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Jack Hayes’s team closed one of the biggest deals in UK recruitment history last year. They headhunted one of the most renowned property solicitors and landed him an eight-figure role with their client. The team’s fee was a cool £2m, with the lead partner on the deal walking away with £600,000 in commission. It’s all in a day’s work at H&P Executive Search, a specialist legal recruiter, which Hayes, 32, founded six years ago – just three years out of university ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/money/jobs/c…

"I spent the 1980s living on the road. I didn’t want a job and a mortgage. I wanted to find what it was in the world I wanted to do" says Dale Vince OBE, a business magnate and environmentalist, with a net worth estimated at £107m in 2022. "In limbo and unemployed, I struggled. I learnt mechanics, electrics, plumbing, welding and built things that I lived in, working for parts instead of money". Read the full interview below ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/money/consum…

It’s natural for parents to want to give away some of their wealth to help their children get on in life. Financial gifts can be caught in HMRC’s net. Luckily, there are several ways to limit your estate’s inheritance tax bill ⤵️ telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/in…

Lindsey Laird put off a crucial financial decision while preparing for twins. She urges others to learn from her experience 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/money/consum…

Patients and staff fork out extra £30m in a year as campaigners condemn ‘tax on the sick’ 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/money/consum…

Labour’s revived Help to Buy scheme has been “designed for Manchester, not the whole country”, a major industry body has warned. 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/money/proper…

Former high-flyers swap lucrative careers to build businesses of their own 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/money/jobs/c…

Changes to repayment terms over the years have made student loans a much worse proposition for grad Is it actually helpful to pay off a your child's loan? Find out here ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/money/consum…

City figures warn insurers are creating ‘protection gap’ that could make properties unsellable 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/money/consum…

Matt Lee is the owner of Loversall Vineyard. At £26.50 a bottle, the business could soon generate more than £260,000 a year in wine sales alone – but it’s been a long journey to get to that first glass 🔗:telegraph.co.uk/money/consum…

Premium Bonds offer holders the chance to win jackpots in monthly draws – it remains the UK’s most popular savings product. Savers hold more than £137bn in them. But, as an asset with no guaranteed return and odds stacked against most of its owners, its popularity remains determined more by tradition than rationality 👇 telegraph.co.uk/money/invest…

Andy Burnham has been urged to launch a £3.5bn income tax raid on the over-40s to help fund his social care plan. Sir Steve Webb, the former pensions minister, called for 23 million taxpayers, including 8.6 million pensioners, to be automatically enrolled into a new social care funding scheme. 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/business/202…

Do you know someone living in a nursing home who is paying for their own care from savings, or by selling the family home? The chances are that the NHS could be paying for their care instead. Telegraph Money explains how to challenge the system to secure continuing healthcare funding 👇 telegraph.co.uk/money/care/s…

We all have jobs we put off. But when it comes to your finances, procrastination can be an expensive habit. These are the six essential financial jobs experts say should top your to-do list ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/money/wills/…

Emily knew at 15 that she wanted to become a Norland Nanny – one of the most prestigious roles in childcare. She reveals what it takes to join the elite profession, and the perks that come with the job 👇 telegraph.co.uk/money/jobs/c…

Relentless tax rises and overhead costs force family business to close its doors for good 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/ne…

Andy Burnham has been urged to launch a £3.5bn income tax raid on the over-40s to help fund his social care plan. Sir Steve Webb, the former pensions minister, called for 23 million taxpayers, including 8.6 million pensioners, to be automatically enrolled into a new social care funding scheme. 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/business/202…

Number of workers stung by £100k tax trap doubles in five years 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/in…

When Holly Holland took out a five-year fixed mortgage at 1.19pc in 2021, the 37-year-old says she felt “very smug”. But like many homeowners in Britain, the couple, who have two children, have just transferred on to a new rate. At a 4.6pc interest rate, their monthly payments have jumped by £400. 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/money/proper…

Great Estates: Hodsock Priory’s heir fears ‘we’re the generation that probably has to bring it to a close’ 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/money/proper…