Comment:Despite prices rising in the capital by 10% in a year, government can do more to resolve the chronic housing shortage
Author: Rob Lewis
This Is Money: Millionaire Show Makes Carrott £17m
Comedian Jasper Carrott today emerged as one of the biggest winners of Who Wants To be a Millionaire? as he sold his stake in the business in a £112m deal.
MoneyExpert: Tesco: Christmas Is “financial Burden” For 22% Of People
Some 22% of consumers admit that they find the Christmas period a “financial burden”, according to the findings of new research.
MoneyExpert: Consumers Protest Over Credit Card Charges
A protest is set to take place outside the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT’s) headquarters this Friday.
This Is Money: Buy-to-let Prisons On The Way
John Reid is to beg the public to buy shares in new prisons after failing to secure funding from the Treasury
This Is Money: China Gold Move Puts Heat On Dollar
Sterling moved within touching distance of $2 today, as the US dollar continued to weaken against the pound, yen and euro
This Is Money: £175bn ‘cost Of Long-life Pensions’
The shortfall in Britain’s company pension funds could be £175bn larger than official estimates as people live longer, it is claimed
This Is Money: Royal Mail’s ‘first Class’ Service
Doubts were raised last night about figures published by Royal Mail showing a record-breaking performance delivering first-class post
This Is Money: £1.2m Fund To Tackle Loan Sharks
Moves to crack down on loan sharks will be stepped up today with the creation of specialist enforcement teams to combat illegal lending
This Is Money: Bank Governor: Families Face Debt Crisis
Rising debts are causing ‘serious’ problems for the families involved but not yet weighing on economic growth, according to the Bank of England governor10 steps to get out of debt