Petrol sank towards 80p a litre this week, the cheapest since April 2005.
Tesco started a price war by slashing 3p from the cost of unleaded, making it 82.9p a litre at its filling stations.
It cut diesel to 94.9p, the least expensive in more than a year, with Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons likely to follow […]
Some building societies are failing to live up to their promises to help savers survive the credit crunch.
Many of them offer pathetic rates of interest even though they have imposed a collar on their mortgage rates in order to save money.
Nationwide became the latest building society to announce its intention to […]
In a bid to steal customers away from its High Street rivals, the bank has said it will give £100 to those who sign up for its free Premier and paid for Premier 50 accounts from Monday.
Those taking out the Premier account will also get free annual multi-tip European travel insurance, while those opting […]
A further 2.2% decline in prices in December compounded the worst year ever for the Halifax house price index since its inception in 1983.
The average home began the year worth £197,074, according to Halifax. By December 2008 it was worth £159,896. Halifax's three-month annual comparison showed house prices falling annually by 16.2% but […]
By Linsey Knerl
It’s a beautiful New Year, with many opportunities to save and prosper.
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