IMF warns BoE over keeping UK interest rates high due to fixed-rate mortgages
Risk of declining consumption, house price falls and defaults as tighter policy finally has impact
Left stranded and humiliated by Eurostar’s new wheelchair ‘policy’
In Paris staff readily help a passenger using a wheelchair to and from a train, but not in London
‘A deeply broken system’: is it time England abandoned council tax?
In London, rates for Battersea power station’s £8m flats are still set with reference to its low-value past, and their rich owners pay less than householders in Hartlepool
Secret home insurance commissions raking in millions for landlords in England and Wales
Insurers have banked huge hidden payments for buildings cover over many years, experts say
Salary sacrifice: how British workers can take home more by getting paid less
Once a way to save money on a bike to work, the scheme is now a ‘life hack’ to lessen a tax bill or to qualify for free childcare
Premier Inn guests who faced ‘spider army’ fail to claim good night refund
Couple among those who say they have struggled to redeem on hotel chain’s ‘guarantee’ promising decent sleep
While we focus on Dominic West in a banned advert, the banks are short-changing us all
The fuss over an outlawed commercial threatens to obscure the fact that the industry is reaping record profits for a poorer service, says Hannah Dewhirst, head of campaigns at Positive Money
UK house prices fall for first time in six months amid more costly mortgages
Drop in March leaves average price of home at £288,430, says Halifax
Number of households seeking help over energy debt legal action doubles
Suppliers increasingly opting to take customer to court to recover unpaid bills, Citizens Advice says
Only 1,500 people compensated so far over prepayment meters, Ofgem says
Regulator says energy firms planning payments for another 1,000 customers after reviewing 150,000 forced installations
Trump Media saved in 2022 by Russian-American under criminal investigation
Exclusive: Trump’s social media company went public relying partly on loans from trust managed by person of interest to prosecutors
Taylor Swift among 141 new billionaires in ‘amazing year for rich people’
Combined assets of $14.2tn are more than the GDP of every country except China and the US
UK house prices fall for first time in three months amid ‘subdued’ market
Average price of home down 0.2% from February to March, to £261,142, says Nationwide
Rise in UK minimum wage leaves millions short of real living wage
Lowest-paid will be £1,000 short of the figure paid by some employers to reflect actual household costs
Household bills rise sharply despite easing energy costs
Rates for phone, broadband and water will increase from Monday and other increases are in the pipeline