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Driver ‘at wits end’ after car left flooded for a month as insurer slow to pay out | Personal Finance | Finance

A family has been left furious after claiming their insurers left their car flooded for over a month after being hit by a storm. Not only was their car flooded while sitting on our drive, but their home was flooded too, they claim. Outraged by the situation, the vehicle owner, known only as A.M, from […]

Updated: Jan 20, 2024
This important account shows your state pension and allows you to complete tax return | Personal Finance | Finance

Britons who want to better understand their financial situation and tax affairs have been encouraged to set up a personal tax account. The centralised Government account holds important information including your National Insurance number and state pension record. Alice Haine, personal finance analyst at Bestinvest by Evelyn Partners, told Express.co.uk: “Logging into your personal tax […]

Updated: Jan 20, 2024
EU meltdown as ‘tired’ Germany faces second year of recession while US stock market BOOMS | Personal Finance | Finance

By contrast, the US is booming. On Friday, Wall Street’s S&P 500 index of top stocks flew to an all-time high of 4,839.8, wiping out all of the losses of the last two years. It has been driven by the so-called “Magnificent Seven” mega-cap tech stocks: Microsoft, Apple, Google-owner Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Facebook-owner Meta and […]

Updated: Jan 20, 2024
How to take back control and address the impact debts are having on your finances | Personal Finance | Finance

Debts have become the modern-day curse as the cost-of-living crisis means more and more of us are struggling with it. But it can be resolved and MoneyMagpie.com is here to point you in the right direction. According to recent statistics, 65 percent of people in the UK who have at least one credit card owe […]

Updated: Jan 20, 2024
Key financial dates for you to look out for this year including tax deadline | Personal Finance | Finance

Experts predicted the cost-of-living crisis would ease in 2024 but you’ll need to brace yourself because real wages compared to prices are not expected to return to 2021 rates until 2027 which means there’s still a long way to go. But is it all doom and gloom? Well inflation is definitely set to drop so […]

Updated: Jan 20, 2024
British Gas chief on £4.5million salary issues startling verdict on his pay packet | Personal Finance | Finance

Chris O’Shea admitted it is “impossible to justify” his £4.5million pay packet when quizzed on Centrica’s profits and employee bonuses. BBC Breakfast hosts interviewed Mr O’Shea, chief executive of British Gas owner Centrica, this morning, to which he responded: “My pay last year was £4.5million. That’s a salary, a bonus, and a long-term share scheme.” […]

Updated: Jan 20, 2024
Inheritance tax expert’s view on whether HMRC will keep raking in your money from levy | Personal Finance | Finance

As the general election draws closer, there has been much speculation that the Conservative Party will use inheritance tax as a pledges as a cudgel to beat Sir Keir Starmer‘s Labour Party. Believed to be the most hated tax, abolishing the levy could create distance in the poll between the Prime Minister and his opposition. […]

Updated: Jan 19, 2024
Savings expert shares key things you can do to unlock interest rates above 6% | Personal Finance | Finance

A savings expert has shared ways people can snap up accounts paying more than six percent interest, despite lenders pulling many of the top deals in recent months. After three consecutive Bank of England Base Rate freezes at 5.25 percent, interest rates on savings accounts have been falling week-on-week. Average easy access savings rates have […]

Updated: Jan 19, 2024
Expert shares whether 65 year old renter can take out a mortgage | Personal Finance | Finance

After recently receiving an inheritance, one man is considering purchasing his own home at the age 65. He has been living in rented accommodation for many years but with the inheritance money he can afford to move into a place of his own. The man inherited £85,000 and wants to use it towards a house […]

Updated: Jan 19, 2024
POLL: Are energy chiefs paid too much? | UK | News

Chris O’Shea, Chief Executive of British Gas owner Centrica was on the sofa with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty today, discussing the profits his company has made. Mr O’Shea told the BBC his pay last year was £4.5 million, adding that his salary is “impossible to justify”. He said while he did not set his […]

Updated: Jan 19, 2024