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I was refunded £621 by LW Theatres for cancelled tickets. But the money never reached my Virgin Mastercard account. LW Theatres has sent screen grabs to prove the refund was made. I opened a dispute with Virgin which then promised to send a form, saying it would take three weeks. Four weeks later, it hadn’t … Read more
Savers are losing out on up to £7 billion in interest rewards by sticking with the big banks. While smaller banks and building societies have been tentatively raising rates, big banks continue to pay virtually no interest at all. Yet money has been pouring into the latter as savers have put more money aside for … Read more
Bank overdraft costs double in a year: Average rate has risen from 12.34% to almost 27% By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 22:52 BST, 22 September 2020 Borrowers are being charged more than double the rate for their overdrafts compared with this time last year. The … Read more
BEN WILKINSON: A dark cloud has descended over the savings landscape… but we still should not tolerate paltry rates By Ben Wilkinson Money Mail Deputy Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 22:52 BST, 22 September 2020 A dark cloud descended over the savings landscape on Monday morning as … Read more
The firm behind the Yellow Pages could be hit with legal action over claims it sold services to small businesses using ‘false claims and high-pressure sales techniques’. Yell is accused of pressurising companies and sole traders into buying services they did not need and trapping them in expensive contracts they ‘can’t escape’. Disgruntled customers have … Read more
Investors have all been taken by surprise this year. Coronavirus wiped billions of pounds off the value of investments in March, and now a second wave is threatening to cause more problems. So Money Mail asked the experts what investors are concerned about — and what they need to know. A stellar bet? The Tesla … Read more
The retirement injustices we can still fix: Women are STILL second-class citizens in the pension system, says BARONESS ALTMANN By Baroness Altmann For The Daily Mail Published: 22:27 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 22:27 BST, 22 September 2020 The Court of Appeal judgment is a blow to the many women who believe the sharp … Read more
Bailout bill tops £100bn but struggling firms beg for more to help them survive new lockdown restrictions By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:13 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 22:13 BST, 22 September 2020 Businesses are demanding more taxpayer cash to help them survive new lockdown restrictions, as the Treasury revealed the … Read more
De La Rue beefs up board: Passport and banknote maker hires Baroness Catherine Ashton amid turnaround efforts By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:13 BST, 22 September 2020 | Updated: 22:13 BST, 22 September 2020 Baroness Catherine Ashton has joined the board of Passport and banknote maker De La Rue Passport and banknote maker … Read more
Shares in Whitbread slammed into reverse as the staycation boom and Eat Out to Help Out scheme failed to stop a slump in bookings during the pandemic. Its chief executive Alison Brittain plans to lay off up to 6,000 staff from its 35,000-strong workforce as it battles to survive the crisis. Many employees will have … Read more