2016

People experiencing money troubles could soon benefit from up to a year's 'breathing space' from the drivers of worsening debt if new legal proposals get the go-ahead.

A credit finance company launched a legal bid to have one of its customers imprisoned after he defaulted on his car payments and then failed to comply with a court order demanding the vehicle's return.

Eligibility checks for travel insurance sold as part of packaged bank accounts have improved after the introduction of stricter regulations, according to the financial watchdog, but more must be done to improve checks for other forms of insurance.

Just over 1% of the 70 million active current accounts in the UK were switched in the first nine months of this year – although thousands more people switched banks than in the same period in 2015.

Around 750,000 customers with mortgage payment shortfalls have overpaid when trying to clear their arrears, according to the financial watchdog – with those affected due to be reimbursed hundreds of pounds.

The last bastions of decent interest rates - high interest accounts - are disappearing fast. Lloyds, First Direct, HSBC, M&S and TSB have all followed Santander's lead and decided to cut their rates, either immediately or in the next few months. Plus Halifax has also slashed its monthly reward.

Plans to allow retired savers to sell their retirement annuities have been shelved by the Government.

One million couples have successfully claimed the Government's marriage tax allowance, but another 3.2 million eligible couples have so far failed to lodge a claim that could net them £100s, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

The rising cost of clothing, hotel stays and petrol has fuelled the highest rate of UK inflation in almost two years – but there remain ways you can cut your costs.

House hunters would rather purchase a property that had previously been a drug den or a brothel than buy a home that didn't have access to high-speed broadband, according to a poll of MoneySavingExpert.com users.