Act now if your home loan deal ends in three months as getting a new deal will take longer

Act now if your home loan deal ends in three months as getting a new deal will take longer amid coronavirus crisis Up to 44% of borrowers could be missing out on big savings by failing to switch They are likely to be on their provider’s standard variable rate But it will take longer to … Read more

German prince is accused of globetrotting to avoid re-paying his ex-wife’s £600,000 loan 

A German prince with a castle in Bavaria, flat in London’s Knightsbridge, and house in Uruguay has been accused of using his globetrotting lifestyle to evade paying his former wife.  Casimir Zu Sayn-WittgensteinSayn – whose ancestral estate surrounds 800-year-old Sayn castle in Bavaria – is being sued by ex-wife Corinna over a loan she gave … Read more

German prince is accused of globetrotting to avoid re-paying his ex-wife’s £600,000 loan 

German prince is accused of globetrotting between his flat in Knightsbridge and mansion in Uruguay to avoid re-paying his ex-wife’s £600,000 loan Casimir Zu Sayn-WittgensteinSayn is being sued by ex-wife Corinna over a loan The judge ruled that Prince Casimir could be served with the documents by ‘alternative’ electronic means, and should now be aware … Read more

Self-employed caught out by the ‘loan charge’ are still chased by the taxman despite coronavirus

Self-employed workers caught out by the controversial ‘loan charge’ are still being chased by the taxman during the coronavirus lockdown, despite many having lost work. HM Revenue & Customs recently announced that it will not collect debts from businesses or self-employed people who find themselves in financial difficulties due to the coronavirus lockdown.    But the … Read more

EasyJet secures £600m loan from the Treasury and Bank of England’s emergency coronavirus fund

Airline and holiday company easyJet has secured a £600 million loan from the Treasury and the Bank of England’s coronavirus fund.  It comes after its founder warned that the budget airline will ‘run out of money by around August’, as he urged directors to scrap a multi-billion pound deal with Airbus to avoid taking tax-payer … Read more

Banks should give £500 interest-free overdrafts credit card and loan payment holidays says FCA

Britons struggling to repay their debts amid the coronavirus crisis could be given £500 interest-free overdrafts and get a three-month freeze on loan repayments under new proposals.  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is asking banks to offer anyone unable to repay their overdraft as a result of the virus outbreak £500 interest-free.  Anyone hit financially … Read more

Concern over qualifying for Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme

The Government’s small business coronavirus rescue loans were launched today, but some entrepreneurs say they are confused as to whether they can get help. The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme was announced in the Budget and beefed up last week by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to sums of up to £5million, and is available through the British … Read more

Ailing retailer Laura Ashley seeks further £15m rescue loan just weeks after emergency funding deal

Ailing retailer Laura Ashley seeks further £15m rescue loan just weeks after emergency funding deal It was saved from collapse last month by £20m lifeline from US bank Wells Fargo It  said it is ‘in advanced discussions with a third-party lender’  But there are fears of the impact of coronavirus  By Daily Mail City & … Read more