Hargreaves Lansdown says it will accept private equity buyout offer
Investment fund supermarket has been offered £11.40 a share by trio of international investors
Rail season ticket use in Great Britain falls to record low
Number of rail trips using season tickets now 13%, down from 34% before the pandemic
Energy performance certificates are unreliable and need reform, says Which?
Investigation finds assessors providing inaccurate EPCs and unhelpful advice to homeowners
‘I was abused twice, first by my partner and then by my bank’
Charities are calling for more help for women trapped with mortgages they cannot change because they are controlled by an abusive partner
UK house prices remain near record high with little sign of election impact
Rightmove says demand from buyers up 5% with caution detected only among would-be sellers at top of market
How to reverse austerity? Scrap some of the tax-relief schemes worth £204bn
Even the HMRC doesn’t know if any of the 341 tax breaks promote economic growth – many merely line the pockets of company owners and the super-rich, writes Phillip Inman, economics editor
Jaguar Land Rover to spend £1m to help police stop car thefts
Funding for policing comes amid soaring insurance costs after Range Rovers hit by wave of crime
Will I need to spend a lot insulating my home to get a heat pump?
Many people fear the UK’s draughty old properties are too great a challenge for the technology
Co-op Bank customers voice anger as business payments taken twice
Some users say they were forced into overdrafts because past transactions were repeated
It’s game over after Axa raised my home insurance price by 70%
Every year its renewal goes up by about 20%, then we negotiate. But this year it is playing hardball
Vehicle damage claims in Wales fall 20% since speed limit cut to 20mph, says insurer
Campaigners say lower speeds reduce casualties but scheme has since been amended to give people more choice to rescind limits
Tax rises of £800 a year coming whoever wins UK election, thinktank finds
Neither Labour nor Tories have committed to axing already announced rises, Resolution Foundation warns
UK house prices stabilise as rising wages and consumer confidence steady market
Average price of a home dipped by 0.1%, says Halifax, bringing cost of typical property down to £288,688
Rachel Reeves under Labour pressure to raise capital gains tax to revive public services
After ruling out rises in VAT, income tax or national insurance, shadow chancellor said to be weighing other options to raise cash in an autumn budget
Minted: public rush to snap up valuable new King Charles banknotes
Some enthusiasts queued for hours outside of the Bank of England to get their hands on the new currency, while others withdrew it by chance