Consumer affairs
How to cut the cost of travelling on your own
Heading off abroad alone? Give the single supplement the swerve and cut the cost of solo travel.Ditch package holidaysPackage holidays are designed for couples and families. Tour operators don’t...
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Warning social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone voices
Consumers have been warned that their social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone their voices...
Airbnb
Dear Airbnb: who is ‘Rachel’, and how has she taken over my booking?
Eight months ago, I booked an Airbnb on my new iPhone. The confirmation congratulated someone called Rachel on...
Business
UK’s smart meter targets leaving energy users short-changed, says Martin Lewis
Energy customers are being short-changed by “perverse” government targets to install electronic smart meters in homes across the...
Business
The 40-year mortgage – solution to rising property values or too high a price to pay?
A growing number of first-time buyers are opting for 35- or 40-year mortgages in order to be able...
UK water companies to warn bill cap will drive away investors for overhaul
Water companies will struggle to raise the billions of pounds needed to clear Britain’s waterways and fix its creaking infrastructure under the regulator’s plan...
Ministers urged to step in to save UK firms struggling with high energy costs
Ministers have been urged to intervene to prevent businesses struggling with gas and electricity costs from going bust, as bills are forecast to be...
Workers prioritising employers that offer sabbaticals in work-life balance shift
Workers are increasingly choosing employers that offer sabbaticals to combat burnout, gain new experiences and improve their work-life balance, experts say.
More than half of...
How a new, single form helps ease the trauma of debt for UK victims of economic abuse
Victims of economic abuse should find it easier to get help dealing with their creditors, as 25 banks and building societies have committed to...
Reeves could raise £10bn a year by reducing pension tax relief, report says
Rachel Reeves could raise at least £10bn a year through a radical shake-up of pensions that would make tax relief less generous to better-off...
First-time buyers made up 48% of house hunters in London this year, data shows
Almost half of house hunters in London at the beginning of this year were first-time buyers as cheaper mortgage deals slowed the exodus from...