City watchdog the Financial Services Authority has slammed
insurance firms who keep savers in the dark about their right
to buy decent pensions. In its strongest attack on the industry
yet, it has given them until December to clean up their act.
Pension savings are used at retirement to buy an annuity
which pays an income for life. But...
A dream holiday to Peru ended with a woman facing jail after
she was given counterfeit currency she believes may have been
supplied by Barclays...
Controversial sale and rent back firms are to be investigated
by the OFT amid fears of a growing consumer scandal. The Office of Fair Trading...
Estate agents are selling fewer homes than at any time since
records began in 1978. One told a survey he had 'no credit, no
confidence, no...
The country will face a £6bn a year shortfall in funding for
elderly and disabled people unless radical action is taken,
ministers are warning....
An explosion of 'garden grabbing' in London is revealed with a
third of new homes are being built on land that used to be
someone's garden. The...
Mortgage costs will continue to climb today even though the
Bank of England held interest rates steady at 5% yesterday. One of the biggest...
Millions of bank customers are being hit with higher current
account fees ahead of a possible cap on overdraft charges. An estimated 7m people...
One third of customers buying plane tickets online are being
ripped off or misled, the European Commission warned today. A report revealed...
The biggest casualties of the slump in the housing market are
sellers of £1m homes, estate agents said yesterday. Since last September their...
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