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The recent run of house price falls have wiped out most of the gains seen to property values during the past year, figures show today.

UK household spending has fallen for the first time in almost a decade, the Office for National Statistics said today.

House prices fell for the fifth month in a row during November as demand from potential buyers dropped at its fastest pace for nearly two years, research shows today.

Energy suppliers are to be investigated in the wake of consumer price hikes after the industry watchdog discovered profit margins soared 38%.

The freezing temperatures in parts of the UK have triggered the first cold weather payments this winter, the Government has announced.

Discount chain Poundland plans to open 50 new stores next year and is considering online trading in an expansion fuelled by the recession, it says.

Train travellers will face mid-winter misery in January when train fares rise by an average of 6.2%.

The price of diesel at the pumps has returned to around its highest level of the year, the AA says.

New sellers knocked nearly £7,500 off their asking prices during the past month as the housing market continued to stagnate, research indicated today.

Tough new welfare rules will strip unemployed claimants of benefits for up to three years if they refuse to work, it was announced today.

Motorists could face double digit price hikes in car insurance costs for the foreseeable future, experts have warned.

House prices will edge ahead by 2% next year but property values will be 16% higher by the end of 2014, an economics consultancy predicted today.

The Government has opted against setting up a state-backed Post Office Bank because it would be too time-consuming and expensive, ministers have announced.

Restricting the interest rates lenders can charge could drive vulnerable consumers into the arms of illegal loan sharks, a trade body warns.

House prices rose at their fastest rate for 18 months in October after a steep drop during the previous month, figures show today.

Students could pay up to £9,000 a year in tuition fees from 2012, three times the current amount, ministers confirmed today.