How to negotiate a once-in-a-lifetime discount off your dream home
What will happen to house prices as lockdown restrictions ease? In this three-part series, we look at how the pandemic...
Analysis
Covid-19 is the last straw for Europe’s broken banking system
A report by consultants Oliver Wyman estimates that credit losses for European banks could reach €830bn over the next three...
Negative rates will do more harm than good for the UK economy
But the Governor will be cautious before sinking his own fangs into UK savers, as there are so many good...
Where first-time buyers are being caught out by the stamp duty holiday trap
Competing with investors Before Mr Sunak temporarily changed the rules, first-time buyers purchasing homes worth £500,000 or less already had...
Why the UK was left out of Microsoft’s offer to buy TikTok
Microsoft is in talks to split up TikTok, the Chinese viral video sharing app, in a deal aimed at appeasing President...
One in five workers at risk from over-50s lockdown
"The consequences for the economy as a whole would be no less severe, since the over-50s now comprise almost a...
The Government has doomed first-time buyers with its pathetic Help to Buy extension
Before the pandemic, first-timers made up the biggest proportion of property buyers. It looked like the Government’s policies to boost...
10 ways to cut capital gains tax on shares and bonds
In Tax Hacks, our columnist Mike Warburton – previously a tax director with accountants Grant Thornton – brings you his...
Jaguar Land Rover loses legal battle to trademark Defender design
Ineos is pumping £1bn into the car. It is expected to hit the market in 2021, though industry experts question whether enough...
City watchdog signals end of mortgage payment holidays
Homeowners should not be offered further payments breaks if they are still struggling to pay their mortgage, the City watchdog...
