business and finance I owe £2,232 in tax but the new Chancellor isn't too bothered: TONY HETHERINGTON investigates By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 01 Mar 2020 12:09:25 GMT I closed my company in March last year. Final corporation tax due stood at £2,232 and I have tried repeatedly to pay this, but now the company is closed, the Revenue just does not accept it. Full Article
business and finance RUTH SUNDERLAND: Markets will ride out the Corona Virus crisis By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 07:45:44 GMT The recent stock market falls have been the worst since the financial crisis and, just as then, we are in new and sobering territory. Full Article
business and finance ASK TONY: TSB - The bank that said 'NO' to my frail 86-year-old mother By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:12:21 GMT I took my mother to a TSB branch to open an account because she has been told she can no longer receive her state pension via the Post Office. We took several documents showing her address. Full Article
business and finance I received shock £1.7k bill for a day's mobile phone use abroad By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:23:24 GMT I checked my bill from O2 and found a charge for £1,710 which was taken for 285MB worth of data usage while in Saudi Arabia. But it won't tell me what it was used on. Full Article
business and finance Why is my renewal quote for car cover higher with LV= than ABC? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 09:09:50 GMT I received my renewal quote from LV= and it was too much so I decided to switch to ABC. However, I found out ABC is owned by LV=. How can the prices be so different? Full Article
business and finance We moved and let our home, will we soon face more tax when we sell? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 09:09:47 GMT Six years ago due to a situation which led to an untenable dispute with an aggressive neighbour my husband and I became what is broadly termed as accidental landlords. Full Article
business and finance I've accidentally sent money to the wrong bank account, can I get it back? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 07 Mar 2020 09:18:51 GMT I transferred some money to someone who was doing some work in my garden and unknowingly and rather stupidly managed to get the account number wrong. Full Article
business and finance TONY HETHERINGTON: ScottishPower's billing shambles may bankrupt us By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 08 Mar 2020 15:11:11 GMT P.S. writes: I am secretary of a not-for-profit charity. ScottishPower for some reason reduced the utility payments for our premises from £748 a month to just £1. Full Article
business and finance My boss can't use a Jack Wills gift voucher I bought him, even though it is in date. Why is this? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 13:39:59 GMT I purchased a Jack Wills gift card as a present for my boss. However, when he went to use it in January this year he was told that there was no value on the card. Why is this? Full Article
business and finance Coronavirus: What should be included in my travel insurance policy? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:14:19 GMT I have booked a family ski holiday to France in April and we have every intention of still going, despite coronavirus. What do I need to check for to see if I am covered if the trip gets cancelled? Full Article
business and finance ASK TONY: I was banking on my Isa to buy a house but Skipton closed it By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:42:07 GMT I opened a Lifetime Isa (Lisa) with Skipton on June 27, 2017. I recently tried to pay into it, but discovered Skipton had closed it on September 16 last year. Full Article
business and finance We are worth just over £1m, will our family face inheritance tax? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 12:39:34 GMT Our house is worth £600,000 but our £500,000 investments include £100,000 we were told would be free of IHT. How would things be worked out? Full Article
business and finance We paid £2k for wedding photos from Celebrity Cruises: where are they? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 08:29:14 GMT Me and my now wife got married on a Celebrity Cruise in December of last year. We paid £1.7k for photos to be delivered but three months on, we still haven't received them. What can we do? Full Article
business and finance It was a brutal week for investors but patience pays (in the end) By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:06:34 GMT What a week. As a money commentator for more than 30 years standing, that was as disheartening as times go. But patient, long-term investing will win through in the end. Full Article
business and finance It's worth digging...your PPI claim comes to £2,579 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:14:01 GMT Ms B.M. writes: I had a Barclaycard, and I believe there was PPI automatically included, so I asked a claims company to look into this for me. Full Article
business and finance Basil! I never even use the name...but fraudsters stole it By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:54:59 GMT S.A. writes: I think some scammers are operating off the back of Beside Asset Management Limited, which you have written about before. Full Article
business and finance JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Put on a tin hat - and try our four defensive tips for the trenches By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:01:13 GMT The UK stock market alone has fallen in value by 30 per cent since the start of the year. But if you hold these trusts for troubled times then things should look better. Full Article
