Overly optimistic sellers increased their asking prices by 1.7% in April but potential buyers continued to stay away from the market, leading to a glut of unsold homes.
A major building society has been fined £1.4 million and must pay £51 million compensation to customers after it mis-sold investment products in collapsed firm Keydata Investment Services.
A mammoth 150,000 people have already checked if they're entitled to benefits just 48 hours after MoneySavingExpert.com launched a wide-ranging benefits check-up tool.
The Office of Fair Trading has today launched a market study into extended warranties for electrical goods such as televisions, washing machines and computers.
14 April 2011
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