Government plans a £150m Grand Designs-style revolution by giving low-cost loans to those looking to build or customise their own homes Help to Build scheme is designed to make building or customising homes a realistic option for Britons to get on housing ladder via low-deposit mortgages It follows Help to Buy scheme for first-time buyers, … Read more
Government plans a £150m Grand Designs-style revolution by giving low-cost loans to those looking to build or customise their own homes Help to Build scheme is designed to make building or customising homes a realistic option for Britons to get on housing ladder via low-deposit mortgages It follows Help to Buy scheme for first-time buyers, … Read more
Sanjeev Gupta carved up business empire to secure more Covid loans through disgraced Lex Greensill – but was left with far less cash than hoped By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:18 BST, 15 April 2021 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 15 April 2021 Sanjeev Gupta carved up his business empire to secure more taxpayer-backed … Read more
Fears for small firms as banks prepare to claw back billions in Covid loans HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Lloyds have begun sending letters to customers Banks are allocating hundreds of extra staff to spearhead the recovery efforts They have handed out more than £75bn to 1.6m firms under Government scheme By Helen Cahill and Emma … Read more
More than half of small companies used Covid Bounce Back loans to adapt and invest in their business By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 BST, 5 April 2021 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 5 April 2021 More than half of small companies used Covid Bounce Back loans to adapt and invest in their … Read more
David Cameron ‘lobbied ANOTHER Tory Treasury minister for loans’ to rescue collapsed finance firm Greensill David Cameron ‘contacted financial secretary to the Treasury Jesse Norman’ Did so while trying to get access to chancellor Rishi Sunak, it has been claimed Norman known to the PM, serving as Downing Street policy advisor from 2013 By Henry … Read more
David Cameron ‘lobbied ANOTHER Tory Treasury minister for loans’ to rescue collapsed finance firm Greensill David Cameron ‘contacted financial secretary to the Treasury Jesse Norman’ Did so while trying to get access to chancellor Rishi Sunak, it has been claimed Norman known to the PM, serving as Downing Street policy advisor from 2013 By Henry … Read more
Britain’s largest guarantor lender Amigo Loans has been given the green light by the High Court to proceed with a scheme designed to cap the cost of compensation for mis-sold loans. Up to 1million current and past borrowers potentially given unaffordable loans as long ago as 2005 will now have until 12 May to vote … Read more
Amigo Loans heading for crunch court decision that could tip lender into administration, leaving 700,000 borrowers without compensation By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 20 March 2021 | Updated: 22:47 GMT, 20 March 2021 Amigo Loans is heading for a crunch court decision that could tip the lender into administration, leaving … Read more
The Countess of Carnarvon is fresh from her daily al fresco yoga session in Highclere’s sweeping gardens. ‘I’ve just been inverted!’ she cries, emerging pink-cheeked and ruffled from the bushes, clutching a yoga mat and surrounded by dogs. She’s flustered, but it’s little surprise. This morning she’s already had to deal with a carpet restorer … Read more