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House prices saw their biggest year-on-year growth in more than two years during February, Halifax reported today.

Consumer campaigners want a clampdown to clean up the "irresponsible" credit industry after finding nearly a quarter of people who take out expensive payday loans are using them to plug other debts.

Lloyds Banking Group's bill for mis-selling payment protection insurance (PPI) has risen by another £1.5 billion.

Britain's biggest building society is urging the Government to use next month's Budget to double the amount hard-pressed savers can place into cash Isas.

More than 40% of local authorities across England will increase council tax bills, despite Government calls to freeze them, a survey has revealed today.

British Gas has revealed an 11% increase in profits today, just months after hiking customer tariffs.

Half of consumers feel their energy company is poor value for money, untrustworthy and is not transparent enough, according to a survey.

Consumers should prepare for higher energy prices as power plants close, foreign gas supplies shrink and demand continues to increase, energy regulator Ofgem has warned.

Petrol prices have soared by 5p a litre in just over a month, according to the AA.

Private rent prices have fallen for the third month in a row as more first-time buyers are getting mortgages, a new report says.

Bills for long-term public and private care in old age are to be capped at £75,000 in England, in a £1 billion move to be funded by dragging more people into the inheritance tax net.

Inflation rose to 3.3% last month, largely due to rising alcohol prices, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) announced today.

EDF had the most complaints of the big six energy companies at the end of last year, according to figures demanded by regulator Ofgem.

Month-on-month house prices fell in January, although quarterly prices have seen their biggest price increase in three years, Halifax said today.

Barclays has set aside a further £600 million for refunding customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).

The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales will increase by 3.5% over the next year, regulator Ofwat said today.