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The Halifax quarterly House Price Index (HPI), which was released last Friday, and reported that house prices fell 1.4% in September, which is the second consecutive monthly fall. Meanwhile, the...

British house prices rose moderately again in September, extending the period of slow growth that’s cooled the market since the EU Referendum vote two years, according to a report from mortgage lender...

September, usually an important selling month in the automotive industry, saw a 20% drop in new car sales compared with the same time last year. The drop in sales is attributed in part to car makers’...

Young people are struggling to achieve financial stability, with more than half—53%—of 22 to 29-year-olds now reporting that they have no savings at all.A decade ago, 41% of those in the equivalent...

Prime minister Theresa May announced that from April 2019 fuel duty will be frozen for a ninth year in a row, saying that her conservative government is “on the side of hard working families”. With...

According to new research by customer advice website Which?, the nationwide trend towards cashless transactions will have a harmful effect on the most vulnerable demographics in UK society, including...

British telecoms regulator Ofcom will impose a price cap on calls made to 070 to clamp down on fraud and spare customers shock phone bills. Premium 070 numbers are designed to be a ‘follow me’...

Tesco Bank has been fined for failing to safeguard customer information, after hackers managed to steal £2.26 million from customer accounts in November 2016. The UK’s financial regulator, the...

Recent figures show that more than £500m was stolen from customers of British banks in the first half of the year. Most of the money stolen, £358m, was due to fraud, including transactions made...

99% of all standard savings accounts pay interest at below the inflation rate,  creating difficulties for individuals and families trying to increase their savings. Despite a 19-month run of savings...