2013

House prices recorded an annual increase this month for the first time in more than a year, with some areas of the UK showing strong signs of recovery, according to Nationwide.

Around 2.4 million families in England face an average hike in their council tax bills of £138 next week, according to an anti-poverty charity.

Coventry Building Society is closing its best buy cash Isa, so act now if you want to take advantage of the account, which currently pays 2.8% AER, with a 0.6% bonus for a year.

The Government has warned energy companies that the current cold weather is "no excuse" for putting up electricity and gas bills.

A minister from the Government department responsible for energy policy has insisted current high gas prices show "our market's working".

Travel companies must provide consumers with clear, transparent and timely information when advertising and selling flights and holidays, under new guidelines issued today.

Savers in Cyprus with under €100,000 (£85,000) have been spared from a Cypriot government tax by a last-minute EU deal.

Drivers will get a further boost tomorrow, as the big four supermarkets are cutting diesel prices for the second time in a fortnight.

Mortgage approvals for house purchases fell to their lowest level in seven months in February, industry figures showed today.

Households who try to get their council tax band lowered have been given a boost after the Government said it will push the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to consider appeals no matter when they are made. Currently, many people are wrongly turned away if they appeal more than six months after moving in.