L&G warns housebuilding drive needs decade to tackle housing crisis at current pace

Group taps Greater Manchester Pension Fund to boost coffers but warns push for affordable homes must move faster

‘I’d be better off if I hadn’t been to uni’: UK graduates tell of lives burdened by student loans

Tactics for dealing with unaffordable student loan repayments include range from taking low-paid work to taking a second job, and even to remortgaging a home

Energy customers urged to switch to beat winter fuel payments changes

UK suppliers’ new fixed-rate tariffs could keep household bills down – and beat forecast energy cap rise

Don’t be fooled by the interest rate cut – higher rates are here to stay

Mortgage payers and business owners vainly hope cut to 5% signals return to pre-pandemic era of cheap borrowing

‘I can’t stand being cold’: older people on losing winter fuel payments

Some pensioners plan to cut back on heating after government removes benefit entitlement for nearly 10 million people

Insurance boss issues warning over using pensions to drive UK growth

Government must defuse ‘ticking timebomb’ of people not saving enough for retirement, says Royal London CEO

How will Bank of England interest rate cut affect my finances?

From mortgages to savings and from loans to credit cards, we look at impact of quarter-point cut to base rate

Breaking the bank: are Hollywood stars getting paid too much?

Robert Downey Jr’s return to the Marvel universe will make him the highest-paid actor in the industry but post-strikes, should A-listers be taking all the cash?

Australia’s inflation rise could light the fuse on an early election

The government’s popularity may pivot on Wednesday’s CPI figures and a pre-Christmas poll would be a prospect if it viewed the RBA’s job was done

UK house prices expected to rise over second half of year, says Zoopla

Larger number of homes for sale will help push up prices by 2%, says property portal

UK politics: Winter fuel payments to be restricted as Reeves says there is £22bn spending shortfall – as it happened

Chancellor suggests budget, on 30 October, will involve tax rises and cuts to spending and benefits

Ofcom clamps down on millions of scam ‘spoofed number’ calls from abroad

Regulator gives phone companies six months to identify and block calls that falsely display a UK number

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