George Osborne yesterday bragged that the British economy was 'set to grow faster than any other major advanced economy in the world' this year. The UK, he said, would outpace the other Group of Seven nations of the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan.
We blog the analysis, reaction and charts from the experts and our own journalists through the day - as well as what you the readers are saying in reader comments and on social media.
Isa savers will be able to save tax-free to the tune of £20,000 from April 2017, George Osborne announced in his Budget today.
The bleak analysis from the OBR contradicts claims made by the Chancellor, who said last summer that taxpayers would eventually make a profit from the bailouts.
The new Lifetime Isa will be launched next April to help people aged 18 to 40 get a foot on the housing ladder, without hindering their efforts to put aside money for their pension
Despite being squeezed by a high government deficit and slowing growth, Chancellor George Osborne still managed to pull out some surprises from his Budget red box today. The introduction of Lifetime ISAs to encourage the young to save for both a pension and a home, a boost to income tax allowances, and freezes to duty on fuel, beer, cider and whisky will all be cheered.
The Treasury has dramatically cut capital gains tax, which will help individuals hold on to more of their profits when they sell.
UK taxpayers will be able to hold on to more of their hard-earned cash after the Chancellor increased income tax-free earnings in today's Budget - and raised the 40p threshold.
Some experts speculated that the fervently pro-Brussels Chancellor is trying to bribe entrepreneurs into voting to stay inside the European Union.
George Osborne announced in the Budget that he is significantly cutting the rate of tax paid on capital gains - but not for those selling property.
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Could you be trespassing on your own land? How a ransom strip could hit your property
...and your pocket
Will the Chancellor go after salary sacrifice perk in Budget?
Osborne could hit savers' nice little earner
Could you make money from renting out a classic car?
Get a car to pay its way - and turn a profit
Will my state pension top-ups benefit from the triple lock?
Retirement Agony Uncle, Steve Webb answers your questions
He promised to balance the books... but he's still borrowing £80bn a year
. Why can't Osborne drag us into the black?
London named most congested city in the world
Commuters wasting over 100 hours stuck in traffic a year
Britain's pay rise for low earners: What you need to know about national living wage
Our guide for workers and employers.
How landlords are using companies to dodge the stamp duty crackdown
Soaring number reportedly using companies to flout the crackdown.
Don't move, improve! The renovations that add most value to your home
And the best ways to pay for them
Three launches £5 a month 'granny tariff' for pensioners
Bid to get regulators to approve merger with O2
Motorists could face 'dreaded double whammy' on fuel costs
Price rise and fuel duty - and an insurance hike
Rolls-Royce claims the Dawn is its sexiest car ever, so what's it like to drive?
We test the new £250,000 convertible
Nectar fraud plot thickens as YOU reveal Argos raids on your points
Tony Hetherington investigates
Skyepharma shareholders can elect to receive cash instead of some or all of the new Vectura shares to which they would otherwise be entitled under the merger. On the same day that it revealed it was to be swallowed by Vectura, Skyepharma reported excellent results.It returned to profitability in the full year with earnings of £30.5m.
Frankfurt has insisted that the combined group reports in the single currency.The highly symbolic decision will be seen as a further sign that Frankfurt will have the upper hand.
Until recently lenders were able to use past losses made since the financial crisis to offset all their profits, meaning they did not have to pay any corporation tax.
The Government has based its economic forecasts on a cut in interest rates from the record low of 0.5 per cent Budget documents show.
Of all the moments in the year to unveil the £21bn-plus 'merger' of Europe's two biggest stock exchanges - London and Frankfurt - what better time than the day of the March Budget.
By next April, 600,000 businesses will not pay any rates while a quarter of a million will see their bills cut. The retail industry has been battling to overhaul the archaic rates system on property.
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The Office for National Statistics said employment reached 31.4m in the three months to January - up 478,000 on a year ago, while unemployment was at 5.1 per cent, having peaked at 8.5 per cent in the recession.
Osborne is clamping down on the tax treatment of 'carried interest' - the share of profits made by a fund that goes to the partners in a private equity firm.
Britain's largest airport was left on the back foot last month after arch-rival Gatwick, which wants the additional runway built there, started talks with contractors over future tenders for contracts.
The Chancellor abandoned plans to exempt 'significant investors' from the extra 3% stamp duty charges on buy-to-let and snubbed landlords in a capital gains tax cut. This has removed the loophole that would have allowed buy-to-let investors to club together and buy multiple properties through a company to avoid the extra tax.
