UK hit harder by Covid than any other developed economy except Argentina, in OECD ratings By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:16 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 23:16 GMT, 1 December 2020 The UK has been hit harder by the pandemic than any other developed economy except Argentina, a global watchdog says. … Read more
Controversial payment firm Klarna hires Silicon Valley guru Sir Michael Moritz as its chairman By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:15 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 23:15 GMT, 1 December 2020 Swedish payments firm Klarna has appointed Sir Michael Moritz as its chairman Controversial payments firm Klarna has appointed a veteran investor … Read more
Almost every house is sure to hold an array of forgotten electricals gathering dust in cupboards and drawers. There’s bound to be laptops, iPods and mobile phones you have replaced with newer models, and fancy kitchen gadgets you’ve used once, or never even taken out of the box. In fact, the average household is holding … Read more
ASK TONY: I paid off Vodafone’s debt collectors but they didn’t restore my service – now they’re demanding another £1,123 By Tony Hazell for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 1 December 2020 My Vodafone service was cut off after I missed a payment at the beginning of … Read more
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: If NS&I axes cheques, what’s to stop other banks from following suit? By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 1 December 2020 News that NS&I has delayed plans to axe Premium Bond prize cheques will come as an enormous relief to millions of … Read more
Beware costly credit card trap that could leave you facing late fees and black marks on your file By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 1 December 2020 In recent months, thousands of credit card users have received sizeable refunds to their accounts after holidays, … Read more
First-time buyer mortgages are back as banks launch a host of new deals and cash incentives By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 1 December 2020 First-time buyers have been offered a glimmer of hope as banks launch a host of new deals and … Read more
Today Money Mail lays bare your distraught reaction to NS&I’s proposal to axe Premium Bond cheques and pay winnings direct into bank accounts instead. This means customers must provide their bank details online or over the phone, which many savers say they are just not comfortable doing. The Treasury-backed bank yesterday bowed to pressure from … Read more
For 17 years, the BBC’s Homes Under The Hammer has followed the travails of aspiring property developers, who buy unloved homes at auction before turning them into swish, lucrative real estate. And while it might be a stretch to suggest daytime television is responsible for fuelling a housing trend, new figures show that so-called ‘home … Read more
The parents of up to 200,000 disabled children who need to go to court to access locked Child Trust Fund savings may no longer have to pay fees in order to do so, in a partial victory for campaigners. Families can ask for the Government to waive or refund Court of Protection fees of hundreds … Read more