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RBS offers to delay repossessions
The Royal Bank of Scotland will allow defaulting customers six months' grace before taking any legal action against them.
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Big-ticket items see cut in VAT
Shoppers are likely to get the benefit of lower VAT rates when buying big-ticket items, BBC research suggests.
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Premium Bond prize numbers tumble
Interest rate cuts by the Bank of England have led to a rapid decline in the number of Premium Bond prizes awarded.
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Mortgage approvals still falling
Mortgage approvals drop again in October, official figures show, suggesting that house sales and prices have further to fall.
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Bank forced into administration
London Scottish Bank goes into administration after the Financial Services Authority steps in to guarantee all retail deposits.
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Consumers 'still credit hungry'
Cash-strapped consumers are prepared to overstretch themselves on credit, a survey suggests.
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Lenders given 'fairness' deadline
The City watchdog warns lenders to give fair treatment to customers when dealing with arrears on home loans.
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Shake up for Scottish home sales
Anyone selling a residential property in Scotland will have to give potential buyers a Home Report from 1 December.
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Top consumer representative quits
Lord Lipsey, the chairman of a top consumer advisory body has resigned after just six months in the job.
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Nationwide limits cheap mortgages
One of the UK's biggest mortgage lenders, the Nationwide, will stop new borrowers taking out loans on its standard variable rate.
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'Double-digit' house price drop
House prices in England and Wales fell by more than 10% year-on-year in October, the Land Registry says.
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VAT change to hit some firms
About 180,000 small businesses will be worse off as a result of next Monday's temporary reduction in VAT.
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Europe backs mobile roaming cap
Sending text or downloading data while abroad looks set to get cheaper as Brussels backs caps on roaming charges.
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House prices fall but pace eases
House prices fell 0.4% in November from a month earlier, according to the latest figures from the Nationwide.
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Mutual savers retain extra cover
Merged building societies can keep, for the time being, double the normal level of saver protection against insolvency.
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Rock increases new rates
Northern Rock raises the cost of most of its new mortgages despite substantial Bank of England rate cuts.
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Credit firms 'to help borrowers'
Credit card companies have agreed to do more to help borrowers struggling to pay their debts.
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Co-op members to get £8.9m
The UK's largest co-operative society pays its customers a total 'divi' of £8.9m under the group's profit-sharing scheme.
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Clothes and holiday spending dip
Figures show UK families had started to spend less on package holidays and clothing before the credit crunch took hold.
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Apple made to drop iPhone advert
The UK advertising watchdog forces Apple to pull an iPhone advert after ruling it exaggerates the phone's speed.
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