Government inaction costs young workers £34k from their pension
Young workers are missing out on a £34,000 boost to their pensions as the Government has failed to enact a long-standing plan to encourage saving. The Government…
How to build a home office in your garden and boost the value of your property
Things to check before building a garden room 1. Planning permission There is a grey area when it comes to planning permission. Garden rooms usually fall within…
HMRC under pressure to delay tax return deadline as accountants call in sick with Covid
Adam Harper of the AAT said “Covid-related staff absenteeism” was a huge cause for concern and was “likely to escalate in the coming weeks”. “If HMRC decides…
Questor: this trust just sold a holding for £600m – and its entire market value is only £1.4bn
Simply because we think the market fails to see its potential or perhaps does not have the patience to wait for that potential to become apparent in…
‘Profiteering’ petrol stations charge British drivers millions more than Europeans
British motorists have been paying over the odds for fuel, as calls mount for the Government to investigate “profiteering” petrol stations. Petrol costs soared in recent months…
Stock market boom sparks fears of a ‘1990s-style’ bubble
However, markets will keep going higher before they collapse, he argued. “We are still in the early stages of a bubble, as several conditions for a bubble…
‘I invest £1,000 a month in these seven funds – will my pension be enough to retire on?’
Making monthly contributions of £1,000 over 30 years, which is forecast to add up to £360,000, 27-year-old Tom Sainsbury has some big decisions to make about his…
Government eco red tape will wipe thousands off house prices
“I don’t think people are aware of the implications yet, particularly for listed homes,” said Ms Higgins. But the chronic shortage of homes currently for sale means…
HMRC extends tax return deadline by 30 days as half of workers yet to file
HM Revenue & Customs will waive fines for late tax returns this year, with almost half of self-assessment taxpayers yet to hand in their paperwork ahead of…
Lexus ES300h: comfort and joy as the Japanese firm aims to beat the Germans
This is an old-school four-door saloon that’s designed to take the fight to the pre-eminent BMW 5-Series, Mercedes E-Class and Audi A6 in the executive class. And…
£150,000 hybrid Bentayga helps drive Bentley to new sales record
Strong demand for a hybrid SUV that starts at just over £150,000 has helped Bentley smash its sales record in the latest sign of a lucrative pandemic…
The extraordinary survival of Next – the cockroach of the high street
Next (like the Duchess of Cambridge) will imminently celebrate its 40th birthday, and part of its success can be attributed to the fact it has been steadfastly…
How to reset your relationships in 2022
The pandemic has taken a toll on many couples, but not all have been equally affected. The general story, which I have seen in my psychotherapist practice…
How the 1921 census could be the key to unlocking your family’s secret history
So what stories might his own home be hiding? Unfortunately, there’s no history to trace as yet as it’s a modern house, built about 15 years ago….
The unfashionable wine that we all secretly love
Mrs Baxter in the school office said she liked pinot grigio. She is not the only one. I like it too – the crispness, the saltiness, the…
How to feed your gut to lose weight and fight illness and improve health
A diet that lets you eat more I’m not promoting a fully vegan diet, because research doesn’t necessarily support that from a health perspective. I’m not even…
13 things we wish we’d known at 40 (if you’re reading, Kate)
You think you’re going to be the one who beats it Kate will have a hunch that given the right lotions and potions and training sessions she…
How to fix your sleep schedule and get a good night’s rest in 2022
Sleep is the single most powerful health-enhancing weapon known to humankind. As a sleep doctor, I’ve spent years reading practically every paper published on the relationship between…
Blair deserves a knighthood for removing Saddam Hussein
There are many sound reasons why people might question the award of a knighthood to Tony Blair, from his botched reform of the House of Lords to…
Can’t see a GP? Blame state-sponsored hypochondria
Throughout the course of the pandemic, we have advised one another to ‘stay safe’. Much has been written about the wisdom, or not, of such advice (what, after…
It’s time to end Covid mass testing
When we look back at this pandemic, we may find that one of the most expensive and harmful policies was the mass testing of the population, including…
Nothing is sacred to the woke statue topplers
Iconoclasm has a long history and it seems to arrive in waves. The Byzantine emperors tried to ban the use of religious images in the eighth and…
Why do the woke keep cancelling strong women like JK Rowling?
Uh-oh – them wokeys are on the rampage again. I know this because JK Rowling is trending on social media. Seldom a good sign in our age…
Britain’s artists have gone, but are we the poorer for it?
Tracey Emin is the first of her pack – the Young British Artists, as they once were – to complete the metamorphosis from enfant terrible to national…
The Colston statue verdict is a monumental mistake
Trial by jury is a glory of the British constitution. On occasion a jury has conscientiously given a perverse verdict in defiance of a judge’s direction. That…