Finance

Buy Now Pay Later: Top tips for maintaining a good credit score as ‘charges can rack up’ Using BNPL schemes to pay for new apparel may seem like a good option, but any missed re-payments can stay on credit records for six years. The overuse of such credit schemes can also be seen as problematic to lenders. Norton Finance have ...

Universal Credit: £20 uplift should be made permanent say MPs MP Thomas Hunt spoke on GB News today and said: “Universal Credit is a much better system than other systems we have had in the past that encourages work. But I think it has continued to be a safety net for those who generally need it. “The £20 increase has been ...

How to Save a Grand in 24 hours: ‘I am shocked’ – Couple taught way to save hundreds To help them save some much-needed cash, chef Gary Usher helps slash their £800 a month food bill by offering a crash course in meal planning and easy delicious recipes. He said: “In order save more and spend less I’ve got a ...

‘My side hustle made me a millionaire in my 40s’ Mum of two shares her story “When I first started, all I did was open a Facebook group and talk to people about what I had learned in my businesses. No branding, website or anything like that.” Mrs Johnson added that alongside Facebook’s instrumental help in growing her business, she ...

How much money is needed for retirement analysed – can you afford to retire? The Government describes the state pension as “a foundation for when you retire” and anyone living exclusively off the state pension would most likely struggle to make ends meet. There are different rules of thumb when thinking about what is needed in retirement and some suggest ...

SEISS 5th grant eligibility: All you need to know about the SEISS application criteria Self-employed individuals must also have traded in both the 2019 to 2020 and the 2020 to 2021 tax years to get the grant. The eligibility criteria for SEISS grant four changed earlier this year to allow more newly self-employed people to apply for the grant. Some ...

You could have made over £2 million through Bitcoin – incredible 1, 10 & 5 year returns Historical figures show just how much profit could have been made from a $1,000 (£719.77) investment in Bitcoin, if the investor had held on to their currency until now. A purchase worth $1,000 (£719.77) on July 26, 2020 at a price of $10,990.87 ...

‘I care about UK as much as any Brexiteer’ John Bercow opens up on EU exit – EXCLUSIVE “Politically, we are also in a world of power blocks. And in political terms, my overall view is that the UK will be less influential outside of the EU than inside,” Bercow said. “We are not in a world of Britannia rules, ...

‘Our land has been grabbed!’: Rutland family demand answers from council Roofer Alistair Rhys-Williams, from Manton, holds the title deed to the patch, bought as a home for his horse, that he purchased with his first earnings in 1984 from Leicestershire County Council. His document shows it was signed by the county solicitor at the time. But so far this ...

Investing for beginners: CEO shares four steps for successful investing While some argue that this is because people learn better from experience rather than education, it’s a reality that is scaring off a lot of potential investors. Kane Harrison, CEO and co-founder of micro-investing app Wombat Invest, spoke to Express.co.uk to share the knowledge his years of experience have taught him. ...