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Outlook for housing market gloomy as lending falls

Consumers hoping to get on the property ladder this year may struggle to secure mortgages after official figures show that…

Personal insolvencies predicted to hit 10,000 a month in 2008

An estimated 10,000 people will declare themselves insolvent every month this year with at least of third of those between now…

Pension gulf widening between public and private sector

Public sector workers are getting better pension deals than their private sector counterparts as more private firms abandon…

First-time buyers priced out of 96% of towns

First-time buyers are at their lowest levels since 1980 having been priced out of 96% of towns across the country.

Friends Provident blocks redemptions on property fund

Investors in the Friends Provident property fund will now have to wait six months if they want to cash in their investment,…

A&L launches same-day access loan

Alliance and Leicester has launched a personal loan that allows customers to get their hands on the cash the same day they…

Drivers urged to challenge unfair parking fines

Which? is urging drivers to keep challenging unfair parking fines after its investigations found many are overturned at appeal…

Mortgage lending plummets as market slowdown hits home

Mortgage lending dropped by £2.8 billion between October and November as the housing market slowdown continued to take its…

MasterCard told to scrap cross-border fees

Consumers could save as much as £7bn a year after MasterCard was told to ditch the fees it charges on cross-border payments.

January interest rate cut on the cards

An interest rate cut could be on the cards in January after official data revealed inflation remained stable in November.…

Top broadband providers revealed

Suppliers offering the most consistent broadband speeds throughout 2007 have been announced by comparison site, Broadbandchoices…

Spammers target shoppers desperate for Wii

Shoppers desperate to get their hands on this year’s must have gift – the Nintendo Wii – are being warned not to respond to…