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    Notes and coins
    Cash makes surprise comeback amid 4.6% annual rise in ATM withdrawals

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    Property
    UK house prices dip for first time since March, says Halifax

    Britain’s biggest mortgage lender says say affordability could hamper further rises in the months ahead
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    Travel
    ‘Upsetting and frightening’: what’s really behind the door of your holiday rental?

    Accommodation websites stand accused of not carrying out adequate checks on hosts, turning stays into nightmares
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    Questions to ask yourself ... to sort out your finances

  • Goods
    Consumers could face price rises of 20% in 2025, trade experts warn

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    Housing market ‘buckling’ under widening gap between income and home values, report finds

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    How to get the most out of your Christmas gift vouchers

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    What are my rights if wintry UK weather has disrupted my travel?

  • Technology
    Rural internet deserts in England and Wales to finally get fast broadband

  • Society
    Give working parents help with childcare and commuting costs, UK thinktank says

  • Executive pay
    FTSE 100 bosses make more money in 2025 by noon today than average worker in a year

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Expert advice

  • Three network didn't help  when a Vodafone customer was accused of owing it money.

    Consumer champions
    My identity had been stolen but Three failed to respond

  • Stock photo of someone signing a page of a lengthy will

    Your problems, with Anna Tims
    My sibling and I are Dad’s executors … but we’ve fallen out badly

  • A Eurostar security agent holds a panel to remind passengers to England of what is not allowed on trains.

    Consumer champions
    Eurostar security made us leave our e-bike battery behind in Paris

  • Laptop screen showing esure's homepage.

    Your problems, with Anna Tims
    I received a county court judgment when esure failed to answer my calls

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Opinion

  • Keir Starmer at the Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom, Surrey, on Monday, where he highlighted his ‘plan for change’ commitments on health.

    Ignore Musk, ignore the critics – you’ll feel the benefit of Labour’s policies in your pocket before long

    Polly Toynbee
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    Letters
    So much for the dream of buying a family home

    • Ronan Haughton and his family at their home in Walthamstow, London, December 2024

      Meet the young families stuck in their starter homes thanks to the UK housing crisis

      Kirsty Major
    • A small train crossing a bridge over a river.

      I love to travel Europe by train. But here’s what a joined-up 21st-century network needs

      María Ramírez
    • £50 pound note seedling growing in an earthenware terracotta flower pot

      People have been saving more, thanks to pay growth and cooling inflation, but they need to feel the benefits

      Richard Partington
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    Fantasy house hunt
    Homes for sale in remote parts of Britain

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    Fantasy house hunt
    Ultimate fantasy homes for sale in Great Britain

    From a Grade I-listed building in Norfolk designed by Sir John Soane to a minimalist cottage in the Scottish countryside
  • Slaughterford, Wiltshire

    Fantasy house hunt
    Homes for sale with dining rooms fit for Christmas lunch

    From cosy oak beams and inglenook fireplaces to an open-plan converted tin-clad chapel to host large gatherings
  • A modern home in Clapham, London built alongside traditional period townhouses.

    Fantasy house hunt
    Homes for sale with an air source heat pump

  • Stunning Jacobean staircases in Robertsbridge, East Sussex.

    Fantasy house hunt
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  • FHH e charger Leatherhead

    Fantasy house hunt
    Homes for sale with electric car chargers in England and Scotland

  • Royle Building is a former print works converted into flats.

    Fantasy house hunt
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    So much for the dream of buying a family home

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      My identity had been stolen but Three failed to respond

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      And the UK winners of the 2024 awards for appalling customer service are …

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      ‘Hopefully, I’ll pay off my Covid debt’: what Britons want for their finances in 2025

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      ‘Astonishing and appalling’: British Gas battles customer anger over energy bill struggles

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      UK consumers warned over offers of money to open betting accounts in their names

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      Energy bills: is it worth shopping around for gas and electricity again?

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