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The number of gripes forwarded to the Consumer Council for Water in 2023/24 rose by 29%, the highest level for almost a decade.
Five more mortgage lenders have today announced cuts to home loan prices.
The construction company had a £3.8billion order book at the end of June, a 2.7 per cent rise on 12 months ago, of which 91 per cent is in the public sector.
New analysis by broker Peel Hunt found 19 attempts to swallow up FTSE 350 firms announced this year were still live or completed.
The power generation company said Dogger Bank A, which will have an installed generation capacity of 1.2GW, would not be completed until the second half of 2025.
To help pay for the acquisition, British Land launched an equity placing to raise around £300million.
Frozen tax allowances, rising savings rates and cuts to dividend and CGT allowances mean more people will need to file a tax return for the 2023/24 tax year.
The Bank of England could take a 'more aggressive' approach to interest rate cuts if the economic conditions allow, Governor Andrew Bailey has said.
Car makers continue to respond to a slowdown in demand for EVs with a raft of new announcements regarding price cuts, halted production and new model delays.
Before a rule change in March 2008, married women could claim their state pension at 60 based on their own record of National Insurance contributions.
Tesco said sales rose 4 per cent to £3.15billion in the 26 weeks to 23 August, compared with the same period a year ago. More shoppers are buying its premium Finest range, it said.
This week, new tipping legislation came into force. It means restaurants and the like must share out tips to workers in a fair and transparent way.
Tesla sold almost 463,000 vehicles in the three months to the end of September. This was 6 per cent higher than the same period last year and 4 per cent above the previous quarter.
More than 100 women have claimed Al Fayed, who died last year aged 94, assaulted or raped them following a shocking probe by the BBC.
My mum is 66 and currently on an interest only mortgage but I am worried she will soon get to an age where the bank won't keep it going.
There is never any room for complacency about the economic fallout from conflagration in the Middle East. This is especially true when Iran, a significant oil producer, directly is involved.
While lower mortgage rates are attracting more buyers to the market, investors and second home owners in locations like Truro are selling up amid potential tax hikes.
It was six years ago today that a fleet of beautiful Aston Martins parked outside the London Stock Exchange to mark the first day of trading in the company's shares.
I had my phone stolen and the thief got hold of £11,300 in cryptocurrency - even though I had all kinds of security measures on my account.
The fastest and slowest property markets have been revealed by Rightmove today, showing just how different sellers' experiences can be up and down the country.
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Facebook owned Meta has announced it will expand its data-sharing programme to include NatWest and Metro Bank.
You may have noticed unusually volatile fluctuations in the value of your investment portfolio or pension over the last month.
Companies and investors are betting huge sums on AI - the technology that promises to transform whole industries, economies and even societies.
The North Wales Police have warned claimants of a fake app being downloaded that could be a risk to users.
Starling Bank has been fined £29million by the FCA for failings in its financial crime controls.
You don't have to be a millionaire investor for financial advice and planning to be worth your time and money.
Fierce competition has been reignited among banks, building sociteies and investment platforms providing cash Isas, with several bringing out new deals.
Last November, I paid a deposit of £800 to TUI for a holiday to the Costa del Sol for me, my wife and our daughter and granddaughter.
Mention the words 'inheritance tax' to anyone enjoying a quiet pint at your local pub and I'm sure their response will be to froth at the mouth.
My neighbour has a conifer tree growing by the boundary wall which is the height of our two-storey house. Our rooms have become dark on that side.
I am semi-retiring while my partner is still working, so we will be spending time in different homes and want to own one each. Will we pay capital gains tax if we gift each other our shares?
When I retire, I want to sell my house and move to a different area. How long an overlap can I have before my new property is taxed as a 'second home'?
As temperatures start to drop and the cost of energy rises, now is the ideal time to winter-proof your home and keep your bills in check.
When Anne turned down Paul's marriage proposal for a third time in 1975, the small business owner, then aged 43, vowed never to ask her again.
Incoming Ofcom rules now require mobile providers to warn customers about charges when they start using their phones abroad.
Nationwide announced it has completed its takeover of Virgin Money today in an email to members.
Spending among over-55s on resale platforms such as Vinted, Ebay and Depop have risen by 12% over the past year, due to cost and environmental concerns.
