The Crusader – Damp and mould row takes its toll on tenant | The Crusader | Finance
Persistent mould and damp drove an asthma sufferer from her social housing home and now her future seems more precarious than ever. It was in June last year that childcare worker Selina Milligan first got in touch about the disastrous state of the kitchen in her flat in Glasgow. Plagued by soaking wet walls, invasive black stains and crumbling plaster More...
Reeves unleashes ‘aggressive’ tax crackdown by HMRC robots and snoops | Personal Finance | Finance
Tax crime prosecutions have hit a three-year high as HMRC adopts a more aggressive approach to compliance. It opened 93,000 investigations in the three months to September 30, up from the recent quarterly average More...
Chase launches first-ever credit card offer to ‘pressure’ UK banks | Personal Finance | Finance
Chase, the digital bank by US powerhouse JP Morgan, has launched its first-ever credit card in the UK with a super-exclusive group of customers. Due to the controlled rollout, only 25,000 customers will be able More...
Britons warned of ‘alarming rise’ in online scam costing victims hundreds of pounds | Personal Finance | Finance
Britons are being warned of an “alarming rise” on online ticket selling scams costing victims hundreds of pounds. Research from safety group, Get Safe Online, revealed that over half of consumers mistakenly More...
Full list of DWP payment rate changes from 2025 – from PIP to state pensions | Personal Finance | Finance
Millions of families are set to receive a financial boost after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that benefit rates will rise next year. Typically, benefits are adjusted each April based on the previous September’s More...
Check your postcode for Cold Weather Payments as Storm Bert brings £25 | Personal Finance | Finance
Certain households eligible for Cold Weather Payments might find a silver lining amidst the gloomy weather. These £25 payments are automatically issued to qualifying households for every seven consecutive days More...
Save money on energy bills by avoiding common heating mistake | Personal Finance | Finance
Households across the UK can save money on their energy bills by avoiding one common heating mistake this winter. According to new research by David Wilson Homes, some 48 percent of homeowners are unsure whether More...
Scared you’ll freeze without Winter Fuel Pay? Ed Miliband has a plan | Personal Finance | Finance
Recent winters have been tough for pensioners, but they won’t have anything on this one. All the cost-of-living payments that former Tory PM Rishi Sunak approved have expired, while chancellor Rachel Reeves More...
Simple £1 radiator trick could save you hundreds | Personal Finance | Finance
A simple device could potentially save you hundreds of pounds each year while improving the efficiency of your home heating. Government statistics show that over 70 per cent of UK households depend on radiators More...
NatWest pushes up mortgage rates as banks turn screw | Personal Finance | Finance
NatWest has joined rivals in pushing up the cost of new fixed-rate mortgages despite the Bank of England’s decision to cut the base rate by a quarter point to 4.75 percent. The decisions come against the background More...
