Brits say au revoir to holiday homes in the eurozone
Forex broker reports a 50% rise in the number of Brits selling their French holiday homes ...
View ArticlePayday loans used to pay for household essentials
Nearly two thirds of those who take out payday loans use the money to pay for food, nappies...
View ArticleRiot compensation scheme 'not fit for purpose'
ABI reads the riot act on the Riot Act....
View ArticleSolar panel industry dealt 'fatal blow' by more tariff cuts
However latest cut is being brought in a month later than originally planned – and is good...
View ArticleTell customers about protection, financial firms told
FSCS tells industry it needs to improve the ways it keeps clients in the know about the fina...
View ArticleThousands may be due inheritance tax rebate
Falling property prices could mean up to £90 million in IHT could be claimed back....
View ArticleErnie celebrates 55th anniversary of Premium Bond draws
More than £13.9 billion in prizes have been paid out since the first draw in 1957....
View ArticleTime running out for online traders to confess over unpaid tax
The HMRC amnesty for those making money from selling items on the internet expires on 14 Jun...
View ArticleNearly 3.5m Brits overpaid tax
Those affected should have paid 10% tax on their savings interest - but instead paid 20%.
View ArticleTaxman versus taxpayer disputes rise 20% in a year
The number of tax tribunals has hit a record level as taxpayers respond to 'aggressive' HMRC...
View ArticleHolidays? We're too worried about our jobs to take one
A quarter of British workers will not use all their annual holiday allowance this year.
View ArticleUK compensation culture needs 'urgent reform'
Three-quarters of Brits have had unsolicited approaches from claims management companies, says survey.
View ArticleThrow the book at law-breaking bankers, say Brits
As Barclays chairman Marcus Agius resigns over the rate-fixing scandal, consumers want law-breaking bankers to be penalised hard.
View ArticleSecond home owners in France hit by huge tax rises
Around 200,000 Brits who own holiday homes in France are reeling from the news that new president Francois Hollande is to increase their taxes massively.
View ArticlePassengers win as court allows compensation for flight delays
The European Court of Justice has ruled that passengers whose flights are delayed for more than three hours should be compensated for the inconvenience.
View ArticleSuperstorm Sandy throws up the importance of travel insurance
Any idea what to do if an airline cancels or delays your flight? Does having travel insurance make any difference or are all the costs covered by the airline?
View ArticleChild benefit loss could leave families £50K out of pocket
HMRC is starting to send letters to more than one million Child Benefit recipients where someone earns more than £50,000 a year, warning they could lose the benefit.
View ArticleWho would you pay more, a nurse or a footballer?
New figures have shown there is a huge pay gap between professions, with some making more in an hour than others would make in half a year.
View ArticleBroadband apathy costing Brits billions
Brits are throwing away billions of pounds in potential savings every year by failing to switch to new deals with other broadband providers, new research shows.
View ArticleTUC: Families to be biggest losers in new austerity plans
A new government austerity plan is set to cut funding to public services significantly by 2018, according to new figures from the Trades Union Congress.
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