April 28, 2025

UK

Mortgage

Mum-of-two took own life ‘after mortgage payments shot up by £500 a month’ | News UK

Amy Evans and her mother Kathleen Moore, with other family members (Picture: Amy Evans/SWNS) A mum-of-two killed herself after her mortgage payments rose by £500 a month and her application for benefits was turned down, her daughter has said. Kathleen Moore, 60, spent the last four years struggling to make her payments after they shot

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Finance

Won’t “Rush Into Action” Over Impending Trump Tariffs: UK Finance Minister

London: Britain’s finance minister said on Wednesday the UK would not “rush into action” over impending US tariffs, as the government hopes to reach a post-Brexit trade deal with Washington. The UK government is working to secure a new economic deal with the United States which could ultimately help it avoid — or at least

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Funds

Temasek, Asian state funds to grow their assets by 34% to US$25 trillion by 2030

Asian state-owned investors (SOIs) are projected to grow their assets under management by 34 per cent over the next five years, aided by growing economies, healthier fiscal balances and bigger contributions from the continent’s relatively young population, according to Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. These sovereign investors, which include 146 central banks, sovereign wealth funds and

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Finance

Is Britain on the cusp of another multibillion-pound consumer finance scandal?

LONDON, April 1 — The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will today hear arguments to overturn a judgment that could cost Britain’s financial industry billions of pounds in fresh legal costs and potential customer compensation. The Court of Appeal ruled in October that it was unlawful for lenders to pay commissions to motor dealers

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