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£463m in fines for missing tax return deadline

BRITONS are set to waste £463m this year through fines for late and inaccurate tax returns, research showed yesterday. Read

Surfing net for insurance may save 26%

Surfing net for insurance may save 26%

SHOPPING around for insurance online can cut the annual cost of cover by more than a quarter, according to a consumer group. Read

UK tax system ‘penalises married couples’

The UK tax system is anti-family and leaves married couples facing higher tax bills than counterparts in other developed countries, a study claimed yesterday. Read

End of ‘live now, pay later’ culture?

MORTGAGE lenders are adopting a more cautious approach in the face of the housing market slowdown, according to a financial information group. Read

A third of Britons fail to pay into a pension scheme

NEARLY half of Britons expect to be able to fund their current lifestyle during retirement, but one in three is failing to save any money into a pension, new research shows. Read

Call for warning about savings rates

Consumers should be warned when introductory savings rates are due to come to an end so their money is not left in low paying accounts, the UK’s biggest building society said yesterday. Read

Credit card customers plan to transfer debt

AN estimated 2.6 million consumers plan to transfer credit card debt run up over Christmas to a new card this month, according to the latest research. Read

Credit-crunch fails to put off buy-to-let investors

BUY-TO-LET landlords remain confident despite the global credit crunch, figures have shown. Read

Bubble bursting in trendy apartments market

TRENDY city-centre apartments could become millstones around the necks of young professionals who snapped them up during the house-price boom. Read

Counsellors braced for credit-bingers’ January alarm calls

DEBT charities are bracing themselves for a flood of calls after Christmas as overstretched borrowers find they can no longer keep up with their repayments. Read

Xmas dinner cost up £2 on last year’s £14

SHOPPERS have been warned they face rising prices of some festive foods this Christmas. Read

Concern over Christmas Eve pensions rush

THE Government has come under fire for failing to make better arrangements for elderly people to collect their pensions over Christmas. Read

‘Isas have encouraged people to save’

THE Government has said its tax-free Individual Savings Accounts (Isas) had encouraged people to save, with one in three people now holding one of the accounts. Read

‘Appetite’ for mortgages fixed for 10 years

THERE needs be a major policy intervention by the Government if consumers are going to take out long-term fixed rate mortgages in large numbers, a trade body said yesterday. Read

How much cash do you need to retire?

HALF of Britons admit they have no idea how much money they need to save in order to have a comfortable retirement, new research shows. Read

Card aids homes to be energy efficient

BARCLAYCARD has announced plans for a product that will help people meet the costs of making their home more environmentally friendly. Read

Extra charges on the cards for borrowers

THE cost of credit card borrowing looks set to rise as lenders struggle to recoup lost profits, a report warns today. Read

Guide offers elderly Christmas cash advice

One in four older people are worried about the pressure to spend money over Christmas, a survey showed yesterday. Read

Smart meters a ‘first critical step’ to cut energy bills

INSTALLING so-called smart meters in homes could reduce the amount of energy people use and help in the fight against climate change, a report said today. Read

Relatives fail to get advice over care fees

MORE than a third of older people have put a friend or relative into residential care, but nearly half failed to get any advice when they did so, a survey showed today. Read

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