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Friday 26 August 2011

Personal Finance

Personal finance news and expert tips on how to make money and save money.

Millions pay too much for mobile phone bills

Consumers pay over the odds for their mobile phone bills due to misplaced provider loyalty.

Chancellor's £5bn raid on Swiss bank accounts

Chancellor George Osborne has unleashed a £5bn tax raid on Britons keeping money in Swiss bank accounts under a radical bilateral deal struck with the Alpine haven.

Consumers save £51bn year with voucher codes

The price of goods may be rising but Britain’s “freeconomy” is helping penny-wise shoppers save a massive £51bn a year.

Rising rents force young people into flatshares

Young people priced out of buying a home are now finding rents unaffordable and are being forced to resort to sharing a flat.

Banks 'should not decide future of cheques'

Banks and building societies should be stripped of the "unfettered power" to decide the future of cheques, MPs have said.

N&P members vote yes to Yorkshire merger

Members of Norwich & Peterborough Building Society have given their backing to the proposed merger with Yorkshire.

Good school is priority for one in three homebuyers

A third of homebuyers with young children say moving to an area with a good school is their top priority, research shows.

Arlene Phillips: 'I got my big break when I was Ridley Scott's nanny'

Arlene Phillips is the 68-year-old choreographer who founded Hot Gossip and was a judge on Strictly Come Dancing.

Sports stars: 'I blew my money on...'

Cricketer Darren Gough

What footballers, cricketers and other stars named as their weaknesses in our Fame & Fortune feature.

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London 2012 Olympics: Iran objects to Games logo due to similarity to word 'Zion'

Profit from the Games

How can British savers and investors make the most of the Olympics?

Run of the mill

Other countries' pension schemes make Britain's seem mediocre.

Win a share of £50,000

Fantasy Fund Manager offers readers the chance to win £50,000.

Gold's perfect storm

J P Morgan's Neil Gregson: a personal investment comes good.

Who pays for the riots? It's a £200m question

Insurers will find themselves pondering philosophical questions this week, after the disturbances that led to them, the glaziers and the MPs being called back from their holidays.