business and finance ASK TONY: Travel agent pocketed £225 of our China holiday refund By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 10:22:32 GMT Last July, my wife, daughter and I used travel agent Carlton Leisure to book flights to Beijing with British Airways, returning via Hong Kong, with an internal flight between there and Chengdu. Full Article
business and finance Can I get a season ticket refund now Covid-19 makes me work at home? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:47:54 GMT I have an annual train season ticket which cost just over £5,000. However, I now have to work from home until June 2020. Can I get a refund or delay the ticket until I am back to work? Full Article
business and finance 'Bulgarian "crypto firm" stole £5,680 from my account': TONY HETHERINGTON investigates By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 10:28:27 GMT I was contacted by Xtraderfx and told that it would transfer my frozen credit balance of £680 to my NatWest credit card. I agreed and gave my card details. Full Article
business and finance Tui wanted me to pay £100 to postpone my holiday to Italy? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:38:05 GMT I am trying to defer my holiday with Tui to Italy until next year when the coronavirus outbreak will hopefully be over - but Tui have said if I do that, I will have to pay a £100 fee. Full Article
business and finance ASK TONY: I was scammed out of £170, so why isn't PayPal paying up? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:29:37 GMT I received two texts from PayPal in the early hours of August 6 about a suspicious transaction. It was for £170.94 to a company called Zalando SE. I replied at 10.21am to say it was unauthorised. Full Article
business and finance I booked my BA flights through a third party. Am I still able to get a voucher or a cash refund? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 08:52:31 GMT My flight to Cambodia has still not been cancelled but I cannot go. I booked through a third party but not sure if this means I can get a voucher in lieu of flights or a cash refund? Full Article
business and finance Is a plumber allowed to fix our boiler during coronavirus outbreak? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:42:02 GMT Our boiler has been playing up since the weekend and we ideally need a plumber to come over and check it over. Are engineers able to come out to do necessary maintenance? Full Article
business and finance NORTH AMERICAN INCOME: The fund that Trump needs to succeed By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:49:06 GMT Not even the somewhat conservative portfolio underpinning investment trust North American Income has protected shareholders from the sharp market correction. Full Article
business and finance I moved flat last weekend, during the coronavirus outbreak. Can I get my deposit back in 10 days? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 09:57:30 GMT I moved flat last weekend, thankfully just before the Government lockdown. Will I still be able to get my deposit back from my old flat, once I leave, within 10 days? Full Article
business and finance TONY HETHERINGTON: A huge payments scam - and Nationwide and Visa should be ashamed By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 08:03:28 GMT I fell for a sales pitch from Easytrade.biz, and now am unable to withdraw any money. I have filled in several withdrawal forms, but it never happenes. Full Article
business and finance Should I use my Lifetime Isa as a supplementary pension? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 06:40:32 GMT I'm 27 and hold a stocks and shares Lifetime Isa with Nutmeg, and haven't even considered whether there are legalities around what age I can take my private pension, which I haven't needed to consider Full Article
business and finance ASK TONY: We waited two weeks for Morrisons order, then RBS blocked it By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:21:22 GMT My wife and I received a message from our bank saying there had been an 'unusual' request for payment on our account and it had declined to pay it. The payment was to Morrisons. Full Article
business and finance Chelsea Bonds and Infinity Bonds paying 27% - are they too good to be true? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 03 Apr 2020 08:22:50 GMT We have a chunk of cash we want to tuck away for up to five years. I have seen two bonds advertised through Google. One is named Chelsea Bonds, the other is Infinity Bonds. Full Article
business and finance ASK TONY: Husband's birthday Beatles treat fell victim to coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 08:25:20 GMT For my husband's 50th birthday I booked an apartment in Liverpool via Booking.com. He wanted to see all The Beatles memorabilia and we had tickets to see the tribute band. Full Article
business and finance I need to cancel my TV licence but the website says I can't do that. Can I cancel my Direct Debit? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 10 Apr 2020 08:03:45 GMT I need to get a TV licence refund but online it says that it isn't possible to request a refund at the moment due to coronavirus. Can I just cancel my direct debit with the bank instead? Full Article
business and finance TONY HETHERINGTON: My uncle pays £492 a year to long dead funeral firm By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 08:04:33 GMT 'Going through my 91-year-old uncle's paperwork for him, I found he had signed up for Equitable Lifecare funeral plan in 2016, and has been paying £41 a month - £492 a year - since then.' Full Article
