Liam Gallagher responds to fans on X following the controversy over ticket prices for Oasis's reunion tour. Scroll through the Money blog for this plus more personal finance and consumer posts - and listen to a Daily podcast special on the Oasis tickets debacle as you do.
Friday 6 September 2024 12:10, UK
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The scandalous price of some tickets for the Oasis reunion tour is a topic we've covered a lot in the Money blog.
Now, Liam Gallagher has been joking about how much they cost.
In a series of posts on X, the band's frontman was asked by one fan if he had any spare tickets.
"Shit loads, but they're really expensive. 100 thousands pounds. Kneeling only," Gallagher replied.
After one social media user wrote: "Didn't expect them to rip the fans off as much as they have done. It's genuinely a shame," Gallagher replied: "SHUTUP."
One person asked how his mum Peggy felt about the reunion.
"She's gutted she couldn't get a ticket", Gallagher responded.
Many fans were shocked by costs for the band's reunion tour - which saw standard tickets more than doubling from £148 to £355 on Ticketmaster.
Others fans were left angry and disappointed at being left empty-handed, having waited in an online queue for hours to buy tickets.
Yesterday, the competition watchdog announced it would be investigating Ticketmaster over its use of dynamic pricing for the upcoming Oasis gigs.
Accountancy giant to monitor staff's office attendanceOne of the Big Four accounting firms has told staff it will start monitoring their office attendance in a bid to increase in-person working.
PwC UK told employees that it will be sending out working location data every month to track their attendance, according to the Financial Times.
The policy will be introduced from January to give people time to plan.
The company told Sky News that it had adjusted its hybrid working approach and staff were now required to spend at least three days a week with clients or in the office.
Previously, they were expected to come in at least two days a week.
Laura Hinton, managing partner at PwC UK, said face-to face working was "hugely important" to the firm's operation.
"This feels right for our business and right for our people, given our focus on client service, coaching, and learning and development," she added.
"At the same time, we continue to offer flexibility through hybrid working."
Want a free breakfast at IKEA? Turn up in your pyjamas.IKEA customers could get their hands on a free breakfast as well as money off their shopping this weekend - as long as they turn up in their pyjamas.
The furniture retailer is offering a coupon for £15 off £50 and a cooked breakfast to anyone who rocks up at their stores in their PJs on Saturday.
You have to be an IKEA Family member to benefit from the offer, however it's free to sign up and can be done online.
According to IKEA's terms and conditions, pyjamas are "soft, loose clothing comprising of the following elements: trousers (or shorts) and a shirt which are worn to bed".
It said it would determine what constitutes pyjamas on the day.
Aside from its store in Hammersmith, London, where only breakfast rolls will be available, customers will be able to grab one of the following meals:
Breakfasts have to be redeemed between 9.30am and 11am.
Reality star Gemma Collins reveals she didn't have pension in her 40sReality star Gemma Collins has urged the nation to "pay attention" to their pensions after revealing she did not have one - until today.
The 43-year-old TV personality has joined a campaign encouraging people to take stock of the funds they will have later in life.
She told Sky News: "I myself haven't got a pension. I'm self-employed. I was just like the nation needs to wake up.
"It's September, we're all taking stock of our lives again, we're having that life admin moment and we really need to be paying some attention to our pensions.
"Before we know it, we're going to be old and we're not going to have any money."
The Only Way Is Essex star added: "If I urge the nation to do anything today, it's to pay some attention to your pension, and that's coming from me, the GC."
She explained that she probably had "racked up" some form of automatic pension due to working multiple jobs when she was younger, but she "wasn't aware of them" until she was approached by the campaign.
"I'm definitely putting in my pension from today, and I'm so excited. It's the best decision I've ever made," she added.
Pension Attention is an industry-led engagement campaign co-ordinated by the Association of British Insurers and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association.
A survey for the campaign found just 23% of people have organised their finances for later life.
