As fears grow over the ability to make mortgage payments, homeowners have been warned about opting for sell and rent back schemes.

The FTSE 100 broke through the 5,500 barrier today closing up 1.61 per cent to 5,528.30 After yesterday morning's massive...

Savers should shop around to find the savings account best suited to them, Sainsbury's has said.

A six-foot Power Ranger costume, a pair of knickers and a bag of homework are among the objects people have had stolen from their cars in the last year, according to Admiral.

Lending for house buying increased from April to May while there was a "steep decline" in remortgaging, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has said.

Nearly half the nation (49 per cent) is not saving adequately for retirement, Scottish Widows has warned.

Britain could be headed for a recession "more severe than any of the ones we have experienced in the past", finance website Fool.co.uk has warned.

Pet owners should ensure their animal is insured even if it has no medical problems, Churchill has said.

Consumers in the UK could use £253.6 billion if they chose to max out their credit cards, price comparison website moneysupermarket.com has found.

Partners involved in the effort to regenerate the economy of Caithness and North Sutherland say they are encouraged by the progress being made. Businesses in the region are currently largely dependent on the Dounreay nuclear plant which is being decommissioned

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Is the country already in recession? The official figures suggest not but that might not be the whole story

This is white knuckle time for everyone with an interest in Bradford & Bingley

Tullow Oil says it has done 'exceptionally well' in the first half saying it now expects production of 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day

Britain's biggest High Street banks and pension funds are set to lose tens of millions of pounds from bailing out stricken lender Bradford & Bingley.

Alliance & Leicester recruits heavyweight banker Alan Gillespie as its new chairman to replace Sir Derek Higgs, who died in April

The G8 gave its gloomiest assessment yet of the state of the global economy, expressing serious concern about spiralling oil and food prices

Property consultant DTZ today posted a massive fall in profits and cut its dividend as it struggled to deal with the upheaval in the market

Shrinking profit margins have forced the owner of Hastings Direct and Advantage Insurance to put the businesses up for sale

The LSE revealed a significant slowdown in revenue growth in its first-quarter trading statement reflecting tough trading in the City