January 2012

Households have been warned not to expect huge price falls if the big six energy firms cut costs.

The number of people seeking help from free debt advice agencies has risen in the last year, a new survey shows.

Almost a million taxpayers risk a £100 fine for filing their self assessment tax return late, so act soon.

Sir Richard Branson has vowed to improve British banking for customers during his visit to the first newly re-branded branch of Virgin Money.

Bank customers who were mis-sold paid-for current accounts can reclaim any money they've shelled out, watchdogs say.

Sports fans who no longer want their London 2012 Olympics or Paralympics tickets can sell them from today.

A record number of disputes regarding the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI) will need to be resolved over the next year, as banks and insurers have subjected customers to "delays and inconvenience", a finance watchdog warned today.

The UK's average house price fell by 1.3% in 2011 after a monthly decline of 0.9% between November and December, lender Halifax said today.

It could be tougher to get a mortgage over the next three months, a Bank of England survey of lenders has found.