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More than 132,000 people have signed up to the government’s Help to Save scheme, according to the latest figures from HM Revenue and Customs. The Help to Save scheme was launched last year in order to...

The government is closing a loophole that restricted home buyers using the Help to Buy scheme to 25-year mortgages. Under the current system, homeowners who used Help to Buy and remortgaged at the end...

UK parents are now one of the country’s biggest mortgage lenders, according to a survey by Legal & General. The latest research from the financial services company revealed that around £6.3...

The average premiums for home building and contents insurance increased 2.1% over the last year, taking the cost of the average new combined policy to £136. The increase was largely in line with the...

The competition watchdog has ordered two of Britain’s largest high street banks to appoint independent bodies to audit their payment protection insurance (PPI) policies. The Competitions and Market...

The August 29 deadline for claiming on mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) is just one week away. PPI is an insurance policy that is sold by various providers of mortgages, loans and credit...

The government is sitting on more than £28 million worth of student loan overpayments that are yet to be refunded, according to research. Data from the Student Loans Company has revealed that over...

People in the north of England are set to receive £2,300 less per person in transport spending than those in the capital, according to thinktank IPPR North. Analysis from the thinktank found that...

While the number of mortgages issued has fallen, indicating a slowing housing market, numbers of remortgages are up, as homeowners try to lock in rates amidst economic and political uncertainty....

UK customers have rated Metro Bank as the country’s best current account provider, according to the Competition and Markets Authority. The latest Service Quality Survey from the CMA asked over 800...