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House prices have recorded a monthly fall of 1%, as the ending of a first-time buyer stamp duty concession is likely to have dampened the market, a study said today.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Natwest are restricting new interest-only mortgages to people earning at least £50,000 a year.

The UK economy shrank by more than previously thought in the final quarter of 2011, official figures revealed today.

The price of petrol has broken through the 140p a litre barrier for the first time.

Families are £10 a week worse off than they were a year ago and face a third year of real incomes being eroded, a study warned today.

Some drivers will have to change or quit their jobs if August's planned fuel duty increase goes ahead, an AA/Populus survey showed today.

Every taxpayer is to receive a personal statement spelling out what the Government is spending their tax on.

Lower electricity and gas bills helped drag the overall rate of inflation down last month, official figures showed today.

The Isa savings system should be revitalised to help shelter beleaguered savers and struggling first-time buyers from taxation, campaigners have said.

The adult rate of the minimum wage will rise later this year by 11p to £6.19 an hour, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today.

The rush by first-time buyers to beat a stamp duty holiday deadline has triggered a short-term dip in rents, a lettings network said today.

Nearly a quarter of above-average income earners in their 40s and 50s have been forced to switch to buying value or own-label brands to make ends meet, a study suggested today.

"Complicated" restrictions on the Government's scheme to support the millions of workers who will be automatically placed into workplace pensions must be removed to ensure its success, MPs warned today.

Squeezed consumers searching for the best deals face a "major risk" of being sold financial products they do not need, the finance watchdog warned today.

House prices are falling, but more homes are being sold, property professionals say in a new report.

A scheme designed to provide a helping hand to home buyers shut out of the housing market will launch today.