Savers wanting Premium Bonds will no longer be able to purchase them over the counter at the Post Office from August. The move comes after NS&I; faced heavy criticism earlier in the year as over 65s rushed to buy Pensioner Bonds, which offered market leading rates.

Credit builder cards can help build a record as a reliable borrower for those struggling to get a mortgage or qualify for the most popular financial products, but these cards are worth ditching once your rating improves. The new marbles card offers a market-beating low interest rate of 24.8 per cent to those who apply through a price comparison site

3D printing is taking the world by storm. Once securely in the realm of science fiction, printing in three dimensions is well on its way to being a standard household product. British company CEL is at the forefront of delivering 3D printing to the domestic market. The company's website states that their Robox 3D printer is for 'the small start-ups, artists, architects, hackers/makers and especially students and children'.

The Woking-based sports car maker, which has been making vehicles commercially for just four years, said sales grew 67 per cent to £475.5m in 2014, due to strong worldwide demand, especially in the US, China and Europe. McLaren cars were snapped up by buyers in 30 countries through 71 retailers, including 248 of its P1 supercars which have a price tag starting at £1m.

The failure to deliver a proper solution to Greece should be a lesson for decades to come. I was reminded of that last week when a reader tweeted an old blog of mine. It showed how nothing has really changed since 2010. If your initial cure has spent the past five years making things worse, stop prescribing it.

Mum had been a customer at Lloyds Bank for around 25 years, writes VICTORIA BISCHOFF (pictured left with her mother Julie before her death in April). The staff in her local branch in Coventry knew her well, so they had recognised me the moment I came through the door. The woman behind the counter went pale. 'You're Julie's daughter, aren't you?' she said. 'I know what you're here to say.' Victoria is pictured right with her big sister Stephanie who died of skin cancer in May 2014.

I opened an Isa with Hargreaves Lansdown eight years ago and want to close it. I'm told there is a £30 fee for closing the account, but this wasn't the case when I took it out, so do I have to pay? Holly Black answers a reader's question.

I will reach state pension age in a couple of years but I am worried that I will not have paid enough national insurance contributions to qualify for my state pension. How many years of work do I need to be eligible for the new single-tier state pension and can I buy extra credits?

I bought a ticket through the travel company Expedia for my mother to fly from Denver, Colorado, in the U.S., to visit me in Britain. She was due to fly on June 9. Unfortunately, my grandmother, for whom she is the primary carer, had a heart attack, so my mother was unable to make the journey.

James Knight, head of Bonhams' motoring department, has been auctioning cars since 1984 and says he has never experienced a long-term downturn in the market. Here he passes on some of what he's learned.

Two challenger banks have launched best buy savings deals which fire to the top of the independent This is Money tables. Charter Savings Bank, which opened for business earlier in the year, has fired to the top of the 12-month table with a new two per cent rate.

Not everyone agrees there is a true advantage for landlords. That's because in another important way landlords pay more than the rest of us. Whatever you think, there will be no sudden removal of landlords tax breaks. Why? The answer is revealed in exchanges, conducted over the past year, between Mark Carney and George Osborne.

It rang up a 2 per cent gain or 23p to 1148p on the back of news that Hong Kong-based FIH Mobile - maker of China's Xiaomi Corp smartphones - forecast that its profit will more than double. Prior to this, US investor Carl Icahn nailed his colours to the mast after pronouncing on Twitter that Apple shares are still worth buying. He sold out of Netflix yesterday, making a killing. He commented that, in his view, Apple shares currently represent the same opportunity he spotted at Netflix several years ago. Apple is a major customer of Arm so Icahn's backing for the US firm is a major boost.

The landlord and developer, which dates back to 1066, returns all profits to the Treasury which then dispenses 15 per cent of them to the monarchy through the Sovereign Grant. So a 6.7 per cent rise in annual profits to a record £285.1m for 2014-15 means the Royal Family will get a cut of £42.8m in 2016-17 - up £2.7m on the previous year.

For much of this year all the talk has been of deflation and the prospect of an interest rate rise retreated after six years at 0.5 per cent. As the jobless rate has come down, the labour market has tightened and increases in pay settlements and inflation-adjusted wages finally are coming through. Unemployment zipped down to 5.5 per cent of the workforce surprisingly rapidly though you might not have known it judging from the weekend march in London addressed by pop singer-cum-economic guru Charlotte Church (pictured).

Maths student Stavros Lappas would love to withdraw some drachmas from the cashpoint, but he would settle for euros. Sadly for Lappas, the cashpoint is empty - people have been withdrawing cash all afternoon and the machine has run dry. The same could be said of the Greek economy.

Another week, and yet more computer meltdowns to infuriate bank and building society customers. Last Monday, millions of Nationwide customers were prevented from accessing their accounts via the internet. Twenty four hours later, it was the turn of Royal Bank of Scotland's computer systems to crash. Sharon Alston felt she was unfairly treated as a spoilt individual rather than as a hard-working mum and loyal customer when her special day out with friends to Royal Ascot was threatened by the bank chaos.

Two million people over the age of 55 intend to raise money by downsizing to a smaller property. Some will move to one of the 610,000 homes in retirement communities sprinkled around the country. A sensible plan, but one which can cause logistical headaches. The furniture and possessions from a family home are unlikely to fit into a retirement apartment or cottage. So, what do you do?

Up until now, investors have largely ignored the Greece saga and the collateral damage a default would bring. Should investors be seeking shelter from the storm or is the current volatility a good buying opportunity? Our columnist Maike Currie takes a look.

A wearable wristband would measure aspects of your biodata, such as your heart rate and sweat levels, and transmit details to your home so that it can prepare for your arrival, according to researchers at Goldsmiths University. It may sound like a sci-fi dream, but experts suggest it could be a reality in just a couple of years.

To clear the average national household debt of £13,000 at 6% interest with a monthly repayment of £100 will take around 17 years. There are, however, plenty of simple ways to make significant savings on your regular spending that could clear your debt - or boost your savings - in less than a year. This is Money's top 50 - updated - money-saving tips may appear light-hearted but are deadly serious.

Choosing the right DIY platform is crucial but a wealth of choice and changes to charges have left many investors scratching their heads. We pick some of the best. We also highlight why investing in an Isa makes sense, as it should protect your hopefully growing investments from tax forever.

Britain is out of its short-lived flirtation with deflation, with the consumer prices index up 0.1 per cent in the year to May, according to ONS figures. The news arrived the day before MPC minutes revealed another unanimous hold in June with the course still set for an initial base rate rise in the first half of 2016.

For many buy-to-let looks an attractive income investment in a time of low rates and stock market volatility. Climbing house prices, rising rents and improving mortgage deals are tempting investors - although they will need a big deposit. Read This is Money's top ten buy-to-let tips

The influence of financial services on the economy is spelled out again as City brokers steal top spot in this year's official list of highest earners. According to the detailed 2014 annual salaries survey, brokers pocketed around 40 times more this year than those at the bottom of the list - the people responsible for keeping children safe on the way to school. Lollipop crossing patrols earned around £3,400.