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FCA to explore simplifying communications about savings accounts and review parts of its credit advertising rulesThe City watchdog is considering changing rules to allow people to receive clearer information from financial firms to make it easier for t…
CMA stance moves Britain step closer to outright ban on ticket touts ripping off fansThe UK appears to be a step closer to an outright ban on ticket touts ripping off fans, after the competition watchdog threw its weight behind government plans to cap …
Union says hold-ups in issuing pension transfer values causing ‘intolerable strain’Teachers have launched group legal action against the government after pension processing delays left them unable to get divorced.Staff have been caused “intolerable str…
A carbon crime or bright new future? For nearly four years, a fierce debate raged over demolishing the site’s high-rise flatsFor nearly four years, a fierce debate raged over the future of the Wyndford estate in Glasgow, dividing residents and sparking…
Pressure on movers and lawyers as more than 75,000 buyers in England and NI forecast to miss deadline‘Desperately hoping’: the buyers who risk paying thousands moreA stampede to complete property purchases before the 31 March stamp duty cliff-edge has …
Central bank pauses rate cuts as UK economy struggles and Trump tariffs hit world economyBusiness live latest updatesThe Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold at 4.5% amid rising global uncertainty and concerns over stubbornly high inflation….
Debt-laden company agrees with Ofwat that review of bill rises can be delayed as it seeks buyerBusiness live – latest updatesThames Water has said it hopes to agree a deal with one of six bidders by the end of June and has secured a delay to a review o…
Highest possible rise for third year running comes as cash-strapped authorities try to repair finances and, for some, avoid bankruptcyMost households in England will be charged the maximum increase in council tax for the third consecutive year after lo…
Decade-high level despite rush to beat stamp duty deadline will push sellers to restrict price rises, says RightmoveHomebuyers who miss this month’s stamp duty deadline in England will benefit from a decade-high choice of properties this spring, with c…
Four times more buy-to-let firms than fast-food shops now registered at Companies House as landlords switch set-up to cut tax paymentsBuy-to-let businesses have become the largest single type of business in the UK – with nearly four times as there are …