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October 2016

Plans to allow retired savers to sell their retirement annuities have been shelved by the Government.
18 October 2016
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.
18 October 2016
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.
18 October 2016
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.
17 October 2016
A number of holidaymakers who have booked with major online travel agent Alpharooms have reported turning up to hotels booked through the site only to be forced to pay again or seek alternative accommodation because their rooms hadn't been paid for.
17 October 2016
Thousands of GB Energy Supply customers have been slapped with eye-watering price hikes after the gas and electricity supplier cranked up its standard variable tariff by an average of 30%.
14 October 2016
HM Revenue & Customs contractor Concentrix has told MPs that up to 95% of tax credit claimants who have so far appealed against their payments being cut have had the decision successfully overturned.
14 October 2016
I'll never forget three women coming to speak to me, by chance one after another, after an Ideal Home Show talk. All were in their 40s-50s, all had lost their husbands in the last few months, and all were desperate: "I'm in dire straits, where do I start?"
14 October 2016
If you're flying on budget airline Ryanair, from next month you'll have to pay a fee if you want to check in more than four days before you fly.
14 October 2016
Customers with a John Lewis Partnership credit card have been struggling to pay off their bills online this week after a scheduled weekend outage overran by several days – but the firm has now promised to refund late payment charges for those affected.
14 October 2016

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