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Trading places: could a home swap save your summer holiday?

Fed up with staring at the same walls? Desperate to be somewhere – anywhere – else but can’t find an affordable holiday cottage to rent? Why not swap your home with a like-minded soul in another part of the UK, and save this year’s summer holiday. For years, those in the know have been using …

Mortgage prisoners ‘distressed and betrayed’ as MPs reject interest cap

Mortgage borrowers trapped on interest rates of more than 5% say they are “disappointed, distressed and betrayed” after MPs voted against a cap on how much lenders can charge. The plan to limit standard variable rates (SVRs) charged by inactive lenders was an amendment to the financial services bill added in the House of Lords …

VW, Audi and Skoda owners angry over fault in SOS warning system

The Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda group has been accused of knowingly selling cars with defective SOS warning systems that in some cases failed before the new owner had left the dealership. Since 2018 all new cars sold across the EU have been required to have an eCall system that automatically contacts the emergency services with …

Wallasey in Merseyside tops list of British property hotspots

Wallasey in Merseyside has topped a table of property hotspots after recording the biggest rise in asking prices over the past year of any town and city in Britain, according to the listings site Rightmove. Homes coming on to the market in the Wirral town were being listed at an average of £176,707 in March, …

Money review – find a way out of capitalism’s moral maze

It’s a classic question: what would you be willing to overlook in exchange for a big chunk of cash? If money can be put to good use, does it matter where it comes from? In represent. theatre company’s lightly interactive online show, presented by Southwark Playhouse, we’re cast as trustees at the Zoom AGM of …