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Retailers slashed petrol prices by more than 5p per litre during November. This is the biggest drop in fuel costs since January 2015, and is a sign that retailers are passing on savings made due to...

It turns out that young people who want to get onto the property ladder will have an easier time if their parents have property wealth themselves. Research from the Resolution Foundation has...

Between April and June this year, the government’s Help to Buy scheme recorded its busiest quarter since its launch five years ago. Newly released data has shown that 14,867 Help to Buy loan...

From 2 January 2019 the average UK rail fare will increase by 3.1%, affecting millions nationwide. Industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), announced the increase following 12 months of disruption...

A mortgage worth six times the applicant’s salary is being offered in the latest range of mortgage products by the Darlington Building Society. However, the specialist mortgage is only available to...

Ticket resale website Viagogo has been ordered to change the way it does business in a recent court ruling. After concerns were raised that Viagogo had been breaking consumer protection laws, the...

In April 2019 Ofcom will introduce a new price cap of £3.65 for 118 directory enquiry calls. Contacting a 118 number can currently cost the caller up to £20 for a 90-second phone call. Ofcom has been...

The wage increase has benefited 5 million workers since April 2018 without increasing unemployment. According to the Low Pay Commission’s 2018 Report, roughly 5 million workers above the age of 25...

There has been a 12% increase in the number of affordable homes available in the UK over the past year, according to new data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG)....

A year after its introduction, the First Time Buyers Relief has benefited 180,500 homebuyers.  Despite over 180,000 home buyers saving roughly £426m through First Time Buyers Relief, the “overall...