Matalan and Poundstretcher under pressure from their landlords
Landlords are this week ratcheting up the pressure on businesses to pay rent during the lockdown by issuing winding up...
Analysis
Fears over job cuts ahead as UK’s furlough scheme opens
Business leaders are warning that mass redundancies remain a threat as taxpayers today begin bearing the cost of millions of...
SoftBank Vision Fund faces billions in debt payments that could eat into cash, analysts warn
SoftBank’s use of risky debt to fuel its tech powerhouse Vision Fund will leave it paying its Middle Eastern investors...
Can I get a refund on my car insurance if I’m not driving?
Motor insurers will save as much as £1bn from the fall in car use and insurance claims brought about by...
struggling savers hit by 600 interest rate cuts
More than 100 savings accounts now pay less than 0.1pc a year in interest and scores more are expected to...
Pensioners could foot bill for coronavirus support as ‘triple lock’ guarantee under threat
This is not the first time the triple lock has come under fire. In 2017 an independent review commissioned by...
City bailout team racing against time to save firms
The City's bailout taskforce has given itself less than two weeks to submit a draft rescue package to the Bank of...
Mini-bond house builder Blackmore faces court action from angry investors over missed payouts
Investors in the mini-bond seller Blackmore Bond have mounted a bid to liquidate the firm, deepening its troubles as it...
Rental market chaos as tenants struggle to pay and 80,000 landlords fear bankruptcy
The coronavirus crisis has plunged the rental market into turmoil as tenants struggle to pay bills and landlords fear financial...
‘When we come out the other side, we’ll still see aftershocks’
There are worse places to spend lockdown than Southwold. The charming Suffolk seaside town is home to Adnams brewery and...
