03/09/2020
The smartphone bank, Monzo has announced they will begin charging customers for withdrawing more than than £250 over the course of a month if they do not use it as a main account.
Monzo will charge customers to withdraw more than £250 from ATMs
Monzo is set to become the first major UK bank to charge its customers to make withdrawals from a cash machine, amid fears Britain is increasingly going cashless.
14/07/2020
Have you been one of the many people working remotely since the pandemic began? We all loved the idea of working from home pre pandemic. After months of working remotely are you starting miss working in the office?
End of the office: the quiet, grinding loneliness of working from home
Before Covid-19, many of us thought remote working sounded blissful. Now, employees across the world long for chats by the coffee machine and the whirr of printers
11/05/2020
Our global economy has been so weakened from the coronavirus crisis. So much that once all of this is over, our world will face a new "normal"
Life will never be 'normal' again as global economy will 'change significantly'
THE world will not return to “normal” once the coronavirus crisis has ended because the global economy will have “changed significantly”, the government has said. In its updated guidance on how it …
23/04/2020
Are you are sales worker who earns commission and has been furloughed? Consider reading this...
Furloughed workers can count commission as part of 80% of wages, HMRC says
SALES workers who earn commission should be able to have this included as part of their wages if they’ve been furloughed. Under the government’s coronavirus jobs retention scheme employ…
17/04/2020
The government has extended its wage-subsidy programme for workers until the end of June.
UK government extends furlough scheme until end of June
Chancellor moves swiftly to protect jobs after coronavirus lockdown extended by three weeks
09/04/2020
Universal Credit claimants no longer need to call to start claims. As of today, claimants will simply apply online making the process much faster and easier than before!
Universal Credit claimants no longer need to call to start claims as 1.2million sign-up for benefits
UNIVERSAL Credit claimants no longer need to call for a phone interview as the government attempts to speed-up the process. It comes as new figures reveal 1.2million people successfully claimed the…
02/04/2020
Millions of small businesses could be left uninsured unless they take certain measures during COVID-19 shutdown
Businesses warned they could lose insurance on closed premises
Many must take measures such as sealing letterboxes to ensure they stay insured in lockdown
26/03/2020
Halifax withdraws majority of mortgages after being flooded with requests for payment holidays due to the coronavirus
Halifax withdraws majority of mortgages
Lender flooded with requests for payment holidays while valuers unable to inspect properties due to coronavirus
16/03/2020
People have been advised to avoid all non-essential travel and contact with others.
Avoid office, pubs and travel to stop virus - PM
Other "drastic" steps include more working from home and whole households staying at home for 14 days if one person has symptoms.
06/03/2020
The travel industry will lose £23bn as the virus causes problems for airlines and holidaymakers
How much will coronavirus cost you?
Travel disruption and self-isolation could wreck economic havoc – but who is footing the bill?
20/02/2020
The world's richest man and Amazon boss, Jeff Bazos pledged £10bn to help fight climate change
Jeff Bezos pledges $10bn to fight climate change
The Amazon boss and world's richest man gives 8% of his fortune to fight the planet's "biggest threat".
17/02/2020
House prices soar in post-Brexit boom
Average house prices soar to £310,000 in post-Brexit boom
AVERAGE house prices have soared to £309,399 in February following a post-Brexit boom in the market, according to Rightmove. Asking prices jumped by 0.8 per cent – or £2,589 – compared …