The move is one of a series of measures being unveiled to help vulnerable and elderly people with their fuel bills.
The proposals will see assistance given to households to improve their energy efficiency, cut costs and ensure they are on the best value tariff with their gas and electricity providers.
But campaigners criticised the plan […]
Simon Lambert, consumer expert at This is Money, replies: As diesel cars have become more refined over the past decade, drivers have flocked to them.
The engines have lower emissions, are more efficient and often as powerful as their petrol equivalent.
But the cost of diesel has risen substantially, far outstripping that […]
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The bank will launch two new accounts that charge a flat £8 for each transaction once a customer goes beyond the agreed overdraft limit, compared with the current £35 fee.
It comes after High Street banks lost the first stage of a High Court battle over the legality of hefty overdraft and other fees. The […]
Building society Nationwide said house prices fell 2.5% in May - the largest monthly fall since it started taking figures in January 1991.
It was the seventh monthly drop in a row, making it the longest consecutive period of decline since 1992. It left prices 4.4% lower than a year ago, the biggest […]
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I recently received an e-mail in which a reader asked how to improve his credit score. This reader question is why I recently wrote about how FICO credit scores are determined and how to improve your credit score. It was easier to write a couple articles explaining the details, then answer his question. I think […]
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