Will crackdown on £1bn rip-off really cut your insurance bill?

Will the crackdown on £1bn rip-off REALLY cut your insurance bill? By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 21:52, 26 September 2020 Insurers have finally been ordered to end the loyalty rip-off after years of campaigning by The Mail on Sunday.  The City watchdog – the Financial Conduct … Read more

Challenger energy supplier Bulb hikes prices for second time this year

Experts warn hosueholds to beware autumn price hikes from energy firms as Bulb raises electricity tariff for second time this year Bulb to hike electricity bills by £53 a year from Sunday 18 October It had already increased its average electricity tariff in March by £22 a year The supplier said wholesale prices have picked … Read more

Ex-Minister calls for action over council tax trap

Former Pensions Minister to demand Government extends exemption from council tax that bereaved families receive on inherited properties for relatives unable to sell during pandemic By Marc Shoffman, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:49 BST, 29 August 2020 A former Pensions Minister is set to demand the Government … Read more

Bills stoke grief for families in council tax trap after bereavement

Many bereaved families are suffering at the hands of heartless local authorities unwilling to extend council tax exemptions on empty properties that could not be sold during lockdown.  The Mail on Sunday has been flooded with heartbreaking stories of grieving relatives hit with unexpected council tax bills following our report on the issue last week.  … Read more