Poundstretcher ‘being sold to US group which owns Majestic Wines’ | City & Business | Finance
Founder Aziz Tayub had previously wanted to float Poundstretcher, which has 320 plus stores across the country and employs around 4,000 people, on the London Stock Exchange. Former Morrisons executive Andy Atkinson is expected to become chief executive of Poundland when the deal is completed. Poundstretcher and rivals such as Poundland and B&M More...
‘I was struggling with £40,000 debt – these steps have changed my life’ | Personal Finance | Finance
A woman from Manchester shared how her life “changed” after seeking the right help to clear her £40,000 debt. Kelly Knights, 46, joins the 7.9 million people in the UK highlighted in the Financial Conduct More...
Rising Mortgage and Credit Card Default Rates Predict Worse to Come | Personal Finance | Finance
Default rates on mortgages and credit cards are on the upswing, with expectations of further increases in the months ahead, as revealed by a Bank of England survey of lenders. The appetite for credit card borrowing More...
Pension calculator – find out when you can retire and if you are affected by changes | Personal Finance | Finance
Drastic changes to the retirement age have left many confused about just when people – particularly women – can expect to give up work. This has been most evident in relation to the WASPI women who expected More...
SmartSave hits £2billion customer deposit milestone as savers snap up top rates | Personal Finance | Finance
Savings provider SmartSave has doubled last year’s milestone by reaching a total of more than £2billion in direct deposits. Having launched in 2019, SmartSave, a trading name of UK digital bank Chetwood Financial, More...
POLL: Do WASPI women deserve to get compensation from the DWP? | Personal Finance | Finance
WASPI campaigners are continuing in their fight to secure compensation from the DWP for the hundreds of thousands of women affected by the issue. Opinions are divided over whether or not they should get compensation More...
Beehive Money raises interest rate on account to ‘excellent’ 5.18% | Personal Finance | Finance
Beehive Money has increased the interest rate on its one-year fixed savings bond to 5.18 percent, earning an “excellent” Moneyfactscompare rating. Savers need a minimum of £500 to invest to launch the account, More...
State pension warning as savers rush to make record pension withdrawals AGAIN | Personal Finance | Finance
2015’s pension freedom reforms scrapped the obligation to buy an annuity at retirement, putting people in control of their retirement pots. Savers can start making withdrawals as soon as they turn 55. Growing More...
Seven banking scams you need to know about to avoid losing thousands to fraudsters | Personal Finance | Finance
People have been urged to be vigilant as banking scams are rife with fraudsters using a range of methods to con people into handing over their cash. Experts at EarthWeb have warned about some of the most prevalent More...
Inside quaint market town where people look for second jobs more than any other in Britain | Personal Finance | Finance
Bury, which sits just 30 minutes from the bustling centre of Manchester, has been identified as the side hustle capital of Britain. Residents of the market town are three times more likely than other Britons More...
