Revolut poised for Treasury crackdown on unregulated crypto trades
The Treasury’s consultation asks respondents whether staking should be considered similar to cryptoasset lending, which is likely to be regulated...
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China offers mortgages to 80-year-olds in effort to prop up housing market
China is offering mortgages to borrowers as old as 80 as lenders scramble to prop up the country’s beleaguered housing...
Pensioners exposed to fire risk after buying ‘dangerous electric heaters’ online
Pensioners hoping to drive down heating costs by using plug-in radiators are at risk of electric shocks and fires, a...
‘I like that the big banks hate me – they do nothing to help the public’
The film paints the banking establishment as entitled, elitist and greedy. Has anything changed?Big banks dislike me with a passion....
The age group facing a mortgage disaster – without even realising it
Older millennials are the age group most vulnerable to financial problems after taking on disproportionately large debts when interest rates...
Britain is only G7 economy in Europe with falling wages, warns OECD
Real wages in Britain are still falling even as workers in Germany and France see their wages rebound, new figures...
Return of the ‘holiday home mortgage’ as families favour British breaks over Europe
Mortgage lenders and property investors are backing a staycation boom this year as families favour UK holidays over expensive trips...
Pensioner ‘murdered for his mobility scooter’
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 60s died following the suspected robbery...
Zopa staff could work abroad for more than half a year
A British bank with more than 800,000 customers in the UK is exploring plans to allow staff to work more...
Illegal migrants crackdown will block bank accounts, rented homes and driving licences
Migrants who entered the country illegally and are working in the black market face a new crackdown on their access...