DVLA services now allows motorists to tax their vehicle even if they have lost their V5C (log book) and their vehicle tax reminder letter (V11).
A lucky Premium Bonds holder based in Gloucestershire has bagged a £100k prize with a holding of just £275.
The average house price is now roughly 2% below the all-time highs recorded in summer 2022, according to figures from Nationwide.
New research has found that more than a third of British car owners have decided to change their car after envying someone else's vehicle.
With one month to go before the Budget - what should we be doing to prepare?
We drove MG's new ZS to see if the £21.5k SUV is MG's best value for money offering yet? The model's been revamped for 2024; inside, outside and under the bonnet.
Between 2 October and 10 December, customers can make use of the Current Account Switch Service to move their account.
Moving up the property ladder can prove just as tricky as getting on it in the first place. Here is what upsizers need to know - and how to work out if they can afford it.
From today, buying and selling on the auction site will be free across all categories except motor listings.
Energy regulator Ofgem's average price-capped bill, currently £1,568 a year, will rise to £1,717 a year from 1 October.
Tesco has used Oakley Farm as its pumpkin supplier since 1996, when it made an initial order of 200 pumpkins.
Octopus guarantees each property will pay nothing for energy even if it uses more than it generates.
Pensioners have slammed slam the Government for making changes to the Winter Fuel Payment in the face of rising energy bills.
I have osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, and because I am just over the limit for any benefits will not qualify for any help with my heating this winter.
The shift to digital has made life easier for many people. But one in four Britons feel they are digitally excluded in some form.
A lot of women are understandably asking if they missed out on thousands of pounds in state pension, and we explain how to find out if you are owed money by the DWP.
A 71% increase in clients using their full annual allowance is reported by Hargreaves Lansdown, and a 64% jump is cited by Interactive Investor.
Nationwide has launched three new perks for new customers who open one of its current accounts today.
Mortgage rates are moving downwards, with the lowest fixed rates back to levels not seen since Liz Truss was Prime Minisiter.
Graham Meyrick, now aged 83, pictured with his wife Betty who died in 1994, received an unexpected letter from the DWP in February then heard nothing more.
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JD Sports posted record half-year sales of £5billion for the 26 weeks to August 3, thanks to strong demand for its shoes.
With the world braced for Israel and its allies to retaliate against Tehran, Brent crude climbed another 2 per cent to as high as $76.14 a barrel.
The books and stationery seller reported its like-for-like turnover tipped up by 0.2 per cent in the 21 weeks ending 29 September.
Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are JD Sports, AO World, Music Magpie and Shepherd Neame.
My first inkling I myself might be seen as a toxic boss came when my mum and I watched The Devil Wears Prada (left), which has now been turned by Sir Elton John into a West End musical.
Shepherd Neame has flagged concerns about the impact of proposed labour market reforms, as higher costs weigh on the brewer's growth outlook.
AO World will pay MusicMagpie investors about 9.1 pence for every share they hold, a 58 per cent premium to the firm's closing share price on Tuesday.
The UK's largest carmaker will plough a further £250m into its Halewood plant on top of the £250m it has already spent over the past year.
The purchasing managers' index for the sector showed that firms experienced the biggest decline in sentiment about the year ahead since March 2020.
Tracksuit tycoon Ashley (pictured) this week launched a bid to buy the whole company in a deal that would value it at £83m.
At 62, Sir Keir Starmer has paid off the mortgage on his £2m North London home, ending it five years earlier than is standard for British property owners.
The German economy remains the powerhouse of the Continent and Brexit notwithstanding the EU is still the UK's biggest trading partner.
The price of Brent crude jumped to above $75 a barrel having earlier in the day been below $70. Shell rose 2.2% and BP gained 2.4%.
The high street bakery chain revealed its revenue increased by 10.6 per cent in the 13 weeks ending 28 September, meaning its total turnover has risen by 12.7 per cent since the year began.
Lord (Mervyn) King was critical of former colleagues at the Bank of England for failing to spot the cost-of-living car crash until too late and overdoing the money printing.
Investment fund T. Rowe Price US Structured Research Equity might have a rather unwieldy name, but investors shouldn't be put off.
Carnival reported record third-quarter revenues of £6bn, but its profit forecast for the fourth quarter of the year fell short of market expectations.