business and finance From dentist bills to holidays: Your key coronavirus questions answered By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 08:30:48 GMT Can your employer force you to take your eight outstanding days of holiday amid the lockdown? Sarah Bridge talks to the experts to get the answers. Full Article
business and finance ASK TONY: Metro bank froze my account and it has £30,000 stuck in it! By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 08:02:30 GMT Despite my repeated calls and a letter to Metro Bank's chief executive, it was almost a month before it wrote back asking for proof of address and details of my travel for the past 6 months. Full Article
business and finance What can I do to cool down my one bed flat now the weather is getting hotter and I'm stuck inside? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 06:38:27 GMT I live in a small, one bed, second story flat. As the weather is getting hotter, so is my flat. What are the best methods, aside from opening windows, to cooling it down? Full Article
business and finance Can work force me to take a pay cut without reducing my hours? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 13:12:31 GMT My employer has told me to take a 20 per cent pay cut due to the impact coronavirus is having on the business, yet I still have to work full-time. Is this allowed and what can I do if I'm not happy? Full Article
business and finance Should I now wash my clothes at 60 degrees to help beat coronavirus? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 18 Apr 2020 06:55:54 GMT Someone told me the other day that I should now be washing all clothes at 60 degrees to kill viruses such as coronavirus. Should I wash at 60? And if I do, how much extra would this cost? Full Article
business and finance Is it possible for companies to rotate their furloughed staff? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:51:47 GMT I wanted to know if it would be possible for companies to rotate the staff they have on furlough so we can all have a chance of earning our full salary - at least for a while? Full Article
business and finance TONY HETHERINGTON: 'Please help...we just want to stop living in fear of Scottish Power' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 10:34:16 GMT My account with Scottish Power has been under review by the energy supplier for more than 18 months, as it insists we owe more than £7,000. The company claims we have not paid since 2013 Full Article
business and finance ASK TONY: Why was hard-up son charged £51 to delay car loan payments By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 08:12:18 GMT My son has been laid off due to the coronavirus, so he contacted Suzuki Finance to arrange a one-month payment holiday. It agreed to this, but said it will charge him £51 for this month. Full Article
business and finance I am struggling to get a refund for a takeaway. What are my rights? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 08:13:24 GMT I am a vegetarian and ordered a veggie pizza from a large chain but when it arrived, I found it had chicken on it - why has it taken so long to get a refund? Full Article
business and finance 'I don't want to fall victim to gender pension gap': Money Diaries speaks to a 33-year-old on £36k By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 09:10:26 GMT In our latest Money Diaries, we speak to a 33 year-old woman from the South West, who is a teacher with significant savings - but still wants to be more financially prepared for the future. Full Article
business and finance HETHERINGTON: How can my house be using 'industrial' amounts of power? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 06:32:28 GMT I joined ScottishPower for my electricity in March 2017, paying £190 a month. In March last year, they asked for weekly readings and said I was not paying enough. Full Article
business and finance Can I get a divorce maintenance payment holiday due to coronavirus? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:09:02 GMT I run three rural pubs which are all closed and may not open again. I cannot afford to keep up my payments. What can I do? Full Article
business and finance I'm a full-time temp but my agency won't furlough me: What can I do? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 28 Apr 2020 17:34:20 GMT I work for a recruitment agency which places me on temporary contracts. They cannot find me a new assignment and they are refusing to furlough me so I now have no income. What can I do? Full Article
business and finance £186 vanished after my Wayfair account was hacked: ASK TONY By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:15:54 GMT The homewares website Wayfair emailed to inform me my account details, including had been changed. I tried to check my account but my password had been changed. Full Article
business and finance Sainsbury's defers £160m dividend as profits remain flat By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 21:25:46 GMT Food sales in the peak week to March 21 jumped by 48 per cent. But the supermarket's general merchandise and clothing business, part of which operates through Argos, has suffered. Full Article
business and finance TONY HETHERINGTON: Your debtor's 800 miles away in Shetland By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 09:55:14 GMT I have received a letter from Lowell Portfolio, claiming an alleged debt of £599 which it says I owe to PayPal. But I rang PayPal and was told that in fact no money is owed on my account. Full Article
business and finance Should we take a mortgage holiday and save or invest the money? By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 10:04:14 GMT Both me and my partner are still working and able to meet our mortgage payments, but we were discussing whether we should ask for a mortgage holiday anyway. Full Article