But industry experts suggested drivers shouldn't celebrate too soon: some warned fuel costs could still increase in the near future if oil prices continue to climb above the $40 mark.
Millions of households will see their insurance bills rise as the Chancellor George Osborne today confirmed in the budget a rise from 9.5 per cent to 10 per cent in insurance premium tax (IPT).
George Osborne is under immense pressure to save money - but there could still be a giveaway in his Budget speech. Will he help workers by lifting the personal allowance or the squeezed middle classes? The Chancellor could, for instance, help those on low incomes by allowing workers to earn more money before they start paying income tax. He could also help the squeezed middle by lifting the threshold for paying 40 per cent tax.
Copper miner Antofagasta has become the latest miner to slash its pay-out after revealing pre-tax profit tumbled 82.9 per cent to £183.1m and revenue fell 34 per cent to £2.4bn.
A number of critics have come out to slam the new Help to Save scheme for lower income earners the details of which have been announced by the Prime Minister.
The government has permanently extended its business rate relief scheme and cut the overall level of corporation tax to 17 per cent. It says 250,000 businesses will see their rates cut.
The service has had little uptake from the general public, having spent more than £100million on developing and promoting its website.
In January 2001, my wife and I bought a property for our children to live in. Our daughter and grand-daughter live there now. Would there be any tax implications if we gave it to our daughter? The property is in joint names (myself and my wife). The purchase price was £46,000. The latest valuation is £115,000.
An Englishman's castle may be his home, but a siege mentality can seep in if someone else owns the drawbridge. This situation is referred to as a 'ransom strip.'
The Chancellor's well-intended shake-up is showing all the hallmarks of a major shambles. His changes mean that savers will no longer have 20 per cent tax deducted before they are paid interest.
The tax office routinely refuses to pay the Gift Aid 20% tax refund if somebody says their donation is from more than one person meaning hundreds of good causes are losing out. The losses could hit anyone who clubs together to back a good cause, such as supporting friends who are running the London Marathon next month.
As part of his plan to build a 'Northern Powerhouse' - something he will trumpet in today's Budget - the Chancellor pledged to spend £300m on better transport connections between northern cities.
George Osborne is thought to be scrabbling around for new ways to raise money after having to ditch controversial pension tax reforms - and salary sacrifice could be one target,
Pension experts say the Government should seize the current opportunity to offer a flexible state pension age to both men and women, regardless of whether they are being affected by rises in the official age. Currently, retirees are only allowed to defer taking their state pension for a higher payout, not claim it earlier at a lower rate.
Nigel Wilson, the boss of Legal & General, yesterday said the startling borrowing figure underlines why Britain is so bad at turning start-up firms into thriving 'grown up' businesses.
In some cases, customers are being charged £200 extra to pay off their £750 annual car insurance policy in monthly instalments.
If you're a keen skier, snowboarder or mountain bike rider, you may have dreamed of a holiday home of your own in the Alps. We examine some of questions buyers have about buying a property in two of the most popular destinations for winter sports fanatics - France and Austria.
When George Osborne delivered his first Budget in 2010 he expected revenues of £9.7bn this year. By the Autumn Statement in November last year that figure had fallen to just £100m.
The new Single Access Savings account, available in branches or by post from today, pays 1.04 per cent after tax (1.3 per cent before).
Neil Woodford runs more than £14bn in funds and backs a string of blue-chip companies including BT and drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline. He has long shunned the banking sector. Speaking with investors he conceded that Lloyds 'was much improved and arguably more investable that at any stage since the financial crisis'.
Next Tuesday, Halifax is ditching the £125 reward it pays new customers. Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks will follow suit by removing its £150 payment on March 31.
The commodity has been out of favour with investors since its price collapsed, plummeting from more than $100 a barrel to lows of $26 in just 18 months.
Coffee pods, women's leggings and cream liqueur have all been added to the list of goods official data-crunchers use to measure the cost of living - but nightclubs are out. To make it on the Office for National Statistics' 'basket' of goods used to measure inflation, consumers have to spend around £400million a year on the item or service.
Peer-to-peer investing is when a saver lends cash directly to a person or business who needs a loan. The deals are organised by websites such as Zopa, Ratesetter and Funding Circle.
