It was, according to her financial adviser at the time, “a real winner” and as safe as houses. So, almost seven years ago, Alison Moncrieff-Kelly invested £80,000 of her inheritance in a German property company. The firm, then called Dolphin Trust and now known as German Property Group (GPG), described itself as “master builders and…
Like many students caught up in the pandemic, 19-year-old Gracie* has spent the last few months feeling desperately worried about her finances. The daughter of a single parent on a low income, she was told she owed Nottingham Trent University more than £6,000 in rent because she spent just six days living in the university’s…
Staff at accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers have been holding meetings in odd places: the top of skyscrapers, inside swanky penthouse apartments and even luxury ski chalets. All without leaving the comfort of their own homes. That is the new normal for a growing number of workers at PwC, which is buying thousands of virtual reality headsets…
Customers of Sky and the energy firms British Gas and EDF are facing price increases in the spring that will add up to £97 a year to bills. Sky’s broadband and TV customers will be hit with an average price rise of £36 a year. The exact increase will depend on how many Sky products…
For Susan Clandillon, it is a matter of fairness. The 29-year-old, who has paid £9,250 out of her savings to study fashion design and business at the University of Brighton, says she has spent fewer than 18 days in total using the college’s workshops this academic year. At least she had some limited access during…
First-time buyers have more choice of mortgage deals after several banks and building societies this week launched 90% home loans. During much of last year, 90% loan-to-value (LTV) deals requiring a 10% deposit were thin on the ground, but in recent weeks more lenders have stepped back into this market. On Tuesday, a three-year fixed-rate…
