Bank of England has continued to hold UK interest rates at a record low of 0.5% and is not extending its quantitative easing programme (QE)... read more...

9,600 homes were repossessed in the UK in the first three months of the year, according to lenders... read more...

UK consumers continued their cautious approach to debt in March as demand for home loans and unsecured credit remained weak... read more...

The Bank of England has continued to hold UK interest rates at 0.5% and announced no change to its quantitative easing (QE) programme... read more...

The Co-operative Bank will raise its standard variable mortgage rate (SVR) by 0.5 percentage points from 1 May... read more...

Individual’s income tax personal allowance will increase by a further £1,100 in April 2013 to £9,205, Child Benefit will be withdrawn from households where someone has an income over £50,000 a year... read more...

A shortage of homes coming to market and interest rates not expected to rise for three to five years will support the housing market, says Council of Mortgage Lenders... read more...

The government is currently talking to the payday loans industry about whether its code of conduct needs tightening, with restrictions on the rolling over of debt... read more...

Virgin has issued a “take it or leave it” ultimatum, telling customers to accept the rises or pay off their balances... read more...

People who have had five years in a council house could receive a 35% discount, with an extra 1% for each added year up to a maximum of £75,000... read more...