NEW What price a piece of the Iron Lady? A huge collection of Margaret Thatcher's personal possessions - from her wedding dress to those famous handbags - goes on sale at Christie's in London this Tuesday, 25 years after she left office. Expected prices for the memorabilia range from £200 to tens of thousands of pounds.

Despite rising half-year profits announced by Vodafone last month, customers unhappy with the company's lacklustre effort at problem-solving have shunted the network to the top of the complaints charts. For Karl Harris and his fiancee Gemma (name has been changed), the issue was one of harassment by an overseas call worker.

Chancellor George Osborne has promised £51million to families and businesses hit by the storms and floods in Cumbria and Lancashire. But with a maximum payout set at £5,000 each, individual help is limited. The Mail on Sunday provides key advice on how to deal with the financial consequences.

The US Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates this Wednesday following a 'substantial recovery' in the economy. But despite a relatively rosy outlook, this does not mean investors should rush to send their money across the pond.

Global corporations have gone on the warpath against smaller firms, claiming they are copying well-known trademarks. City lawyers are reporting a leap in the number of legal challenges - the vast majority of which are made by big groups, in what many see as a David and Goliath battle between struggling entrepreneurs and big business.

British rowing champion Ben Hunt-Davis was so poor before he won his Olympic gold medal in 2000 that some days he would survive on a diet comprising loaves of Tesco 'value' bread. At the time, Hunt-Davis - who now takes £20,000 family holidays and spends £50,000 a year privately educating his children - was so desperate for money he struggled to even get to his rowing training sessions in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

It may have been a slow start, but Copas Turkeys - which numbers Harvey Nichols among its stockists - reckons sales will be strong this year. Sarah Copas, 37, who runs the family business, near Cookham, Berkshire, with her brother Tom, 30, said: 'We think because of the mild winter so far people have perhaps not thought about Christmas so much and not got quite so interested as usual. In some areas sales have been slow to pick up, but they're absolutely coming in and it's looking like it will be a strong Christmas.'

One of the best Christmas presents you could possibly give is remarkably close to home. In fact, the recipient of this sought-after present should be your home itself. And the joy is that, long-term, you will be the one to reap the benefits, especially if you are planning to sell next year. So give your property the gift it deserves - and you'll be streets ahead once the market starts to pick up in 2016. Here's Santa's suggested list ...

Investors hoping for a Santa Rally in share prices fear getting Scrooged again this year, with the FTSE 100 tumbling 5.5 per cent since the start of December. This echoes last year's early falls, which were followed by a big bounce later in the month. But why do investors expect a good December in the first place?

BBC Dragon Sarah Willingham shares her advice for would-be entrepreneurs, including the traits she looks for in the Den, and who has been her biggest inspiration. Sarah was one of the youngest high-street entrepreneurs, turning Indian restaurant Bombay Bicycle Club into a profitable chain before reportedly selling her stake for millions.

In defence of my laughable rate, however, I should say that this First Direct savings account is the best one that I've got. In fact, I like this rubbish rate account so much I've got three of them. Why? Because First Direct lets me link them to my offset mortgage, here's how the trick works.

Sir Stirling Moss won 16 Grand Prix at speeds exceeding 150mph - now he drives an electric car with a 50-mile range. He is one of the 557 UK drivers who currently own an offbeat two-seater runabout Renault Twizy. The racing legend joins us for a test drive to tell us why he loves them.

Investing can be a fickle business, with markets and sectors falling in and out of vogue as sentiment fluctuates and wider economic events take their toll. A report highlights the 100 investment managers who boast the best five- year track record. However, there are some notable changes from last year as a tumultuous year in markets took its toll on some managers.

Back in September 2012, Midas recommended shares in The Paragon Group of Companies, which specialises in providing mortgages for landlords. At the time the shares stood at 206½p. They have since soared and despite coming off their high they ended last week at 364p. That's a capital gain of 76 per cent, which knocks the performance of house prices into a cocked hat.

Entertainment One was on the slide over Monday and Tuesday as its new refinancing package failed to bring home the bacon. But it rallied on Wednesday after it assured investors trading was in line with expectations. Shares remained around 16 per cent lower for the week, but had rallied from their 135p intra-day low to 170p by Friday. The best performer, however, was the AIM All-Share, which eased 1.2 per cent over the course of the week.

Britain's biggest - and most notorious - buy-to-let landlords have struck an agreement to sell their entire property empire for £250million to Arab investors. Fergus and Judith Wilson revealed more than a year ago their intentions to sell their 1,000-strong property portfolio - and were expecting around £100million.

I've heard that I could cut my energy bills by stuffing my freezer with newspaper. Is this an old wives' tale or is there some truth to it? If it is true, how much am I likely to save if I try it out?

Jeremy Lang, of Ardevora, reveals how he doesn't meet company bosses and plans for bad news to last longer than expected to avoid mistakes and deliver market-beating returns. Also, on this fortnight's show, Simon Lambert, of This is Money, Richard Hunter, of Hargreaves Lansdown and Nick Batsford, of TipTV, discuss the prospects for a Santa rally, how markets fared in 2015 and reveal the best-performing investment trusts of the year.

If you're brassed off with bungling banks, have been treated atrociously by telecoms giants or are fed up with being fobbed off by energy firms, now is your chance to get revenge. This is our eighth Wooden Spoon Awards and it's become the trophy big business fears the most - and that's because your opinion matters.

Nearly eight in ten of the 1.2 million new cars bought in the 12 months to the end of August were via dealer finance - an increase of 10 per cent compared to a year ago. But our investigation has uncovered concerns that showroom staff are masking the car's true cost, glossing over fees and charges.

My mother died in April this year.When I next visited her property, I checked the meter and smelled gas so called the emergency service to get it fixed. Since then, I have had three reminders from npower demanding payment for gas which could not possibly have been used within the property.

Already this year grocer Sainsbury's has cut its dividend along with miner Antofagasta, insurance giant RSA, Vanish owner Reckitt Benckiser and Tullow Oil. Some of these firms were once seen as safe havens in terms of paying dividends and the cuts have triggered concerns that this might be part of something much bigger. Who is next?

The extra pressure on pay packets from festive spending means that just under a third of people will turn to borrowing. While there are certain advantages to paying by credit in some situations, a lot of the time it simply adds to your costs. If you are forced to borrow, here are the worst types of debt to avoid if you want to sidestep a New Year debt hangover.

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.

Interest rates will not move until mid-2016 and may not even rise for the whole of next year, economists have suggested following the latest Bank of England inflation report. A big shift back in the markets outlook for rates had preceded the second Super Thursday combination of an MPC verdict, minutes and Inflation Report.

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

Musicians have seen pay rises averaging nearly 20 per cent in 2015, while cleaners are getting 17.8 per cent more, and window cleaners 12.3 per cent. Artists in general are earning 14.6 per cent more in 2015 than 2014, according to the huge annual data dump of pay scales by the Office For National Statistics highlights.