In a major boost for the City, Thomas Ryder yesterday announced plans for a London float of Applied Nutrition, the sports health brand he founded in 2014.
Kent-based Gusbourne, which is two-thirds owned by Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft, said that 'the 2024 harvest will commence later in the month'.
Ernst & Young (EY) has appointed its first female boss in the UK.
Vodafone and Three UK have pledged to cap their lowest-cost mobile plans at £10 for two years, as they hope to convince watchdogs to approve their £15bn merger.
The City watchdog could force banks to publish call waiting times in a crackdown to help frustrated customers.
The Ofgem price cap will rise to £1,717 on 1 October - but could then fall to £1,697 in January, and keep falling during much of 2025.
A leading executive at Rupert Murdoch's business empire blasted Rightmove yesterday for hampering a multi-billion pound takeover approach.
Banks have introduced more hoops for customers to jump through to receive a switching incentive over the last four years.
In the small-cap sector, it's rare to find businesses that are both generating revenue and profitable-especially on the Aquis Market, known for early-stage companies.
Savers funneled £17.2bn more into cash Isas in the 12 months to August 2024 than they did in the same period during 2023.
Rightmove shares fell on Monday after the British property website rejected a fourth takeover bid by Australia's REA Group.
My friends keep saying it's hopeless to put money away for the future. Part of me thinks they are being irrational but then again why should I save when I'll never make enough to have the life I want?
Frasers has made an £83million offer to buy struggling luxury brand Mulberry after the group went cap in hand to investors to raise cash last week.
At the age of 62, Sir Keir Starmer is sitting pretty. From next month, his bank balance will be higher because there is one less monthly bill he has to pay.
The first Budget of the new Labour Government will be tasked with reviving expectations for the British economy as sentiment begins to sour.
A very rare Welbike built to carry British Paratroopers into the Battle of Arnhem in WWII, is up for auction with an estimate sale price of £5,000 to £10,000.
Households may be able to beat the energy price cap and save money by taking out a fixed-rate energy deal.
Carmakers Aston Martin and Stellantis each separately warned on profits on Monday, following supply chain disruption and factors within the crucial Chinese economy.
Almost 10 million households have been warned they risk overpaying for their energy if they do not send meter readings to their supplier before prices rise on October 1.
The news comes just days after a similar move at rival PwC, which saw top bean counters receive a £44,000 hit.
The self-styled 'King of Trainers' is feared to have been affected by the US giant's downturn.
They invest only a tiny proportion of their £2trillion of assets in UK shares. This raises the question of whether they should be encouraged to do more, and if so, how?
Analysts believe Rea, which is 61 per cent owned by Murdoch's News Corp, must offer at least £7billion to stand any chance of success.
First, we had stuff about a black hole in the nation's finances. Then, we had Rachel Reeves at the party conference saying everything would get better.
Research by wealth manager Nutmeg reveals more than half of all people prioritise physical fitness over ensuring they have enough put aside.
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The luxury goods sector has struggled in recent times amid economic uncertainty and slowing trade in China, but one well-known brand is defying the wider gloom.
Those of us who have built small companies and listed them on London's stock exchanges -whether the LSE, AIM or the Aquis Stock Exchange- are natural optimists.
Raspberry PI may have started out as a classroom computer kit provider, but it has branched out into everything from cloud computing to AI.
REA, the Australian homes website, must by 5pm tomorrow make a firm offer for the FTSE 100-listed property website or step away for six months
Harland & Wolff was hired last year alongside Navantia, a Spanish state-owned shipbuilding giant, to build three Navy vessels in a £1.6bn deal.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) laid down enforcement rules for whisky investment companies some months ago.
The soaring price of gold has made former chancellor Gordon Brown's (pictured) decision to sell off 395 tonnes of Britain's reserves even more costly.
The High Street fight to be at the height of fashion is intensifying and It comes with a new focus on British style or #Britishcore, as it is known on TikTok.
Speaking ahead of the Conservative Party conference, shadow business secretary Kevin Hollinrake (pictured) said: 'I'm not sure we got it right.'
Whether you're a baffled Boomer, a muddled millennial, or a confused Gen Z-er, our brilliant new columnist Nicola Horlick is here to help.
