Freeholders living off ‘rentier structure’ with ‘exorbitant’ ground rent, MPs say
MPs have laid into freeholders for creating a “rentier structure” in England and Wales in recent years, charging “exorbitant” ground rents of £8,000 a year …
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Gen Z struggles with job interviews. Can we really blame them?
Halfway through a job interview during a grueling search, Tori Romo grew concerned. As she answered questions about her strengths, weaknesses and goals, it hit …
UK banks expect sharp rise in defaults on unsecured debt
Britain’s biggest high street lenders expect the sharpest rise in defaults on unsecured lending since 2009, according to a Bank of England survey, as households …
‘Greedy and dishonest’ touts sold tickets worth £6.5m, court hears
Ticket touts acting out of “greed and dishonesty” sold tickets worth £6.5m to music fans, a court has heard, as a woman known as the …
HMRC is charging me for a student loan that I have never had
HMRC has been deducting £400 a month from my salary since July to repay a student loan. I have never had such a loan. It …
London council estate resident wins battle over misuse of planning law
A woman who fought the gentrification of the south London council estate that has been her home for 30 years has won a high court …