British family reveals why they’re ditching England for good and moving Down Under… even though Australia is grappling with a severe housing shortage

A British tradie who went from sleeping in a car in London to running his own handyman business has revealed why he is still moving to Australia as a skilled migrant despite the rental crisis. Taj Singh, a 27-year-old married family man with three children under five, is relocating to Sydney in September, as Australia … Read more

Four in five households can now get lightning-fast gigabit broadband… but do they need it?

Lightning-quick gigabit broadband is now available in 24 million UK homes, equating to four in five households.  Gigabit broadband is capable of download speeds of 1 gigabit per second, or 1,000 megabytes. Now regulator Ofcom has confirmed that the broadband is available to 80 per cent of UK homes, up from 73 per cent a … Read more

Royal Mail insists it will keep fining innocent victims of counterfeit stamps

Britain being flooded with as many as one million fake stamps a week from China By Toby Walne Updated: 22:28 BST, 16 April 2024 Money Mail today demands that Royal Mail stops fining thousands of innocent people with a £5 penalty for receiving mail with a counterfeit stamp. We insist it accepts that as many … Read more

How you can give generously to your family and friends without being a ‘control freak’

Giving money is supposed to leave us feeling good – yet that’s not always the outcome of being generous: it can start arguments, be misinterpreted and end up leaving us wishing we’d never done it in the first place.  As a money psychotherapist, I have listened to plenty of clients who felt regretful, if not … Read more

The Spring Budget at-a-glance: Chancellor reveals tax and spending plans

By Mike Sheen Updated: 12:43 GMT, 6 March 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today delivers a highly anticipated Spring Budget, faced with pressure to cut taxes and bolster faltering public services.   The Government is keen to woo voters ahead of a looming General Election, but Hunt will be cautious of a stuttering British economy and the … Read more

What’s the cheapest way to get solar panels installed… and is it only worth doing on a south facing roof?

When it comes to adding green technology upgrades to their properties, more often than not the first port of call for homeowners is solar panels. Homes across the country have been fitted with photovoltaic cells, and there is little sign that uptake will stop.  In fact, solar panel installations have hit a seven-year high, with 161,494 … Read more

Standing charges on energy bills rise AGAIN despite gas and electricity prices falling

 The cost of energy is dropping, but standing charges keep going up  The average home will pay £219 a year in these daily fees from April By Sam Barker Updated: 06:00 GMT, 24 February 2024 Millions of households will see their daily electricity standing charges rise to a record £219 a year from April – … Read more

Government launches enrolment drive for free digital skills bootcamps to upskill the workforce

Enrolling in a free digital skills bootcamp could help people push into jobs that pay 55 per cent more than the national average wage, research claims. Government-backed bootcamps, which were initially launched in 2021, are intended to fill gaps in entry level recruitment for technology companies, as the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology looks … Read more

Almost 1m homes on offpeak energy deals told to get a smart meter or risk losing cheap electricity

Almost one million homes face having their cheap overnight electricity tariffs disrupted next month unless they replace their old meter with a smart meter. Many homes could even lose access to heating and hot water if they do not agree to having their existing meters replaced. This is because the technology powering older Radio Teleswitch … Read more