HMRC sends in the heavies fo...

February 01, 2011

HM Revenue & Customs will arrange for debt collectors to let loose on taxpayers to recover around £1.5bn of outstanding taxes and other money owed. The actual purge might find the collectors...

11 million use credit cards...

February 01, 2011

Christmas can be an expensive time.  Research from American Express in late 2009 found that the average British family spends £469 on the festive period whilst a survey from a leading money...

Scam alert over bogus offers...

February 01, 2011

Scammers are conning one in 20 people to part with cash by bombarding homes by phone, mail and online by duping them with fake offers. Consumer champions the Office of Fair trading has set up a ‘...

Government patience snaps wi...

January 31, 2011

If you have tried to get onto the housing ladder in the last few years, you will know how tough it is.  The average age of a first time buyer in the UK is now 37 and after recent figures showed t...