Report suggests time taxpayers spent on phone waiting to speak to adviser has more than doubled The annual total amount of time taxpayers spent on the phone waiting to speak to a HM Revenue and...
I needed to send back a projector, but the parcel firm threatened to destroy it because it said the battery made it dangerous CAN YOU HELP WITH A BIZARRE SITUATION I FIND MYSELF IN? I BOUGHT A ...
From plus-size gowns to debt, eloping and guest etiquette, these stories can be a guide for us – through good times and bad Wedding season is about to enter full bloom. To honor the season...
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/article/2024/may/14/wedding-planning-guide
PETER BROWN says it’s wrong for parents to make commercial demands of their own children, while GIOVANNI FAZZOLARI says charging them rent defies the point. Plus a letter from KATHRYN H AMEY ...
Great Britain regulator says rule ‘no longer necessary for market stability’ and could be reducing competition Business live – latest updates Ofgem could allow energy suppliers to once m...
The are so many people involved, and so many things that can go wrong, so above all else … stay cool Unless you have chosen a new-build home, buying a property will usually involve a chain. I...
Figures provide mixed message for Bank of England when it considers interest rate cut next month UK unemployment may not reach its worst, but rebound will stall Business live – latest updates ...
My daughter was taken ill with an unforeseen infection after our booking and couldn’t make the trip ON 18 FEBRUARY I BOOKED A HALF-TERM HOLIDAY TRIP FOR MY FAMILY TO PORTUGAL. I BOUGHT THE FL...
County cricket members take their duty as custodians of cricket seriously and deserve a say in its future, says ALAN HIGHAM Selling stakes in the Hundred teams to private equity is a seismic mo...
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/13/profit-trumps-all-in-plans-for-the-hundred
Processing delays and baffling rejections are causing real hardship for car owners trying to be Ulez-compliant When London’s ultra low emissions zone (Ulez) spread to the suburbs, Colin Farro...
Younger homebuyers are turning to ultra-long loans, prompting fears over the risk to their finances and the wider economy For a long time the traditional length of a UK mortgage has been 25 yea...
https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/13/25-year-uk-mortgages-loans-economy
This is causing enormous stress … and we don’t even know what the money is needed for I OWN 35% OF A ONE-BEDROOM SHARED OWNERSHIP APARTMENT RUN BY THE HOUSING ASSOCIATION L&Q. SINCE COMPLET...
The first in a series exploring the myths and realities surrounding heat pumps • The fascinating science of heat pumps – visualised Every year about 130 million households across Europe b...
Former pensions minister says data shows buyers increasingly forced to accept terms that stretch into state pension age Are 25-year mortgages a thing of the past? Homebuyers are increasingly b...
Staff at a Chinese supermarket chain can take ‘unhappy days’ whenever they want. Perhaps we’re finally recognising a basic truth: work doesn’t make us happy No more croaky, fake phone-i...
Do you find it hard to budget or, conversely, difficult to spend? Vicky Reynal reveals what our financial choices reveal about our psyches – and what can be done to ease our money worries I a...
A thriving retail niche caters to the performative masculinity of the right wing, oftentimes bilking its chauvinistic client base Rightwing companies are attempting to “bilk” conservative A...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/11/anti-woke-vitamin-economy
A huge increase in fees means many vulnerable people have to leave the Derwentwater site they call home Retired and vulnerable holiday homeowners claim they are being priced out of a “breatht...
https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/11/lake-district-caravan-owners-price-rise
Readers tell us insurance premiums soared and vehicles were written off after the cost of claims soared Want to know why your car insurance premium has doubled in the past two years? Could the...
https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/may/11/cars-charges-insurance-premiums-cost-of-claims
CHARLOTTE JONES, JOHN HUNTER, GEOFF SMITH and SALLY BATES all agree that it teaches financial responsibility and treats them as grownups Covid brought three of our adult children back home, and...