Abbey has launched a new one-year fixed-rate bond, which is available for a limited period only.

Direct Line has urged tenants to take out contents insurance and liaise with their landlords to ensure adequate security measures are in place.

People looking to rent in London should consider a buy-to-let property, the director of residential property agents Ludlowthompson has suggested.

Nationwide International has announced that it will cut savings rates on almost all its sterling accounts by between 0.25 per cent and 0.3 per cent.

Barclaycard and the InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) have teamed up to launch a new credit card.

Tesco Car Insurance is offering a free pressure washer to new customers, provided they buy their policy before the 25th June 2008.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has suggested that the housing market could pick up "modestly" in the second half of this year.

The confidence of consumers in the UK has fallen to its lowest level since November 1992, revealed new research.

Nearly 40 per cent of couples admit to fighting about their finances and money worries between once a week and several times a month, according to new research.

Consumers using the internet to shop should behave as they would when on the high street, one financial expert has advised.

British motorists are now paying up to 109.8 pence per litre for petrol which is the highest fuel price in the UK for 20 years, one financial expert has claimed.

The recent figures from Nationwide recording the sixth consecutive fall in house prices are further proof of the "economic downturn" the UK is facing, claims one financial expert.

Offshore savers to benefit from increased rates on Base Rate Tracker Premium and Lifetime Guarantee accountsNationwide International, the offshore subsidiary of Nationwide Building Society, has today announced details of its new savings rates on Sterling accounts. The new rates, which

Supermarket's initiative increases sales of reusable bags by 1200 per cent

Maybe we are finally on the cusp of home wares retailer Dunelm being recognised as a core defensive play in the UK retail sector, and the market pricing it accordingly, as it this week delivered results that provided much evidence

In the first four periods of 2008, ending 19 April, Howden Joinery's sales were up 11.0 per cent, 5.9 per cent on a same depot basis.

The cost of owing money on a credit card has increased over the past six months as credit card companies look to clampdown on problem borrowers, according to MoneyExpert.com

Musical instrument retailer closes 10 stores with 163 redundancies.

Group said it is continuing to look at ways of further reducing costs.

ACS has criticised the final report of the Competition Commission.