Millions of households should brace themselves for an energy bill hike of more than £80 a year from April as Ofgem lifts the cap on standard energy tariffs, according to the regulator’s chief executive. Jonathan Brearley said Ofgem would announce plans to lift the energy price cap for the first time in two years early…
British shoppers who bought items from European websites are facing post-Brexit demands of more than £100 in import duties that must be paid before parcel firms will deliver the items. Despite claims by Boris Johnson that there would be tariff-free trade after the Brexit transition period ended on 31 December, consumers who bought items from…
Now more than ever it is vital to demonstrate to people that they have valuable skills, no matter what qualifications or work experience they have, or don’t have. You only need to look at who the key workers are in the pandemic to see that some of the most useful skills don’t come from having…
I am a pensioner who has had a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) mobile with Vodafone for 20 years. Last week, when I used the phone, I received the message “unregistered sim”. Vodafone said my number did not exist. I eventually discovered the number had been allocated to another customer because I had not used my phone for…
London was in lockdown. Its economy – more dependent than most regions on hospitality and tourism – suffered as a result of the restrictions imposed in November by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19. Yet the price of the average house in the capital was almost 10% higher than a year earlier and…
The average price of a property in London broke through the £500,000 barrier for the first time, official figures for November show, with pent-up demand from lockdowns, a change in the types of homes being bought and two tax deadlines all fuelling the market. In its monthly snapshot of the market – based on sales…
