UK’s poorest have borne brunt of cost of living crisis, says thinktank

‘Deep-scarring effects’: Living standards for hardest hit won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2027, report predicts

Vodafone and Three merger proposal isn’t as awful as it appears

Regulator should be pragmatic as three big players might provide more genuine competition

We’re fast approaching the era of the trillionaire. What can we do to stop it?

In the fight for a balanced economy and healthier democracy, the increasing power of the ultra-rich is a calamity we cannot afford, says the writer Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

UK’s credit unions face uncertain future amid cost of living crisis

The small cooperatives have found themselves at a crossroads, with concerns over governance and consolidation threats

Bank agrees payout over mortgages that ‘ruined lives’

Out-of-court settlement reached with law firm acting for customers who have been left owing big sums

Water firms in England and Wales urged to invest profits in cutting bills

Suppliers expected to charge average 6% more from April despite public anger at underinvestment and sewage dumping

UK house prices rise at strongest rate in a year

Though rapid rebound is unlikely, outlook for property market ‘is a little more positive’, says Nationwide

Debt ‘breathing space’ requests rose 25% last year in England and Wales

Number increased to 88,390 under scheme brought in during pandemic to help people struggling with bills

Foxtons boss Guy Gittins: ‘We absolutely don’t welcome 20% rent increases’

The chief executive who cut his teeth in the estate agency’s sharp-suited, hard-pushing heyday worries today’s letting market is ‘terrible for tenants’

Buying bigger packs may not get best deal in UK supermarkets, says watchdog

Stores should make pricing for each unit clearer, says Competition and Markets Authority

Money matters: why museums could help Britain’s poor financial literacy

Shelving of plans to revamp Bank of England Museum puts spotlight on uphill task of expanding financial education

HSBC fined £57m over ‘serious’ deposit protection failings

Regulator says bank failed to properly implement Financial Services Compensation Scheme

Millions of BT customers could get up to £400 as ‘overcharging’ lawsuit begins

Legal action claims provider used market dominance to levy excessive prices for landlines

Millions of households in England ‘will still be in fuel poverty by end of decade’

About 3m households affected because of government missing home energy efficiency targets, study finds

Off-peak tube and rail fare trial to start on Fridays in London

Three-month scheme to try to tempt back passengers since Covid lockdowns will begin in March