Savers rush to extract tax-free pension cash amid fears of clampdown
Business & Markets • 6 months ago
Withdrawals of the 25% tax-free pension lump sum jumped sharply as savers and advisers scrambled for clarity ahead of the autumn Budget
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UK on Track to Miss 1.5 Million Homes Target as Quarterly Completions Lag
Business & Markets • 6 months ago
Office for National Statistics data show only 38,780 new homes completed in Q1 2025, leaving the programme well below the required build rate to hit the 2029 goal
Suntory chief Takeshi Niinami resigns amid probe into suspected cannabis supplements
Business & Markets • 6 months ago
Tokyo police are investigating whether the drinks executive purchased products containing THC; company says his conduct fell short of leadership standards.
FCA opens probe into London Stock Exchange rooftop access for high-speed links
Business & Markets • 6 months ago
Regulator examines whether London Stock Exchange Group blocked rivals from installing radio equipment on its data-centre rooftop; LSEG and landlord propose sharing arrangement
Study: Women in Wealthy UK Households Earn 25% Less Per Hour Than Men
Business & Markets • 6 months ago
Analysis of 40 years of UK work-history data by City St George's at the University of London finds a 25% hourly pay gap in high-earning households, compared with 4% in lower-earning homes.
Former Victorian police cell block in Nuneaton to be auctioned with £170,000 guide price
Business & Markets • 6 months ago
2,126 sq ft red-brick building that later housed a music bar and restaurant goes under the hammer on Sept. 18
Alphabet shares surge after judge rejects DOJ breakup bid
Business & Markets • 6 months ago
Judge Amit Mehta cites emerging AI competition as court declines to force sale of Chrome and Android; shares rise about 8.8%, adding roughly £200 billion in value
Pensioner’s £3,200 state pension top-up missing for three and a half years amid wider complaints
Business & Markets • 6 months ago
A 69-year-old retired nurse says repeated attempts to trace a missing top-up payment through the joint DWP-HMRC system failed, as other pensioners report similar delays after a deadline rush
Berkeley urges Reeves to rule out tax rises as new-build output falls to crisis-era lows
Business & Markets • 6 months ago
Housebuilder tells Chancellor that fresh levies would cut supply as official figures show completions running at just over half the pace needed for the government's 1.5m-home target