Bonds battle lifts interest: Secure Trust now offering 1.25% as new banks leapfrog each other to pay top ratesBy Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 17:00 EDT, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 17:47 EDT, 15 September 2020
On the Beach ditches ABTA membership following refund squabble as travellers take court action over refundsOTB has resigned its ABTA membership after refund policy clashTravellers still offered protection through ATOL schemeFrustrated customers take OTB to small claims court for refund refusalBy Angelique Ruzicka For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 11:49 EDT, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 13:15 EDT, 15 September 2020
Government dodges issue of when women underpaid £100m in state pension will get justice – and blames a Labour rule change for the debacleTens of thousands of elderly women could be owed £100m in state pensionLabour MPs have pressed the Government to say what it is doing to investigatePensions Minister Guy Opperman says matter dates from a 2008 Labour changeHe repeated the DWP is checking for further cases, but gave no further details But he promised it was improving the training of staff handling the casesRow in parliament also ranged across ‘WASPI’ issue and state pension triple lockAre YOU being underpaid state pension? Find out how to check below By Tanya Jefferies for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 08:38 EDT, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 11:16 EDT, 15 September 2020
NS&I knocked off the savings top spot for the first time since May! Skipton Building Society launches best buy easy-access accountSavings rates have begun to improve slightly after falling to record lows this yearTreasury-backed NS&I has been untroubled by contenders for months Skipton has increased its easy-access rate as stoking hopes of more competitionBy George Nixon For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 10:24 EDT, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 10:24 EDT, 15 September 2020
Chemring boosts profits outlook after strong orders for military technology and electronic combat systemsJust over £450million in orders was received by the Romsey-based business Chemring has borrowed £50m from the Covid Corporate Financing Facility CEO Michael Ord: ‘We have good momentum as we near the end of FY20’By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 09:02 EDT, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 09:02 EDT, 15 September 2020
Mega drive: Aston Martin releases driving simulator for gamers to race online at home – but at £69,000, it costs the same as a V8 Jaguar F-Type…Aston Martin AMR-C01 is the iconic car maker’s first ever gaming rigIt’s built in conjunction with Curv Racing Simulators and 150 will be soldThe cost is £57,500 before tax, the same price as high-performance carsBuilt on a carbon fibre monocoque chassis and takes inspiration from Aston Martin’s upcoming Valkyrie hypercar costing around £2.5mBy Rob Hull For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:08 EDT, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 08:50 EDT, 15 September 2020
Experts warn households to beware autumn price hikes from energy firms as Bulb raises electricity tariff for second time this yearBulb to hike electricity bills by £53 a year from Sunday 18 OctoberIt had already increased its average electricity tariff in March by £22 a yearThe supplier said wholesale prices have picked up again after slumping in April By Camilla Canocchi for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:53 EDT, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 08:43 EDT, 15 September 2020
High Court tells insurers to pay businesses forced to close by the coronavirus pandemic – but firms could be kept waiting for months for payoutHigh Court rules in policyholders’ favour in landmark business insurance caseSome 370,000 firms which lost earnings as a result of lockdown could expect up to £1.2billion in damages However, insurers are expected to appeal the decision – meaning firms will likely have to wait months before seeing any payoutBy Will Kirkman For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:02 EDT, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 08:11 EDT, 15 September 2020
The new rental hotspots: Tenants look to ditch the inner city as smaller towns and commuter zones top the most popular online searches Rightmove data shows more renters prefer the home counties and outer cities Cambridge sees biggest annual rise in rental searches outside London, up 76% The study suggests people prefer quieter transport links rather than inner city Only three cities Cambridge, Oxford and Gloucester feature in the top ten listBy Angelique Ruzicka For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 02:33 EDT, 15 September 2020 | Updated: 03:51 EDT, 15 September 2020
You’ll need a wedge of cash: London’s narrowest home at only 5ft 5in across goes on the market for nearly £1m having doubled in value in ten yearsThe home in Shepherd’s Bush is a former hat shop arranged over five floors It was the home of photographer Juergen Teller and actor Simon WoodsThe unusual property was last sold in 2009 for £595,000 to a lawyerBy Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 20:42 EDT, 14 September 2020 | Updated: 03:43 EDT, 15 September 2020
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