November 2011

BT will raise prices by up to 5% for millions of landline customers this Saturday.

The Government's plans to bring forward an increase in the state pension age to 67 have been met with dismay by elderly groups.

Lenders and estate agents say the Government could have helped first-time buyers by extending their stamp duty 'holiday' in yesterday's Autumn Budget Statement.

Online supermarket Ocado offers discounts to shoppers who pay for its 'Total Saving Pass' scheme giving customers up to 15% off certain items, but is it worth buying?

Halifax has launched what is believed to be the first ever 'rate for risk' 0% deal. While long term credit cards APRs normally vary with successful applicants' credit scores, until now 0% deals were fixed for all. It's feared if more firms go this way, it could set a worrying precedent for borrowers.

Regulated rail fares will rise by 6% in the new year, not the expected 8%.

Chancellor George Osborne announced he will uprate some working age state benefits by the planned 5.2%, in line with September's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation figure.

The Chancellor has announced he is scrapping the 3p fuel duty rise scheduled for early next year in a bid to help hard-pressed motorists.

The housing market has remained "surprisingly resilient" this month, Nationwide said today, as the average price of a property increased by 0.4% month-on-month.

Automatic pensions enrolment for small businesses is to be delayed a year, Pensions Minister Steve Webb said today.