New mortgage deal falls below 5% in ‘watershed moment’ for UK homeowners
A two-year fixed-rate mortgage priced at below 5% has gone on sale for the first time since early summer as leading lenders jostle to attract …
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Shop like a billionaire? I bought six items from Temu – the app that’s sweeping the world
The adverts may be following you around the internet. Some are for practical things: reusable sandwich wrappers, rechargeable torches, T-shirts. The rest are far less …
I’m having to pay Virgin Media for a cut-off service
We have been without a landline, internet and TV for 83 days and counting, because Virgin Media has been unable to connect us after we …
Energy efficiency scheme for cold homes going at a glacial pace, says Labour
Labour has attacked the Conservatives over the speed of government efforts to upgrade Britain’s draughty housing stock, as analysis showed a leading household energy efficiency …
Wickes won’t pay up for causing my kitchen chaos
I paid Wickes £6,000 for a new kitchen with £775 of extras to be paid to the installer. Work was expected to finish within the …
‘Major anxiety’: parents describe nightmare of England’s childcare crisis
Dean Martin’s three-year-old son only started at nursery in September, but has settled in almost immediately. That is not surprising when you hear the phrase …