August 2012

Troubled hotel chain Travelodge has moved to reassure customers bookings are safe after it announced it will offload 10% of its hotels.

Santander has seen a big improvement in customer satisfaction but that hasn't stopped it maintaining the unwanted ignominy of being the worst of the major banks for customer service, in a poll of MoneySavingExpert.com users.

Orange and T-Mobile's owner is set to steal a march on its rivals after being given the go-ahead to launch superfast mobile internet on the 4G network.

Savings rates for new customers have been tumbling since since the beginning of June, a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation reveals. This makes it more important than ever to search for the best rate amid plummeting returns.

House sellers dropped asking prices by the biggest percentage recorded for August as would-be buyers became engrossed in the Olympics.

The AA has warned the cost of fuel is likely to soar at the pumps, due to rising oil prices.

Rents soared to a new high last month, with "fierce competition" from frustrated would-be home buyers continuing as the market enters its summer peak, a study said today.

Some Hotel Chocolat customers have had payments taken from their accounts this month for purchases made a year ago.

Students heading to university this autumn can expect to spend an average £9,250 a year on the cost of living, according to research published on the day A Level results come out.