Lenders expect mortgage demand to shrink in early 2025, Bank of England finds
Regulator must show its teeth over some practices by insurers
People’s Pension plans to invest up to £4bn into private market assets
House sales, prices and buyer inquiries increased in December – surveyors
Cost of pothole damage hits record high
Funeral costs reach record high as one in five families struggle to pay
Spain’s plans for property tax hike ‘will be a blow to buyers from UK’
Half of workers ‘have never considered increasing current pension contributions’
Rental reforms ‘to deliver on promise to transform lives of millions of tenants’
Rate gap between two and five-year fixed mortgages narrowest since 2023
This week marks debt tipping point when pay swallowed up by outgoings – survey
Post Office sees record of more than £1bn in cash withdrawals in December
Average house seller in 2024 ‘made £91,820 more than they originally paid’
Half of people with housing costs ‘starting 2025 worried about home or finances’
House sales fell back by 8% month-on-month in November – HMRC figures
More than two million train tickets to be discounted during sale next week
Households may face a further income squeeze, say experts
Women and 50-somethings ‘less likely than average to feel upbeat about finances’
Treasury Committee probes whether Lifetime Isa is still fit for purpose in 2025
Pension savers ‘plan to raise contributions and review retirement goals’ in 2025
35% of young adults ‘are concerned about their finances on a daily basis’
Nearly 25,000 people filed tax returns on first day of 2025
7% of people making money resolutions see them ‘hang in tatters’ a week later
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One in six recent divorces ‘delayed due to financial concerns’
Number of mortgage approvals made to home buyers dipped in November
Over a third of shoppers ‘searching for a holiday bargain in the January sales’
Less than a fifth of people have switched bank account in past year – survey
January sales warning issued to bargain hunters by major bank
First-time buyer numbers rebounded in 2024 from decade low, says society
Households urged to submit energy readings amid forecast of further rises ahead
Households urged to submit energy readings as further price rises forecast
Queen Mother and Red Arrows feature on new Royal Mint coin designs for 2025
Monzo launches first automated 1p savings challenge for 2025
Proportion of Londoners buying homes outside capital drops – study
Nearly a quarter of people ‘have already booked overseas holidays for 2025’
Research reveals size of ‘Christmas hamper’ for retirees on different incomes
Cynical scammers set to strike during Christmas week, Santander UK warns
Quarter of 18 to 34-year-olds ‘expect cost of Christmas to put them into debt’
Cash is king among Gen-Zs hoping for financial gifts this Christmas – survey
Nigel Farage ‘hasn’t got a clue’ how to fix the economy, says Rachel Reeves
Direct Line launches new motor insurance products on price comparison website
Pensioners urged not to miss key winter fuel payment deadline on Saturday
Base rate hold is ‘not the early Christmas present that many would have wanted’
Tips and gadgets to help you save water after bills increase
Starmer accused of betraying Waspi women as he rules out vote on compensation
Rachel Reeves says compensation for Waspi women would not be fair to taxpayers
66% of young investors ‘take less than 24 hours to make investment decisions’
Waspi women will not receive compensation, Government confirms
Annual jump of 25% in personal insolvencies in England and Wales in November
Loneliness at Christmas puts people at risk of scams, campaign warns
Over half of APP scams last year ‘carried out by fraudsters using social media’
Choice of cash savings deals reached highest level on website’s records
Ticket sales spike on Oasis release while second-hand spending climbs – Monzo
Fact check: Savers have long had to pay tax if earning more than £1,000 interest
Reeves says towns risk becoming ‘banking deserts’ as she sticks to hubs target
100th banking hub launches to help protect cash access
Santander UK cuts rates across more than 70 mortgage products
Hundreds targeted in multimillion-pound bogus timeshare payback scheme