The campaign is encouraging people to find out if they have any lost pension savings, log into and check pension accounts and consider how much they will need for retirement
Mark Smith, spokesman for the Pension Attention campaign, said: "Most working people in the UK have a pension, but many don't know how to find information about these savings.
"We're asking all UK adults to think about where their pensions are, what's in them and to ensure that things like names and addresses are up to date."
John Lewis brings back 'never knowingly undersold' price pledgeIn a major U-turn, John Lewis has brought back a scheme that will see it price match 25 of its biggest competitors.
The high street giant has said around 30,000 prices will change next week as it reintroduces its "never knowingly undersold" price pledge.
The commitment had been in place since 1925 - but it was ditched two years ago over concerns it was less relevant to shoppers.
It's return aims to boost its value perception among customers and will affect priced offered in-store and online.
The brands being matched on price are:
Bosses said the pledge will be backed by its largest marketing investment to date, with a significant advertising campaign also launching on Monday.
Peter Ruis, who was appointed boss of the retail business in January, said improvements in technology mean that they can operate a "better" version of the scheme.
"Customers have recognised our quality but there were questions over whether our value offer has been sharp enough in some areas," he said.
"The pricing mechanism we had before wasn't fit for purpose so changing that has absolutely been the right thing.
"What we are doing now, and what the technology is enabling us to do, is really different, and customers will see the benefit of that."
Chances of rate cut just 25%, lenders expanding criteria, landlords leave the marketEvery Friday we take an overview of the mortgage market, hearing from industry voices and getting a round-up of the best rates courtesy of the independent experts at Moneyfactscompare.co.uk.
As we approach another interest rate decision on 19 September, markets are currently pricing in a 25% likelihood of a cut to 4.75%.
Investors think the downward move will instead come in November - with a 92% chance.
We've seen a host of cuts from major lenders this week as the best rates - albeit for those with 60% LTV - edge further below 4%.
L&C Mortgage's David Hollingworth said: "Barclays and NatWest both made cuts on Tuesday, the latter launching a five-year fixed as low as 3.71% for those buying a new home – the current lowest rate on the market.
"It does carry a big fee of £1,495 though and is only available to those with a 40% deposit and who are prepared to apply online, but other rates in the range were also enhanced."
Lenders have also looked to expand their criteria where possible, Hollingworth says, including:
Much of the focus on mortgage news this week has been on the buy-to-let market.
Moneyfacts finance expert Rachel Springall said: "This week there have been reports of a rise in enquiries from landlords about asset sales, driven by fears of impending tax hikes.
"Currently capital gains tax on assets like businesses, second homes, and shares ranges from 10% to 28%, which is lower than the 20% to 45% applied to income.
"However, landlords are growing anxious of higher rates being applied after the budget."
There has also been speculation of landlords selling up due to more restrictive legislation.
Michael Staton, from Staton Mortgage and Protection Specialists, said: "You should only be entering the buy-to-let mortgage market now if you are a serious landlord looking for a long-term investment, potentially a pension pot."
According to research from the National Residential Landlords Association, over the past year 17% of landlords sold rental properties, compared with just 8% who bought new ones. A third intend to sell up but 10% of landlords plan to buy additional properties for rent.
Moneyfacts has looked at the best rates on offer now for buy-to-let properties.
The comparison site also looks at what it calls "best buys" - which considers not just the rate, but other costs and incentives. These are their top picks this week.
Finally, UK Finance noted this week that more borrowers are stretching the mortgage term.
Mr Hollingworth says: "It stated that more than one in five of all FTBs, one in 10 home movers and one in 20 of those remortgaging took out loans at terms of 36 to 40 years in the second quarter of this year.
"This looks likely to be driven by borrowers looking to meet the requirements to borrow what they need to buy or a desire to keep payments lower to have some spare capacity in their monthly budget.
"There is a cost attached to pushing monthly payments down as the total interest payable over the life of the mortgage will rocket."