BBC News - Your Money

The latest stories from the Your Money section of the BBC News web site.
  1. Jail reckless bankers, report urges
    Measures including criminal sanctions to make bankers responsible for their own failings, are called for in a new report.
  2. How do you prepare for a lifetime of renting?
    How do you prepare for a lifetime of renting?
  3. Home-buyers 'need 14 years to save'
    The average single person in their twenties will now have to save for over 14 years before they can buy a home, says the housing charity Shelter.
  4. Lloyds 'aware of' Co-op's black hole
    The bosses of the Lloyds Banking Group tell MPs that they knew there was a black hole in the accounts of the Co-op Bank, four months before a vital deal with them collapsed.
  5. House price 'bubble' warning
    Building Societies are warning the government about a future house price bubble, unless it plans how to end its Help to Buy programme.
  6. Calculate your inflation rate
    Find out how much your cost of living is going up
  7. Families 'less gloomy over finances'
    UK household finances are improving, a survey suggests, although most people still believe their financial circumstances are deteriorating.
  8. Credit union rules 'burdensome'
    Credit unions should be allowed to charge more and take bigger deposits, according to a think tank.
  9. P&O price promise offer criticised
    A price promise offered by P&O cruises for those who book their cabins a long way in advance is criticised by some passengers.
  10. When did you last use a phone box?
    Who still needs phone boxes in a world of mobiles?
  11. More strike days at Post Offices
    Post Office workers will go on two more one-day strikes before the end of June, in an ongoing dispute over closures, job security and pay.
  12. Should tips be banned in restaurants?
    Is tipping so unfair it should be banned?
  13. Bizarre job interview questions
    Bizarre interview questions and how to answer them
  14. 'Tax havens' hit back at G8 pressure
    The Isle of Man and Jersey hit back at accusations that they facilitate tax evasion and avoidance ahead of next week's G8 summit.
  15. Pensioners' incomes 'rising fastest'
    UK pensioners' incomes have risen faster than all other age groups in the last 30 years, a study shows, with the change called a "triumph of social policy".

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