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Payment protection rules delayed
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:42:30 GMT
The Financial Services Authority is delaying its plans to combat the mis-selling of payment protection insurance. |
Npower will cut gas bills by 7%
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:33:32 GMT
Energy company Npower is to cut domestic gas bills by 7% from 26 March, following price cuts by other suppliers. |
'Sharp cut' in pensions deficit
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:36:52 GMT
A sharp cut has been reported in the deficit of final salary pension schemes in the private sector, figures show. |
'Low morale' hits tax authority
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:21:44 GMT
Low morale and poor leadership is affecting performance at HM Revenue and Customs, a report by MPs says. |
House price rises 'to ease off'
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:07:39 GMT
Further rises in house prices may be held back by more properties coming onto the market, surveyors have said. |
E.On is latest to cut gas prices
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:56:06 GMT
E.on says it will cut gas bills by 6% from 31 March, saving almost two million customers an average of £42 a year. |
Mortgages 'more easily available'
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:31:53 GMT
The number of mortgage deals on offer to borrowers rose by 6% in the past month, according to Moneyfacts. |
Elgar £20 note to be phased out
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:23:23 GMT
The £20 note featuring composer Sir Edward Elgar is to be withdrawn from circulation by the Bank of England in June. |
Retail sales rebound in February
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:02:19 GMT
Retail sales bounced back in February after a tough January on the High Street, the latest figures show. |
Building societies discuss merger
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:54:27 GMT
The Coventry Building Society is discussing the possibility of merging with the Stroud and Swindon.
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Fixed-rate energy deals 'unfair'
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:12:09 GMT
Millions of energy customers lose out on price cuts as they are locked into "unfair" fixed tariffs, a consumer website says. |
Virgin Money to charge customers
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:13:22 GMT
Virgin Money says it will charge customers a fee for current accounts when the firm launches banking services later this year. |
Metro Bank gets official go-ahead
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:30:43 GMT
A proposed new High Street bank, Metro Bank, has been given a banking licence by the Financial Services Authority. |
Think-tank calls for VAT change
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:25:23 GMT
Politicians should consider imposing VAT on food, children's clothes and household gas and electricity, a think-tank says. |
Scottish and Southern cuts bills
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:33:21 GMT
Scottish and Southern Energy will cut its gas bills for domestic customers by 4% from 29 March, the company announces. |
UK house prices drop by 1.5%
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:04:04 GMT
UK house prices recorded their first monthly fall since June, with a 1.5% drop in February, according to the Halifax. |
Tesco backs online estate agent
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:18:27 GMT
A cheap online estate agency service is being launched with the backing of the Tesco supermarket group. |
Faulty goods 'costing consumers'
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:38:01 GMT
Faulty goods cost UK consumers £78 a year each - or nearly £5,000 in a lifetime - because people are too worried about returning them. |
Deal struck over agency workers
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:24:01 GMT
Thousands of temporary workers at firms supplying Asda will get pay rates equal to permanent workers after a deal on working conditions. |
Tax dodgers revealed from 1 April
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:00:41 GMT
Tax cheats will be named and shamed by HM Revenue from 1 April, if they have dodged more than £25,000 of tax. |
