HMRC boss Hartnett warns cash-in-hand payments ‘diddle’ the economy

January 27th, 2012

British people are being encouraged to report those who accept cash-in-hand payments as part of a crackdown on tax avoidance by HM Revenue & Customs.

Subway to offer 600 new UK franchises creating 6,000 jobs

January 27th, 2012

Fast-food chain Subway wants to open 600 new franchises in the UK & Ireland by 2015, creating 6,000 new jobs.

Legal & General Investments cuts Initial Service Charge

January 27th, 2012

In a boost to customers, Legal & General Investments has announced that it has reduced its Initial Service Charge (ISC) to zero per cent.

RBS boss Hester’s bonus could be much higher than £1million

January 27th, 2012

The bonus of 3.6m shares being awarded to Stephen Hester, the boss of 83% taxpayer-owned bank RBS, could be worth much more than £1million if the share price rises.

Cost of moving house soars to almost £9k in 2011

January 27th, 2012

Lloyds TSB has discovered that people hoping to move house had to pay out almost £9,000 in expenses in order to do so in 2011.

HMRC extend self assessment deadline to Feb 2nd

January 26th, 2012

HMRC has extended the deadline for filing self assessment tax returns and paying tax due for the 2010-11 tax year as a result of some of its staff being on strike on 31st January.

Gold may be a better investment than a pension for retirement

January 26th, 2012

Increasing life expectancy means we will all have to work longer but savvy investments could enable you to shave off the extra years work and retire at 65.

Personal loans: Six of the best

January 26th, 2012

2012 has begun with fierce competition in the personal loans market with rates now at their lowest since 2007. Our feature selects six of the best deals currently available.

CBI data shows high street retail sales decline in January

January 26th, 2012

Sales in high street stores were down in the first part of January 2012 as consumers stopped spending after Christmas, according to the Confederation of British Industry.

The cost of raising a child reaches £218,000

January 26th, 2012

Parents are having to spend more money on raising a child than their counterparts did just nine years ago, LV= has found.