Britain’s biggest building society has stopped granting mortgages on some properties where there is a high risk of flooding but said this affected only “a…
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Royal Mail pauses fines for ‘fake’ stamps after apparent flaw in fraud scanners
Royal Mail has suspended controversial fines for letters with stamps it deems counterfeit after claims that it was penalising the public for its own inadequate…
View More Royal Mail pauses fines for ‘fake’ stamps after apparent flaw in fraud scannersReal terms average pay lower in most UK local authorities than in 2008, TUC finds
Pay packets are smaller than they were in 2008 in most local authority areas in the UK, according to analysis by the Trades Union Congress,…
View More Real terms average pay lower in most UK local authorities than in 2008, TUC findsUK tax: ‘HMRC harassed me for money I had paid weeks earlier’
The letter, dated 18 January 2024, came from a company called Advantis. “Dear Mr Simon Hattenstone,” it said, “Contact us about your unpaid HM Revenue…
View More UK tax: ‘HMRC harassed me for money I had paid weeks earlier’Barclaycard change could mean much higher interest for some customers
Some Barclaycard customers who only make the minimum repayment each month will take an extra decade to clear their debt and pay hundreds of pounds…
View More Barclaycard change could mean much higher interest for some customersCar insurance firms agree to crack down on ‘poverty premium’
Insurers have promised to clean up their act after coming under fire over the “poverty premium”, whereby customers who cannot afford to pay for car…
View More Car insurance firms agree to crack down on ‘poverty premium’Leading UK lenders raise fixed-rate mortgage deals amid ‘market uncertainty’
At least five leading lenders increased rates on their fixed mortgage deals on Tuesday in response to “market uncertainty”, adding to pressure on homebuyers and…
View More Leading UK lenders raise fixed-rate mortgage deals amid ‘market uncertainty’Unregulated ‘identity tracers’ harass people for debts they do not owe
The letter from the debt collection agency arrived out of the blue, and it was intimidating. It informed Joshua Simpson* that he owed £2,212 to…
View More Unregulated ‘identity tracers’ harass people for debts they do not owe‘Every penny has a purpose’: the rise of zero-based budgeting
Each month 20,000 people tune in to watch 27-year-old Beth Fuller work out how to spend her salary. For a year and a half she…
View More ‘Every penny has a purpose’: the rise of zero-based budgetingUK supermarkets accused of misleading labelling on origins of food products
“Misleading” and “inconsistent” labels make it hard for shoppers to know where their food comes from, the consumer champion Which? has said, as it found…
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