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Default limit will be cut to £5,000 a day in attempt to stop pandemic-fuelled rise in payment scamsNatWest customers will be able to set their own limit on how much can be transferred from their […]

Quarantine-free overseas holidays will be possible after 17 May, but what rights do you have if plans or rules change?

Figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show £8.4bn was lost in 2020-21.

Companies will be breaking the law if they delay or refuse refunds, warns the competition watchdog.

On The Beach says Covid system does not give enough confidence beyond a three-week windowOne of the UK’s largest online travel agents has stopped selling summer holidays, saying there is too much […]

It hit us with a huge demand and we daren’t turn on the heatingTogether Energy supplied our rented flat when we moved in, and we were told that if we transferred the existing account into our names […]

A slowdown in homes being put on the market in April is leading to higher prices, surveyors say.

A ban on property evictions will end on 31 May, the government has confirmed.

‘Britain Trump’ is riding high, thanks in part to a divided opposition. But unless his deeds match his words, it may not lastWhat is the difference between former US president Donald Trump and […]

Move to Dreamliners from 737s comes after firm’s bookings rise 182% since country placed on UK green list Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEurope’s largest travel […]

The cost of renting in some UK cities - particularly London - has fallen prompting a rise in demand.

Demi Skipper would like a new house, but she’s not buying one. Instead she’s planning a daring strategy of trades – and millions are following her journeyWhile many of us were still finding […]

Easy payment schemes such as Klarna make accruing debt from online shopping seem like a form of self-care I opened a PayPal credit account in January which I use to buy things secretly on the […]

It seems rogue sellers have used it to generate fake reviews I received a parcel from Amazon, a website I haven’t used for years. Several emails confirmed an order of three items, announced […]

A 73-year old will now receive £20,000 in pension arrears as a report suggests many thousands more miss out.

The BBC highlights ways to avoid fraud following a 44% rise in online shopping fraud during Covid.

In the UK more than two million people experience furniture poverty yet it’s rarely spoken about.

Shares in high-cost lender down by almost quarter after regulator’s U-turnRescue plans put forward by the high-cost lender Amigo Loans were thrown into doubt on Tuesday after a U-turn by the main […]

Wealth inequality will rise over the next decade unless death duties also increase, says thinktankCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageInheritance tax should become a larger […]

Business deposits also rise, showing reliance on cash despite shift online in Covid crisisSavers deposited record sums at Post Office branches in April, taking the total to more than £1bn for the […]

Almost 20 million users could be eligible for compensation, with £1.5bn damages soughtApple is facing a demand for billions of pounds of consumer compensation in a British lawsuit that accuses the […]

We follow up a complaint from a customer who was let down over a faulty Hotpoint fridge-freezerThanks to all of the readers who answered last week’s call for feedback on buying electrical […]

Whitechapel Bell Foundry dates back to 1570, and was the factory in which Big Ben and the Liberty Bell were made. But it shut in 2017 and a fight for its future has been raging ever sinceOn a […]

Legal action in the UK seeks compensation from Apple for high prices from a lack of competition.

Villagers are advised to be vigilant about Bradford and Birmingham, where scam hotspots are located.

Portugal is only major European ‘sun and sand’ destination on list of countries for quarantine-free travel Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNotorious crosswinds can […]

Extended stamp duty holiday led to fresh buying surge in April, says HalifaxCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHouse prices are rising at their fastest pace in five years […]

Provident Financial announces it is withdrawing from doorstep lending after 140 years.

Average house prices have climbed almost £20,000 in the last year, hitting a record high in April.

My brother and I have a further £131,000 to pay after parents’ house was left to usQ I wonder if you can help me. My brother and I have inherited my late parents’ house and due to the size of […]

Santander says it will not lend to the self-employed if they received government help in the past three monthsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageI desperately need some […]

Vaccine rollout used as a lure via email and text to harvest people’s personal information for fraudThe UK’s cybersecurity agency has taken down more scams in the last year than in the previous […]

Either partner can take up to 10 days’ leave after miscarriage, stillbirth or abortion in UK digital bank’s policyThe online bank Monzo has become one of the first UK companies to offer paid […]

We’ve all struggled with lockdown, but those on the lowest incomes have paid the biggest priceCovid-19 is a virus-driven public health crisis. But it’s also taking a big toll on our mental […]

A pandemic-inspired bidding frenzy has spurred residents to resist the invasionAs the longer-term psychological and social impacts of Covid begin to reveal themselves, one substantial group is […]

Criminals have been using social media – from dating sites to local community groups – to find, threaten and control people in debtLocal WhatsApp groups have been one of the silver linings of the […]