Watch out for pension deadlines: Prepare for the 55, 65 and 75 age milestones to make retirement comfortableBy Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:58 EDT, 11 August 2016 | Updated: 07:25 EDT, 18 September 2020
LSE in exclusive talks with France’s Euronext over Borsa Italiana sale as it targets £20bn merger with data firm RefinitivThe LSE has picked Euronext after weighing up several offers for Borsa ItalianaThe sale of Borsa Italiana is thought to value the Italian unit at more than £3bnThe LSE is hoping that the sale will help clear the way for its merger with RefinitivBy Lucy White For The Daily Mail and This Is Money Reporter Published: 16:54 EDT, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 03:46 EDT, 18 September 2020
Online fraudsters claiming to have ‘inside access to driving test centres’ using social media scam to offer fake licences for £600Instagram accounts used by fraudsters are targeting budding motoristsThey claim to have ‘inside access to driving test centres’ to supply licencesClients pay the charge and are promised a plastic licence ID and test certificatesCustomers are duped by falsified images of their ID cards with licence numbers that are not registered on the DVLA’s databasePeople trying to unlawfully buy licences are scared to report the scam to police By Rob Hull For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 02:46 EDT, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 03:43 EDT, 18 September 2020
The price is NOT right: Home sellers warned against setting their sights too high as those who don’t have to reduce asking prices sell much quickerJust one third of sellers who listed a property but then had to reduce the asking price found a buyer between May and September, says Rightmove Two thirds of those who didn’t have to reduce their asking price found a buyer This comes as property market undergoes a boom while stamp duty remains cutBy Will Kirkman For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 03:29 EDT, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 03:29 EDT, 18 September 2020
When energy bills become baffling: SSE agreed to pay me back £730 after Ombudsman ruling – only to change its mind…Johanna Jordan was wrongly charged by the energy firm The Ombudsman agreed – but SSE claimed afterwards there had been an error She is now trying to claim the money back from her supplier By Grace Gausden For This Is Money Published: 02:44 EDT, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 03:28 EDT, 18 September 2020
My abusive ex is threatening to sue for half my flat, even though it’s mine and he never paid rent – what can I do?By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 02:45 EDT, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 03:27 EDT, 18 September 2020
Fancy living like a Hermit? Cheshire home of rock star and Herman’s Hermits guitarist Keith Hopwood can be yours for £1.75mThe Grade II listed property sits in 10 acres of land in CheshireThe house is owned by Keith Hopwood of the 1960s band Herman’s HermitsThe band rubbed shoulders with The Beatles and sold 80million-plus records The property is for sale via estate agents Jackson-Stops for £1.75m Famous visitors to the house include Jason Donovan and Stacy SolomonBy Myra Butterworth For MailOnline Published: 02:46 EDT, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 03:20 EDT, 18 September 2020
M&G Recovery manager Tom Dobell to step away from struggling £1.4bn fund after 20 years in chargeOver the past ten years, the fund has returned just 14 per cent to investors A value fund invests in stocks that its managers believe are undervalued in priceThis style of investing has endured a hard time with growth stocks favouredBy Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 11:14 EDT, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 03:12 EDT, 18 September 2020
Women’s state pension age ruling is disappointing but not entirely unexpected – all hope isn’t lost yet, says ROS ALTMANNGovernment didn’t get it wrong increasing state pension age for womenProblem relates more to maladministration and misinformation By Ros Altmann For This Is Money Published: 02:45 EDT, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 02:45 EDT, 18 September 2020
2p or not 2p? Royal Mint to go at least a decade without producing any more 2p or £2 coins as cash usage slumpsThe number of coins produced by the Mint fell 65% over the last decade And a recall of old £1 coins in 2017 led to a mass return of coins of all types It is now sitting on 26 times more £2 coins than it needs toIt told the National Audit Office in March that it could go ‘at least 10 years’ before producing any new 2p or £2 coins – but has had to mint 60m more 1p coinsBy George Nixon For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 19:01 EDT, 17 September 2020 | Updated: 19:01 EDT, 17 September 2020
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