A High Court judge has issued a stark warning to high street banks to stop behaving unreasonably in their dealings with unsatisfied customers. 

Travellers who compare travel insurance have been warned not to base their decision to purchase on the cost of the policy as this may not be the best way to get good cover, warned financial data company Defaqto.

House price inflation stayed steady in April, rising by a marginal 1.1%, according to Halifax house price figures for the month.

A recent YouGov survey commissioned by Skywire Software, a customer communications firm, has found that 30% of Britons delay paying their monthly bills on time.

Contributions to pension schemes have fallen sharply since money purchase plans, which invest planholders’ cash on the stock markets and do not guarantee a set retirement income, have become the main retirement vehicle for workers, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has said that annual profits might exceed forecasts as recent price cuts have brought in 900,000 new customers, bringing the total number up to 15.8 million.

Most tenants receiving housing benefit directly make rent payments their first priority, and many cases of rent arrears are linked to administrative problems rather than non-payment, according to the Chartered Institute of Housing.

Money is pouring into ‘green’ investment funds, as they have risen to the top of investment performance charts.