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House prices have risen 0.2% month-on-month in March and are set for a "modest increase" over 2013, Halifax said today.

Firms will no longer be able to charge excessive credit and debit card fees when new rules come into force tomorrow.

The Government must act quickly to stamp out confusion over its looming state pension shake-up, a committee of MPs warned today.

Around 15,000 savers with the UK arm of stricken Cypriot bank Laiki will have their deposits protected under British rules and will escape the Cyprus banking levy, it was announced today.

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.

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".

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.

Parents may be able to move cash from a Child Trust Fund (CTF) into a junior Isa (JISA) in future, the Government has announced in today's Budget.

Help for those struggling to afford a mortgage will be available over the coming months, Chancellor George Osborne announced today.