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Lenders face tougher regulation

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:08:49 GMT - Payday lenders and other providers of short-term credit will face much tougher regulation when a new watchdog starts work.

Italian cruise firm offers payout

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:45:27 GMT - The Italian firm that owns the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia reaches an agreement on compensation with several Italian consumer groups.

Mortgage rates 'to be volatile'

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:58:33 GMT - Brokers are telling new borrowers to expect mortgage rates to see-saw in the coming months, owing to economic uncertainty.

Tax deadline put back by strike

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:23:18 GMT - No fines will be handed out to anyone who submits their self-assessment tax returns online in the first two days of February.

PPI payouts 'hit monthly record'

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:22:15 GMT - Some £379m was paid in compensation in November to people who were mis-sold payment protection insurance - the highest total of any month.

Graduate pay 'will go up by 4%'

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:04:16 GMT - Graduate pay will rise by 4% this year - the first increase since 2009, the Association of Graduate Recruiters has estimated.

Rail fare 'dissatisfaction' grows

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:26:08 GMT - There is a growing feeling that train tickets across the UK do not represent value for money, a survey of rail passengers suggests.

Deadline shift for pension reform

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:27:06 GMT - Full implementation of a scheme to automatically enrol workers into a pension scheme will be in place three years later than first planned.

Speed up tax changes, urges Clegg

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:38:11 GMT - Nick Clegg says he wants the coalition government to go "further and faster" in raising the level at which people start paying income tax.

Winter spurt in mortgage lending

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:29:57 GMT - Gross mortgage lending by the major UK banks reached its highest monthly level of the year in December, figures show.

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First time buyers Marooned at home

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - First time buyers keen to get on the market

First time buyers have an appetite to get going

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - First time buyers look for advice

Average first time buyer age revealed

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Average first time buyer 30 years old

Buy-to-let seeing a strong resurgence

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Lenders look to make money

Squeezed Britain struggles to get on the property ladder

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - Low to middle income earners struggling to make the first time buy

Low deposit mortgages welcomed news for first time buyers

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - 90 and 95 per cent loans making a comeback

Credit availability to increase for first time buyers

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT - HSBC make £3 billion available to first time buyers