Four more of the biggest banks in the United Kingdom are set to announce record profits this year. The last year saw lenders benefit from higher borrowing costs, although they will face questions over the outlook for the year ahead. Barclays, HSBC,
Ministers borrowed around £213 per person last month amid greater benefits costs and increased interest payments, official figures have suggested. The Government was forced to borrow a bigger than expected £14.3 billion in November, statistics from the Office for National Statistics showed.
‘Shocking’ rules mean parents could trigger inheritance charges by simply borrowing books from their old home, an MP has warned. Rocketing property prices, coupled with stagnant tax thresholds, have meant the number of families being stung by death duties has doubled over
A businessman has left a council in financial ruin after cheating it out of tens of millions of pounds, according to a report. An investigation revealed that Liam Kavanagh went on a spending spree with the borrowed cash to buy luxury goods,