Calls for UK ban on pre-payment meter installations made under court warrants
End Fuel Poverty Coalition fears energy suppliers are using warrants to disconnect poorest ‘by the back door’
National Grid cancels plans to start emergency winter scheme
Operator had indicated it could ask consumers to start using demand flexibility service on Tuesday
FCA reveals £49m redress scheme for British Steel pensions
Financial advisers to pay about £45,000 a worker to 1,000 staff who received unsuitable advice
Christmas parcels: what are the last posting dates and best ways to send?
Post early to beat the deadlines – and, with Royal Mail strikes, this is not the year to wing it
UK homeowners forced to settle for below asking price, Zoopla says
Property website data shows housing market is slowing, with 44% less demand for homes and sellers accepting 3% below asking price
Retailers hope busy shopping period will reduce stock filling up warehouses
Improved delivery times from suppliers has caught out many big-name shops such as Marks & Spencer
UK households have cut energy consumption by 10%, say suppliers
E.ON reports up to 15% drop as Grant Shapps writes to firms saying customers cutting back on energy use should not face direct debit rise
A hundred UK companies sign up for four-day week with no loss of pay
Thousands of employees to be moved permanently to four days in policy described as ‘transformative’
Co-op boss to ration her children’s Christmas presents to avoid ‘excess’
One-gift rule recognises plight of those struggling with cost of living, says CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq
One in 10 UK teachers forced to do second jobs ‘to keep eating’ amid rising costs
Monthly pay does not cover basic outgoings, with many having to drive taxis, clean and do bar work in their spare time
Baby boom: why funding childcare properly will boost the UK economy
Britain has a labour shortage and parents who want to work: but the cost of childcare they need to do so often exceeds their pay
The Christmas show must go on: householders vow to keep the festive lights on
Soaring energy bills and cost of living crisis won’t deter yuletide light show enthusiasts but councils cut back
UK Black Friday off to muted start amid cost of living crisis
Number of shoppers on high streets up on last year but demand for home deliveries down 5%, say analysts
Ofgem unveils new energy rules but ‘fails to protect’ customer deposits
Regulator criticised because it will only ‘closely’ monitor suppliers’ use of credit balances
Demand for rental homes in UK up by 23% in a year, as rents hit record high
Competition among tenants for properties intensified by potential buyers delaying plans and lower supply of smaller homes