Safe as houses? The inflation-busting benefits of investing in property May 23, 2022 Real estate assets can generate significant returns for investors, with cash flows keeping up with (and in some cases exceeding) inflation levels. Although residential property can be a sound investment, it is also one of life’s essentials. Everyone needs somewhere to live. It is this basic human necessity that is the reason why housing is [...]
Boris Johnson says new package to fight cost-of-living crisis is coming: ‘No option is off the table’ May 23, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson said this afternoon that “no option is off the table” to deal with the rising cost of living but added “I’m not attracted, intrinsically, to new taxes” in response to pressure to introduce a windfall levy on oil and gas firms. Johnson insisted there would be further help to deal with [...]
Johnson could use the meal deal moratorium to finally find some values May 23, 2022 A week ago the government announced that it was delaying the introduction of a ban on so-called BOGOF (buy one, get one free) offers on food and drink high in salt, fat or sugar. The prohibition, intended to help reduce overconsumption and therefore obesity, was deferred, according to the Department of Health and Social Care, [...]
EON boss warns 40 per cent of its customers face fuel poverty this winter May 22, 2022 EON's boss warns million more customers could be living in fuel poverty this winter, if the government doesn't step in to provide more help.
Which?: Food prices climb a fifth in just two years May 21, 2022 Prices for some of the UK’s most loved grocery items have soared over the last two years, a new study has revealed. Supermarkets have hiked the price of 265 lines by more than a fifth, with Tesco raising the price of household favourtie Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut 21.4 per cent and Sainsbury’s lifting Warburtons’ four-seeded thin [...]
Johnson: Can’t ‘magic away’ cost of living problems but UK will draw on ‘fiscal firepower’ May 20, 2022 Boris Johnson has said the government will have to draw upon its “fiscal firepower” to get through the cost of living crisis, but there is no way he can “magic away” the problem. Speaking at a conference in Wales today, the prime minister said Britain will “get through” its current problems, marked by a 40-year [...]
Chancellor urged to cut household bills by £200 with ‘retrofit revolution’ May 20, 2022 A group of the UK’s most senior housing figures have called for a "retrofit revolution" to cut down household bills.
Over 60? Supermarket giant Iceland to fight cost-of-living crisis by giving older shoppers 10 per cent discount May 20, 2022 Frozen food chain Iceland is set to introduce a discount for seniors as Britons struggle with soaring prices. The supermarket chain has announced that, from May 24, customers aged over 60 will receive a 10 per cent discount on their groceries every Tuesday with no minimum spend. In order to redeem the discount, senior shoppers [...]
Brits’ optimism tumbles to new depths, below financial crisis and Covid-19 lockdowns May 20, 2022 Rampant inflation, tax hikes, swelling food and energy bills and the Russia-Ukraine war has sent Brits’ optimism to its lowest level ever, reveals a closely watched survey published today. UK households are now even more pessimistic than they were when the world was in the teeth of the global financial crisis in 2008 and during [...]
Policing minister and BRC say ignore call for ‘discretion’ prosecuting shoplifters May 19, 2022 The policing minister has urged officers not to let people off the hook if they steal food in order to feed their families amid a cost of living crisis. Kit Malthouse hit out at the “old-fashioned” thinking put forward by Andy Cooke, the new chief of HM Inspector of Constabulary, who said police should use [...]