November 2011

British consumers are being ripped off by scams and frauds to the tune of almost £7 billion a year, but official arrangements to protect them are "incoherent and fragmented", a parliamentary report warns today.

Car supermarket Carcraft has had its wrists slapped and has been ordered to comply with the law after a watchdog found major problems in the way it sold vehicles and motor finance.

Workers in the UK will receive another below-inflation pay rise next year, with firms budgeting for a 3% increase, a new report predicted today.

The Government is facing two threats of legal action over its plans to halve the subsidies paid for domestic solar electricity.

Amazon customers can now get goods delivered to lockers in busy areas, which could stop shoppers having to take time off work to wait for deliveries.

The Government has responded to our e-petition for compulsory financial education in schools by stating it wants youngsters to be taught about money but without committing to compulsory lessons, in what's been described as "political waffle".

House prices rose by 1.2% last month as the property market continues to weather the economic storm, mortgage lender Halifax said today.

HSBC and First Direct customers have reported being unable to use their cards or access their accounts online this afternoon.

Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has this week been taken over by Yorkshire Building Society (YBS), which means big changes for many of its 420,000 customers.

Supermarkets have cut the price of petrol today, in one case to its lowest level since February.