Chancellor tells Conservative MP to ‘get real’ and that UK bond market changes similar to those in other countriesUK politics live – latest updatesRachel Reeves has told the Conservatives to “get...
Read MoreStudents are exempt during their course but as soon as they finish their final year they are liable to payFinal-year university students have been urged to check that they do not owe council tax for the last few weeks of their...
Read MoreUK debt advice charity warns that cost of living crisis and higher rents are pushing younger full-time workers into difficultiesA rising number of people in full-time work, including those in jobs such as nursing, have been...
Read MoreScheme to support first-time buyers that would appeal to young voters reportedly being considered by No 10Ministers could be at risk of fuelling a fresh house-price bubble, according to industry experts who have warned about a...
Read MoreRise in unsecured debt which includes car loans and unpaid utility bills shows fragility of national economic health, Labour saysBorrowing on the likes of credit cards and overdrafts will rise by £5,000 a household in the...
Read MoreStatements by PM may have undermined trust in government’s use of statistics, says regulatorThe head of the UK’s official statistics watchdog has challenged Rishi Sunak over his claim to have reduced public debt,...
Read MoreSuccess of Integrated Debt Services, a brainchild of Con-Lib coalition, comes amid scrutiny of sectorA company created to help the government chase unpaid fines, loans and council tax saw its profits rocket by 132% last...
Read MoreWhich? magazine survey divides UK population up into categories based upon how people are copingAre you “drained and desperate” or “affluent and apathetic”? The UK population is now deeply divided into...
Read MoreBank raises base rate to 5% and is predicted to go to 6% as pressure grows on government to interveneRishi Sunak’s pledge to ease the cost of living crisis is in tatters after the Bank of England was forced to raise...
Read MoreMove brings borrowing costs to highest level since April 2008 as Bank intensifies efforts to control inflationBusiness live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has raised interest rates by a half point to 5% as it...
Read MoreThe Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates again today, leaving millions of homeowners facing higher costs. Richard Partington reportsBritain’s inflation rate remained at 8.7% in figures released yesterday. It...
Read MoreShadow chancellor Rachel Reeves says party would force banks to take a range of steps to protect borrowersLabour has piled further pressure on Rishi Sunak to take action to help struggling mortgage holders as the Bank of England...
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