UK supermarkets are considering scrapping paper price tags in a move that could signal the end of yellow discount stickers on expiring food.
You might argue that there are plenty of reasons to up sticks and flee the country right now - crumbling public services, higher living costs and steep increases in school fees to name but three.
Jeffrey Archer is one of the world's most successful novelists. In 1979 he hit the big time with Kane And Abel, and has sold 300 million books worldwide.
Insiders say that Government officials admitted last week to being rattled by the scale of the fury caused by Labour's decision to slash winter fuel payments.
Rachel Reeves is set to follow the example of previous Chancellors by changing the 'fiscal rules' - the Government's self-imposed limits on debt and borrowing.
Investing experts say stock pickers shouldn't just look to online darlings and a number of bricks and mortar stalwarts have rebounded.
Many providers of home and motor cover continue to take the proverbial Michael by presenting customers with outrageous renewal quotes.
The AA's EV Recharge Report for August found the cost of charging at fast chargers has increased by two pence, while the cost of rapid charging has risen by a penny.
Typically, investors can look beyond the fierce politicking, but this time the candidates have sharply divergent plans that could have severe fallout whoever wins.
The trust holds about 50 stocks. Most are FTSE 100 names, like BP, Lloyds and Shell. But it also invests in housebuilders like Barratt.
Wolfson, who is the FTSE 100's longest-serving chief executive having been in the job since August 2001, sold 290,000 shares for just over £100 each. That landed him £29.2m.
Rightmove said that it will consider the latest proposal, having already rejected three earlier bids worth £5.6billion, £5.9billion and £6.1billion.
The company said it has been approached by buyout company General Atlantic about a takeover worth 100p a share or £800m.
The Belfast-based company warned such a move was imminent after a review found that its holding company, Harland & Wolff Group, was insolvent.
Offers targeting UK firms totalled £102billion in the first nine months of 2024, with an increasing proportion coming from overseas.
The stock rose another 7 per cent on Friday, taking gains over the past five days of trading to 17.5 per cent.
The British tech firm, which snubbed the London stock market in favour of a listing in New York last year, has been circling the US company in recent months.
The Yorkshire-based pork supplier said trading over the past two months was better than anticipated as it sells more meat.
Growth is a nebulous concept, and in the past has left many government efforts sinking in the treacle of bureaucracy.
Governor Andrew Bailey has hammered home the message that rates will only fall 'gradually' - even though inflation has dropped close to 2 per cent.
The FTSE 100 capped a week of gains as global markets moved higher on hopes of further looming interest rate cuts and a major Chinese stimulus package.
The Energy Secretary (pictured) was urged to move faster to approve small modular reactors, which are cheaper to build than full-sized nuclear power stations.
Cora's latest exploration update, which detailed approximately 50 kilometres of 'highly prospective terrain for exploration targeting', surely helped matters.
The in-car payment market is predicted to exceed £434bn by 2030, a bold market study claims. Here's how it works.
The property market continues to show signs of recovery as falling mortgage rates encourage would be buyers to crack on with plans.
In her speech to the Labour Party conference Chancellor Rachel Reeves (pictured) gave few clues as to to what nasties await us in her first October budget.
The average maintenance loan in England falls short of average living costs by £504 per month - and many students may end up borrowing to plug the gap. Here's how to do it safely.
There are many car features from the 70s, 80s, 90s that people loved but have been phased out. We've rounded up 10 -should they make a comeback?
Brent crude fell by as much as 3.7% to $70.72, a two-week low - knocking billions off the value of London-listed energy giants BP and Shell.
Chinese president Xi Jinping yesterday vowed to unleash fresh stimulus just days after the central bank launched its biggest intervention since Covid.
A sinister voice cloning scam is on the rise and millions of people could be targeted by it. Here's what the banks are doing.
We reveal which EVs are the most efficient and which you shouldn't buy because they could end up costing you hundreds of pounds in charging costs.
The past year has seen luxury brands fall eight per cent, according to data from Etoro, whereas high street stocks have risen 21 per cent over the past 12 months.
The best easy-access savings account is now being offered by Coventry Building Society - but it does have a number of catches.
H&M has made a major marketing push at London Fashion Week featuring singer Charli XCX and model Lila Moss (pictured).