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What do new mortgage measures announced by Jeremy Hunt mean for struggling borrowers?

Extra help has been announced for struggling mortgage borrowers after crunch meeting between Jeremy Hunt and major banks

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2023

Rate rises ‘could see 1.4m mortgage holders lose over 20% of disposable income’

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said 690,000 mortgage holders are under the age of 40.

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023

80 robberies a day closed without identifying a suspect in 2022, Lib Dems claim

The party said it had commissioned research showing 30,000 muggings went unsolved in 2022 across England and Wales

The Independent UK · May 29, 2023

Call to ‘name and shame’ supermarkets inflating fuel prices for profit

Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney said it was ‘shocking’ that that there was evidence of at least one company ‘profiteering off the cost of living crisis’

Evening Standard · May 16, 2023

Tories 'let energy giants off hook' as windfall tax raises £2.7 BILLION less than target

Oil and gas firms paid £4.4billion in windfall tax payments in the past year, which is way below the £7.2billion the government had forecast

Daily Mirror · Apr 26, 2023

HMRC failing to scrutinise potential tax avoidance by big tech, watchdog warns

Surprise first-year windfall suggests stopgap tax measure is being underestimated and may be badly designed

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

Half of London homes do not meet minimum energy rating in proposed bill

A members’ bill seeks to raise energy efficient ratings for homes and offices by 2033

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2023

Lib Dems call on Hunt to scrap tax cuts for banks to give carers a rise

Treasury spokeswoman Sarah Olney will say ministers can cover the costs of recruiting 150,000 carers if they reverse giveaways for banks.

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023

London children’s hospice faces energy bill increase of £140,000

Shooting Star Children’s Hospices says ‘hundreds of nights of respite care’ could be cut

Evening Standard · Mar 10, 2023

London buses now cover 12 million fewer miles than 2016, data shows

London buses now cover 12 million fewer miles across the capital than they did in 2016, data from the Liberal Democrats has shown.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023