Laura Purkess

THE government’s plan to get 80,000 young people on the housing ladder with a permanent mortgage guarantee scheme won’t work, new figures have revealed. Labour has pledged to make the p…

THOUSANDS of people have been told to pay back benefits – but they do not owe a penny, a Sun Money investigation has found. This week we reveal how repayment demands of up to £22,000 have been made…

SALZBURG, the home of Mozart and The Sound Of Music, sits in Austria’s beautiful Eastern Alps. While most of us associate the Alps with snow caps and skiing, this city makes an ideal summer holiday…

Q) I HAVE been trying to get compensation from Hays Travel after it cancelled our flight and rebooked us onto a much longer flight with a stopover, but it won’t budge. We booked a holiday for May t…

Q) I HAD a smart meter installed in May last year, but Octopus Energy continued billing me based on estimated readings. They admitted the mistake and offered to pay me compensation, but I chased fo…

SAVERS could be hit with a tax bill after being caught out with where they put their cash. The interest rates on cash savings accounts have risen steeply over the past few years, dragging millions …

Q) I BOUGHT a set of skylights from The Rooflight Centre for £4,001 in July – but it’s been a nightmare from start to finish. The company is refusing to refund me or replace them despite thre…

MILLIONS of people will get a bumper rise of £460 to their state pension next year, new figures show. Data published today revealed wages rose by 4% between May and July this year. The figures have…

THOUSANDS of savers may have permanently lost a retirement benefit they were legally entitled to for life following a huge pensions mix-up. Earlier this year, we revealed how some savers had been l…

TINY steps can add up to big savings for new mums and dads. In the first month of a newborn baby’s life, parents splash out an average of £500. But there are ways to spend less. Mel Hunter looks at…