Millions of household bill-payers are routinely bamboozled by 'confusion pricing' used to promote broadband deals. But media watchdogs are gearing up to scrap the practice. Burying landline rental fees in contract small print often baffles customers, according to new research. Self-employed audio transcriber Lisette Davidson (pictured) is reluctant to switch broadband provider because she feels the process of comparing deals is deliberately puzzling.

Television soap star Gemma Atkinson reveals she started saving for a pension at the age of 15, invested in property at age 19, and is now a savvy Manchester landlord who makes purchases on interest-free credit cards to ensure she gets the maximum return she can from her money. The Emmerdale actress, who had breast surgery in 2006 to enlarge her bra size to a 34E, was named one of the 100 sexiest women in the world by magazine FHM last year.

Reality TV star and model Lauren Pope has become a successful beauty entrepreneur with her range of hair extensions. She says it was hard to convince people she was more than just a pretty face and that the company was really hers. The hard work involved building up her business is the reason she's quitting Towie.

Those looking to join the exodus are finding that many traditional commuter towns have seen their own surge in prices as the ripple effect works its way outwards from central London. So where should people look to buy within commuting distance of London, but ruling out hotspots such as Oxford, Winchester and Banbury, where prices are sky-high?

Chancellor George Osborne claimed in June that the Treasury's original stakes in RBS, Lloyds, Northern Rock and others were set to yield a £14 billion profit, according to an analysis carried out for it by investment bank Rothschild. Calculations based on those figures show that the profit has crashed to less than £2 billion after a collapse in the share prices of RBS and Lloyds.

Global luxury fashion brands usually present their collections half a year before they reach the shops, but Burberry today said its clothes and accessories will be available in-store straight after the show starting from September 2016. Burberry will change the way 'it creates, presents and sells its runway collections', reflecting changes in the way consumers engage with brands on the internet - a move that could see other fashion labels follow suit.

Small and medium-sized companies are struggling to survive under the burden of a huge rise in business rates while the Treasury's income from corporation tax has fallen, according to the Confederation of British Industry. The organisation representing bosses has urged Chancellor George Osborne to reform business rates in his imminent Budget - due in just over a month's time - and has called on him to scrap the tax altogether for more than a million small firms.

City-based Julia and Ed Minton joined the site in May 2015. They met at school and today they run Musubi London, a small business selling colourful Japanese furoshiki - cloths that can be used for wrapping objects such as lunch boxes and gifts. Meanwhile, David and Rebecca Cahill Roots set up Betty Etiquette, a stationery business in Lewisham, South-East London, in May 2014.

Interest rates are set to remain at their record lows well into 2017, commentators suggested after the Bank of England held rates by a vote of 9-0 and lowered its growth forecasts. The quarterly inflation report said that outlook for global growth had weakened further since the previous report in November and that the latest data suggest a softer picture for UK activity in 2015 than previously assumed.

More than half of the one million pensioners living abroad don't receive annual increases in their state payouts. That means someone who retired when the basic rate was £67.50 a week in 2000 would still get that, rather than the £115.95 now received by everyone else. But whether an expat's pension is frozen or not depends entirely on where they move to, because the Government has struck individual deals with some countries but left around 150 others out in the cold.

Savers in Wales take second spot in the savings rankings, with £671 per person being put away each month - though this is just over half of what savers in London put away. Regular savers in Wales and Yorkshire and Humber are outdoing those in the South East as a whole, the survey from challenger bank Charter Savings Bank revealed.

I am aged 61 and my husband 63. After 40 years of marriage my husband and myself are going to separate. We have split all our money and the house 50/50. Can our pensions be left as they are - is this be the best way for us to benefit from the pensions upon death?

Potential homebuyers looking to snap up a property solo while earning a median wage in are unlikely to be able to get onto the ladder, research from Savills shows. A median priced property is now no longer affordable for median-earning solo buyers in 95 per cent of local authorities across England and Wales, Savills says.

This is Money watched 'ethical hacker' Mustafa Al-Bassam demonstrate just how much at risk internet users are - especially those reusing weak passwords for a number of websites. It comes as 98.8% of us use the top 10,000 passwords currently in use in the world - with 4.7% using the password: password.

When the Bank of England keeps interest rates frozen again today, we will be just one month off the seventh anniversary of 0.5% Bank Rate. You'd be forgiven for feeling that it's all gone a bit Groundhog Day as the latest Super Thursday arrives with little hope they will rise.

A car names says a lot about the vehicle you're driving. So imagine the dilemma you face when the new model you're about to launch shares a name with a virus that's causing global concern.

A few years ago it was possible to achieve relatively high returns on many rental properties. But the landscape for landlords has changed significantly following the steep rise in house prices. Rental yields of less than 4 per cent are commonplace and investors must now work hard to find stronger returns. This interactive map helps London landlords get a quick overview of potential rates of income.

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 are set to remain at their record lows well into 2017, commentators suggested after the Bank of England held rates by a vote of 9-0 and lowered its growth forecasts. The quarterly inflation report said that outlook for global growth had weakened further since the previous report in November and that the latest data suggest a softer picture for UK activity in 2015 than previously assumed.

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.