First-time buyers: how to pick a mortgage and the best UK deals

Trying to choose between a fixed rate and a tracker, or thinking about getting help from family? Here are the options

Poverty is deepening in modern Britain – but will economic growth be the solution?

Official figures will trouble Rishi Sunak during an election year as millions found to be struggling

Nationwide members deserve a vote on Virgin deal – but won’t get one

With the £2.9bn acquisition having big sway over its future, owners should have a say, but democractic governance is blocked

Thousands of UK women owed pension payout after ombudsman’s Waspi ruling

Manner in which state pension age was raised upended many retirement plans, but DWP has indicated it will not pay compensation

Have you passed on a decent job offer because of unaffordable housing?

We’d like to hear from people who decided not to take up a job offer because they could not find affordable housing close enough to the workplace

Nationwide agrees £2.9bn deal to take over Virgin Money

Richard Branson has already indicated he will back takeover that will require the agreement of the group’s shareholders

Want to get rich quick? Business influencers have some new advice – and it’s terrible

Wannabe business moguls suggest we should all outsource our work to countries where cheap labour is easily available. Sound familiar, asks Arwa Mahdawi

UK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price?

From milk to pasta and bicycles to vet bills, how the cost of everyday things varies

‘Sneaky’ fees add up to 25% to UK music ticket prices, says Which?

Consumer body calls for a crackdown on ‘bewildering’ range of extra charges at big ticketing sites

UK watchdogs say they will take action against ‘threatening’ debt collectors

Joint letter from regulators targets finance and utility sectors for volume and tone of correspondence to vulnerable customers

Record 6.7m people in Britain are in financial difficulty, warns debt charity

Surge in requests for help reported as nearly 30% of 18- to 24-year-olds miss three or more credit or bill payments

Nationwide faces mounting calls to give members say on Virgin Money takeover

Experts question if ‘bigger is better’ and whether members should be consulted on the £2.9bn deal

Millions more in cash needed to fund UK’s open-banking watchdog

Exclusive: £10m needed for regulator charged with developing tools to thwart financial crime and protect consumers

‘Negative budgets’: cost of living crisis could lose the Tories dozens of seats

Research finds that in 85 Tory-held seats the number of people with negative budgets is higher than the Tory majority

Get a railcard and ditch season tickets: how to beat the rail fare rises

The best tips and tricks for getting the lowest possible fares in England and Wales