Category: Finance
After winter fuel shocker – here’s where Labour’s Rachel Reeves will tax YOU next
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has got the bit between her teeth and she isn’t going to stop at scrapping the winter fuel payment. Her tax reign of terror has barely started. …
Winter Fuel Payments map reveals 10 UK towns worst hit – check your area
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has scrapped the Winter Fuel Allowance for 10,000,000 pensioners. …
Inside typical first-time buyer home in 2020s compared to 1970s as prices spiral
The average first-time buyer home has changed a lot over the decades – buyers are now expected to pay six times the average salary to get on the property ladder …
UK shopping trips decline by 12% compared to last year, Virgin Media O2 Business reports
The marked decrease in shopping trips could be due to only 15 percent of shoppers being willing to venture out to spend in bad weather, according to the latest Movers Index from Virgin Media O2 Business. …
“Tragedy” as Labour axe cap on social care costs in £1 billion blow to elderly
Rachel Reeves announced the cancellation of cap on Monday, alongside a swathe of other spending cuts, in a bid to save £1.1 billion. …
Race Across The World winners Alfie and Owen explain four word secret of cheap travel
Winners of TV show Race Across the World Alfie Watts and Owen Wood say you can travel on a budget – if you stick to a few basic rules …
Inflation holds steady as shop prices remain unchanged after months of slowing
Overall annual inflation remained at 0.2 percent, below the three-month average of 0.3 percent and its lowest rate since October 2021. …
Foxtons hails ‘strong momentum’ with revenue and profit up as it hikes dividend
The London-listed estate agent saw revenue rise 11 per cent in the half year ended June 30. …
Paragon Bank’s new business exceeds expectations, bolstering profit outlook
The FTSE 250-listed lender said new business levels were running “ahead of expectations”. …
Greggs to open at least 500 new stores amid huge appetite for its pizza box deals
Strong demand for its pizza box deals and iced summer drinks have helped drive higher half-year sales up by 13.8 percent to £960.6 million. …
