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Nationwide cuts mortgage rates again and will offer cheapest five-year fix

Nationwide cuts mortgage rates again and will offer cheapest five-year fix

Business
Robert Johnson

Mortgage rates continue to edge lower, as Nationwide announces a fresh round of cuts.  Britain’s biggest building society will be reducing its ...

Pensioner accused of benefits fraud after allegedly keeping £88,000 in separate bank accounts

Pensioner accused of benefits fraud after allegedly keeping £88,000 in separate bank accounts

Business
Robert Johnson

A 70-year-old has been accused of committing benefit fraud after he allegedly kept thousands of pounds across six separate bank accounts. Robert ...

Barclays bank launches £175 free cash offer plus 5.12 per cent interest rate on savings

Barclays bank launches £175 free cash offer plus 5.12 per cent interest rate on savings

Business
Robert Johnson

Barclays has launched a £175 cash boost offer for any new customer switching to the bank before August 30. Switchers can also ...

EVENLODE GLOBAL EQUITY: Chipping Norton set who go about their business the quiet way

EVENLODE GLOBAL EQUITY: Chipping Norton set who go about their business the quiet way

Business
Robert Johnson

By Jeff Prestridge Updated: 07:51 BST, 8 July 2024 Evenlode is an investment business, owned by its staff, that makes money for ...

Tesco clubcard hack as customers figure out hidden detail

Tesco clubcard hack as customers figure out hidden detail

Business
Robert Johnson

A Tesco clubcard hack has revealed to customers a hidden detail about special offers. Shoppers have been missing out on the hidden ...

Why is my local Nationwide branch now closed on a Tuesday and Thursday?

Why is my local Nationwide branch now closed on a Tuesday and Thursday?

Business
Robert Johnson

I’m a Nationwide customer and recently, I went to visit the branch on my local high street. However, it was a Thursday ...

State pension payments to rise to £12,150 a year in 2025 but triple lock ‘might not be sustainable’

State pension payments to rise to £12,150 a year in 2025 but triple lock ‘might not be sustainable’

Business
Robert Johnson

The state pension could exceed £12,150 a year in 2025 in a boon for older Britons but experts are warning this type ...

‘My electric car has been soul-destroying – I can’t wait to go back to petrol’

‘My electric car has been soul-destroying – I can’t wait to go back to petrol’

Business
Robert Johnson

In a similar vein, reader Chris Chambers criticises a lack of investment by the Government:  “They created an artificial market by giving ...

Nationwide, HSBC and Virgin Money urged to ‘ensure compensation for losses’ from banking app outages

Nationwide, HSBC and Virgin Money urged to ‘ensure compensation for losses’ from banking app outages

Business
Robert Johnson

Banks and building societies should “ensure compensation” is awarded to customers impacted by today’s online and mobile banking outages, according to a ...

Labour’s private school tax raid ‘likely illegal’

Labour’s private school tax raid ‘likely illegal’

U.K.
William Turner

Jeremy Hyam KC, a human rights lawyer, said: “It is clearly arguable that if the state imposes VAT and removes [the] charitable ...