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Bovis Homes set to take on housebuilding giants Barratt and Persimmon as it inks billion pound deal for Galliford Try’s housing business Bovis has splashed out over £1bn for Galliford Try’s residential homes business Idea first floated in September as housebuilders face increasing pressure Rival Persimmon announced results today, with its sales falling by 6 per … Read more
Hundreds of bereaved families could be forced to unravel estates wound up years ago after Lloyds Banking Group discovered a vast trove of old wills it could not match to customers. Lloyds confirmed the massive storage blunder, revealed by the Financial Times, which has left it scrambling to reunite about 9,000 families with loved ones’ … Read more
I bought an iPad from John Lewis in September 2017. I started having problems, so they suggested I send it back. Three weeks later, a reconditioned iPad was returned to me. In the past three years, I have had three reconditioned iPads — always with problems. With the latest one, I am having to charge … Read more
When was the last time that you received an email from Amazon warning you about fraud? Scouring my inbox, I can see an alarming number of delivery notifications for books and films — but not a single fraud alert. Yet, as we have revealed, scammers are clearly targeting Amazon on an industrial scale. As the … Read more
‘€60k was fanned on the bed…’: Ex-footballer talks match fixing, his regrets and why the FA helped when he came out of jail on the This is Moneyball podcast By This Is Money Published: 10:27 BST, 29 October 2019 | Updated: 10:27 BST, 29 October 2019 Match-fixing in sport. It is a subject that makes … Read more
Mortgage prisoners may finally be able to switch to a better deal after the City watchdog relaxes its rules By Sarah Davidson For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 16:06 BST, 28 October 2019 | Updated: 16:06 BST, 28 October 2019 Mortgage prisoners locked into expensive rates have been offered a potential lifeline after the financial watchdog relaxed its … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers’ corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. P.M. writes: My wife and I were looking at investing £20,000 and found the Investment Chronicle website offering … Read more
Residents near former Earls Court Exhibition Centre seek reassurance amid possible Saudis’ £2.3bn deal Saudi sovereign wealth fund and Candy are in talks to buy Capital & Counties Local residents want reassurances from the potential new owners They have been in a decade-long battle with Capco and fear for their homes By Ben Harrington For … Read more
Leaked: Some of the City’s best known grandees set to attend controversial Davos in the desert Conference was boycotted last year following the murder of Jamal Khashoggi Bosses from HSBC, Standard Chartered and the LSE are expected to attend Sir Martin Sorrell and Aberdeen Asset Management founder Martin Gilbert also By William Turvill For The … Read more
Woodford’s £85m holding in Ibiza millionaires’ paradise sold off as his assets are unwound to pay back investors Woodford was a major investor in Sabina Estates through his Equity Income fund The company was co-founded by Woodford business ally Anton Bilton It was among the high-risk stocks put up for sale this summer By Harriet … Read more