Car parts shortage leaves drivers in limbo as makers ‘put sales first’

Motorists are waiting months for repairs, or having cars written off, because replacement parts apparently cannot be found. But are they just being fobbed off?

How to start a pension if you’re self-employed in the UK

It can be daunting but it is important to begin somewhere so you can top up a state pension

My disabled son’s solo holiday plan was derailed by Eurostar

He was trying to go abroad without us for the first time, but Eurostar said no to his vital mobile hoist

Trade groups demand Ofgem tackle energy brokers ‘ripping off’ small firms

Regulator urged to expose the hidden commission fees middlemen charge that inflate company bills

Bank rule changes after Nigel Farage furore could tip off criminals, say experts

Plans to make closure of accounts more transparent may ‘undermine’ measures against money laundering

UK car insurance: insider tips on how to save money

From the best time to renew and using comparison sites to choosing a black box policy

‘Skimpflation’: how supermarkets reduce the quality of what you buy

As well as raising prices and cutting pack sizes, chains are quietly downgrading ingredients

UK drivers shocked as car insurance costs soar by up to 90%

The price of petrol and diesel may have dropped but households are being hit by another rising cost

Credit cards: new UK rules could mean end of O% interest deals

Regulations could allow wider access to online-only bank accounts – but no-fee balance transfer deals may have to go

Soap sales halve as UK shoppers cut back on hygiene products

Handwash and bubble bath sales also fall in first six months of 2023, with cost of living blamed

Private rents outside London have risen by a third in four years, data shows

Rightmove says average advertised rent in Great Britain is at all-time high of £1,231 a month outside the capital

Farage affair is ‘a monumental PR disaster’ for exclusive bank Coutts

Private lender’s reputation is at risk after decision to cut ties with former Ukip leader and comments about him

Hope for homebuyers as rates fall on UK fixed mortgage deals

Small drops in average rates for two- and five-year fixed mortgages follow easing of inflation rate in June

What are the UK rules on access to banking and how are disputes settled?

Everyone has a right to a basic account but banks can deny customers additional services

Nigel Farage has a point. Coutts should explain itself

Bank for wealthy says it wants clients who are ‘disrupters and challengers’, but seems to find some less tolerable without the cash