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How to dodge the £15,000 landlord bill bombshell: Rules are changing... this is what every homeowner MUST know and what to do about it

Today

Millions of landlords could face bills of up to £15,000 to comply with Ed Miliband's announcement that all privately rented properties must have an EPC rating of C by 2030.

Compounding is 'the eighth wonder of the world': How to unleash its awesome saving and investing power

Today

It's a simple but extraordinarily powerful force that anyone saving or going into debt should understand, says Tom Stevenson of Fidelity International.

Ferrari boss considers limiting options for super-rich buyers to prevent garish bling remakes

Today

Influencers, celebrities and ultra-rich buyers have been commissioning unique paint-jobs and wraps for their Ferraris which include emojis and in some cases graffiti.

Legal & General reaches £1.8bn deal to sell US protection arm

Today

The financial services giant said it would offload its US protection arm for $2.3billion (£1.8billion) to Meiji Yasuda, one of Japan's oldest and largest insurers.

Vauxhall owner reaffirms closure of Luton van factory within months

Today

The move, announced in November, puts some 1,100 jobs at risk with its workforce in Bedfordshire offered roles at its Ellesmere Port plant 150 miles away in Cheshire.

Now car makers are slashing EV prices so buyers can avoid Labour's £425-a-year tax sting introduced in April - here's how YOU can cheat the system

Today

An Italian car brand has taken matters into its own hands by cutting the price of one of its EVs below £40,000 so customers can evade a £425 tax from 1 April.

SMALL CAP MOVERS: Faron Pharma secures £10m funding

Today

Are the green shoots starting to emerge for the junior market? Well, it certainly seems to be the case with a rash of fundraisers.

BT Group to hire more than 600 apprentices and graduates

Today

Successful recruits will work in fields such as cybersecurity, customer service, and software engineering, the telecoms giant announced on Friday.

Labour's April car tax hike of up to £620 for EVs will be another stranglehold on demand, motor sector bosses warn

Today

From 1 April, EV owners will be forced to pay Vehicle Excise Duty for the first time under measures implemented by minsters to make the car tax system 'fairer'.

Car tax hikes coming in April that 75% of Britons are unaware of: Some drivers pummelled by £2,745 increase

Today

We detail the three main updates to car tax that will hammer the wallets of the nation's drivers from 1 April 2025.

Britons could face immediate driving bans under new Labour proposals

Today

Swindon North MP Will Stone has tabled a draft bill that would see an unlicensed driver who causes the death of another person automatically convicted of a criminal offence.

Labour to make landlords meet green energy targets by 2030

Today

Labour said the plan could reduce average tenant's energy bill by £240 per year - but there are concerns that landlords will sell properties instead of paying to improve them.

What next for mortgage rates?

Today

Halifax led the way as mortgage lenders announced rate cuts this week ahead of the Bank of England's base rate decision.

Do YOU know how compounding works? Here's how it can turbocharge your Isa

Today

Just 28 per cent of people could work out how much money they would have if they invested £10,000 for a year, with the investment growing at 8% and compounded daily.

Cash Isas 'under threat'! Should savers be forced to invest their money instead?

Today

In a meeting with the Rachel Reeves last week, city bosses called on the Chancellor to cut tax breaks for cash Isa savers.

Mortgage relief for millions as rate cut could see payments fall by hundreds of pounds a year

Today

Crippling mortgage costs have squeezed household budgets for millions of homeowners since 2022, but now a rate cut could see payments finally start to fall.

House prices hit a record high, reveals Halifax, as the average home now costs almost £300,000

Today

Halifax revealed the average house price rose by 0.7 per cent in January alone, with the typical home now selling for £299,138.

The London room going to auction with a £65k guide price - and it's the width of a tube carriage

Today

Speaking to This is Money, a Transport for London spokesperson said the room going up for auction in London 'is about the width of a tube carriage.'

Give Rolls-Royce a nuclear lift, says ALEX BRUMMER

Today

As part of his love-in with infrastructure, the Prime Minister is vowing to 'rip up the rules' and grant planning licences for a new generation of reactors.