back to his island’s gorgeous beaches and azure waters when travel returns. Here we offer up a tantalising guide to the best of Cyprus. SURF’S UP Out of this world: A view of the … Read more
Housebound UK homeowners are on a quest to perfect their homes, as Britons spent billions on renovations in 2020. Households spent an average of £2,608 on home improvements last year, up £391 or 15 per cent on 2019, according to a survey of 2,000 homeowners by the online tradesman directory Checkatrade. If every owner-occupied household … Read more
Susannah Taylor: If you’re in crisis, here’s how to get help By Susannah Taylor Published: 00:02 GMT, 14 February 2021 | Updated: 00:02 GMT, 14 February 2021 Bereavement, illness, social isolation, unemployment, financial insecurity plus daily worry have caused a tsunami of psychological problems over the past year. According to mental health charity Mind, two … Read more
Although the property market was buoyant for much of 2020, hundreds of thousands of would-be home movers still saw their property purchases fall through. A total of 306,198 property transactions fell through last year, a 12.26 per cent rise from 2019 when there were 272,768 fall-throughs, according to the residential property data agency TwentyCi. Fall-throughs … Read more
Millions of Britons in need of debt advice due to the coronavirus pandemic could be pushed into unsuitable debt solutions by companies seeking to profit from commission, regulators have warned. Britain’s ‘individual voluntary arrangement market is broken’, the Financial Conduct Authority said in a 68-page review into the state of Britain’s credit and debt landscape … Read more
Staycations are set to be a popular holiday option once again this summer, as foreign travel still looks uncertain despite the vaccine roll-out. While going abroad seems ever more unlikely, holidaymakers are increasingly confident about being able to a UK break. Sykes Holiday Cottages, which lets properties on behalf of their owners, reported an 188 … Read more
Staycations are set to be a popular holiday option once again this summer, as foreign travel still looks uncertain despite the vaccine roll-out. While going abroad seems ever more unlikely, holidaymakers are increasingly confident about being able to a UK break. Sykes Holiday Cottages, which lets properties on behalf of their owners, reported an 188 … Read more
Hope for those interested in the stock market but lacking the confidence to go it fully alone – it lies in ready-made portfolios created by robo-advisers By Holly Mackay, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:51 GMT, 30 January 2021 | Updated: 09:45 GMT, 31 January 2021 Primarily in response to limp interest rates and dismal … Read more