HM Revenue & Customs has effectively extended the tax self-assessment deadline by a month, until 28 February, after conceding that some people were struggling and needed more time. The 11th hour move provides a breathing space for more than 3 million people who have still not filed their 2019-20 tax return. The official deadline for…
Q I own a house that I pay the mortgage on. My parents live just around the corner in a near-identical house, although it has a downstairs extension and a loft conversion. They own the property outright and have no mortgage. We would dearly love some more room in our house but rather than pay…
Can you ask LV= to explain how it can justify trying to increase my car insurance premium by 15%, given that I, and most people I know, have barely driven during the past 10 months? I’ve been a good customer over the years, buying both house and car insurance, but I’m starting to feel the…
Internet fashion retailer Boohoo has reportedly agreed to buy the online business of Debenhams, in a move which will see the department store chain close its remaining high street shops, according to sources close to the deal. The transaction may be announced this week, according to the Financial Times. The newspaper said it understands the…
Elon Musk has made so much money from Tesla that he is now the richest person on the planet. However, the second-biggest winners are investors in an Edinburgh-based investment manager that began backing Musk’s electric car company in 2013. Baillie Gifford’s investments in Tesla have made an extraordinary $29bn (£21bn) for investors including pension funds,…
These are difficult times for anyone hoping to get on the housing ladder. The pandemic has made getting mortgages more onerous, while house prices have been climbing – the average cost of a property in the UK reached a record high last month. But there may be some hope for first-time buyers in England with…
