Many rental properties come unfurnished or part furnished, which means tenants have the expense of buying big-ticket items, along with lots of smaller ones that add up.

He was buried face down with his hands tied together in a ditch at Wellwick Farm near Wendover, Buckinghamshire.

It has also provided a permanent home to rescued farm animals and now the team of staff and more than 20 volunteers are working towards becoming a therapy farm.

Car insurance claims fell by almost a fifth last year as the lockdown had a dramatic effect on travel levels.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) alleges that “increasingly large cash deposits” were made into a NatWest customer’s account, with around £365 million paid in – of which some £264 million was in cash.

Sheffield City Region mayor Dan Jarvis wants to use the money for a stimulus package worth up to £860 million to revitalise the local economy and transform the region.

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BT said it would pay £1,000 immediately in cash, with £500 to be awarded in shares after three years.

Homebuyers will be able to get on the housing ladder for less following the reintroduction of low-deposit mortgages.

Brittany Clark is currently doing a graduate solicitor apprenticeship at the Elland office of law firm Holden Smith.