Rupert Jones

Rupert Jones Illustration: Mark Long There are a range of schemes geared towards helping first-time buyers. Here's the lowdown on the main ones.

Martin Lewis among those encouraging consumers to make a note so they do not overpay when cap reduced

From national insurance cuts to child benefit changes for the better – four big costs scheduled to shrink

New tax year means threshold for benefit charge linked to higher earnings rises to £60,000

The British Savings Bonds were announced by the chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, in the budget last month and went on sale this

Premier Inn's adverts say that a good night's sleep is “guaranteed”, but a couple have claim that any hope of that went out of the window when a “small army” of spiders began marching across the ceiling of their hotel room.

The government might be celebrating falling inflation, but higher prices for goods and services are here to stay

Lloyds Bank says more than 600 of its customers have been tricked by fraudsters so far

Borrowers urged not to panic as banks including Barclays, NatWest and HSBC readjust cost of loans

Credit card holders who make minimum repayments warned they could be in debt for years longer