September 29, 2010

• Many 'struggle to pay for funerals'

  One in 10 people struggle to meet the costs associated with the death of a loved one with many forced to take on debt, research has indicated. (…)

September 16, 2010

• Taxman's concession on big bills

  A new concession will mean many people facing the highest demands for back-tax will not face interest payments. (…)

September 9, 2010

• Interest rates set to be held again

  Signs of a weakening recovery are expected to see the Bank of England deliver its 18th consecutive decision to hold interest rates. (…)

August 31, 2010

• Workers facing new pension shock

  Workers at many of Britain's biggest firms face having to pay more to maintain their company pensions, actuaries have warned. (…)

August 18, 2010

• Vulnerable hit by insurance fraud

  Elderly and vulnerable people were left without adequate household or motor insurance owing to fraud, the City watchdog has said. (…)

August 16, 2010

• Buy-to-let lending at two-year high

  Buy-to-let lending has risen to its highest level since the fourth quarter of 2008, figures showed. (…)

July 28, 2010

• UK interest rates to stay at record low 'until 2014'

  The Bank of England will have to keep interest rates at their record low of 0.5% until 2014, a leading economic forecaster has said. (…)

July 19, 2010

• Cable hits out at 'rip-off banks'

  Business Secretary Vince Cable has accused high street banks of "ripping off" their customers after it emerged that some are charging up to 167% interest on unauthorised overdrafts. (…)

July 9, 2010

• Private sector pension rate change

  The Government has announced plans to change the rate at which private sector pensions are increased each year. (…)

June 22, 2010

• Retirement age 'should be scrapped' says an Age UK survey

  Most people want employers to lose the right to tell people when to retire, according to a survey by the charity, Age UK. (…)

June 3, 2010

• BP shares dip may hit pension funds

  The steep slide in BP's share price is bad news for UK pension funds - the vast majority of which will hold a stake in the company. (…)

June 1, 2010

• PPI complaints deadline put back

  Consumers have been given more time to refer a complaint about controversial payment protection insurance (PPI) to the ombudsman. (…)

May 26, 2010

• State pension age to rise faster

  Speeding up the raising of the state pension age from 65 to 68 is to be part of the UK government's first reforms. (…)

May 18, 2010

• Housing market regains momentum

  Housing market activity bounced back during March with a 25% jump in the number of mortgages advanced to people buying a property, figures have shown. (…)

May 10, 2010

• Experts warn over mortgage rates

  Mortgage rates should not rise significantly as a result of the uncertainty caused by the hung parliament, commentators have said. (…)

May 4, 2010

• General Election result 'will impact on personal finances'

  Personal finance specialists may not be able to forecast the election result but they are sure about one thing: sooner rather than later, the next government will hit us all where it hurts - in the wallet. (…)

April 28, 2010

• Banks slated over customer gripes

  The UK's biggest High Street banks have been severely criticised by the main City regulator for the poor way they deal with their customers' complaints. (…)

April 20, 2010

• Mortgage lending soars to 11.5bn

  Mortgage lending soared by nearly a quarter to £11.5 billion last month as the traditional spring buying season got off to a good start, figures have showed. (…)

April 14, 2010

• Mortgage loans up 12%

  The number of mortgage loans from lenders jumped 12% in February as demand recovered from an "extremely weak" January, figures have shown. (…)

March 30, 2010

• House prices bounce back after fall

  House prices bounced back during March after falling for the first time in 10 months in February, figures show. (…)