Rules limiting suppliers to offering four tariffs for gas and four for electricity were introduced in 2014. Previously, the major suppliers had up to 500 between them.
Classic cars may have proved great investments, but for many ownership also comes with plenty of frustration.They can end up cursing a classic, which doesn't start when they want to use it and suffers a steady drip of things that go wrong - more than eating up any rise in value. But what if you could make money out of your classic car and get it to pay its way?
London tops the list of gridlock-plagued cities, with 101 hours of delays for the average commuter last year, followed by Los Angeles (81 hours) and Washington D.C.
A hike in VED for diesel buyers could raise £500m a year in additional taxes, according to campaigners - funds that could be used to support a new diesel-car scrappage scheme.
From 1 April 2016, all workers aged 25 or above will be entitled to earn a minimum of £7.20 - a 50p increase on the national minimum wage. Here's This is Money's guide to the national living wage for workers and employers.
HMRC has confirmed that old Isa money can be spread across different innovative finance Isa products, while investors can also put new cash into another Isa.
The RAC said recovering oil prices and a weakening pound will mean pump prices will rise by around 3p a litre by the beginning of April before any duty increase.
Buy-to-let mortgage lending is booming ahead of the Chancellor's tax hike - with a soaring number of landlords reportedly using companies to flout the crackdown. Landlord loans rocketed by 22 per cent in January at the same time property firms are reporting a huge rise in the numbers buying through companies in a bid to flout the new rules.
Making improvements to your home can add value and give you more space to enjoy your life. Whether you want to sell up and make a bigger profit, or just want more space but can't afford to move, it makes sense to make the most of what you've already got.
Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb is This Is Money's Agony Uncle. Read Steve's answer to someone wondering whether their state pension top-ups will rise with inflation or whether the value in real-terms could decline over time.
When he returns to the House of Commons for his eighth Budget tomorrow he will be forced to admit that government borrowing will still be somewhere close to £80bn this year.
Mobile operator Three is set to launch a special tariff for pensioners with 'all-you-can-eat' calls and texts in a bid to get regulators to approve a merger deal with O2.
Rolls-Royce's new Dawn convertible can cruise the boulevards and hit 62mph in under 5 seconds. Designed to help owners celebrate 'the good life', it had its official global launch in South Africa's fabled winelands in the Cape - one of the luxury playground stops in the hedonistic lives of the world's jet-setters. Ray Massey put the luxury soft-top to the test.
If you've ever received a parking fine you'll know just how annoying it is but from today the system is getting easier to use with a new free online platform.
Spring is the time many people think about investing in a classic car. Here, TOBY WALNE explains how to buy one without breaking the bank - and make some money on the journey too.
Britain's two biggest holiday companies are already trying to reduce bookings on offer in trouble-spots such as Egypt and Turkey as holidaymakers turn to safer destinations such as Spain, Cyprus, Bulgaria and America.
UK average weekly earnings rose by 2.1 per cent, including bonuses, between November and January, albeit above forecasts for a 2.0 per cent increase.
Billed as a 'merger of equals', the deal will see the LSE shareholders own 45.6 per cent of the joint firm and Deutsche Borse's the remaining 54.4 per cent.
The tax changes will save the industry around £1billion in the five financial years to 2020-2021, the budget document showed.
Despite George Osborne's best efforts to talk up today's budget, Britain's economy looks weaker than at November's Autumn Statement.
The watchdog, led by David Green, conceded there are reasonable grounds to suspect 'serious or complex fraud', after trawling through more than half a million documents. But it concluded 'there is insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction'. The decision to abort the one and a half year probe stunned Westminster, with one MP last night describing the SFO's failure as 'breathtaking'.
Three of the American's horses - Douvan, Annie Power and Vroum Vroum Mag - romped home earning him £392,529 in prize money.
Fever-Tree, which launched in 2005 and floated in November 2014, sold 135m bottles of tonic water in 2015 and secured deals to sell its products in Marks & Spencer.
Hundreds of trains were late last summer when drivers were forced to stop to avoid hitting migrants who had run onto tracks. The siutation has since improved due to fences being erected.
There is much not to like in Deutsche Boerse's backdoor effort to take over the London Stock Exchange. The regulators are not that keen either.
The former High Street darling, founded in 1969 by chairman and chief executive Stephen Marks, has drafted in former Next and Abercrombie & Fitch product expert Christos Angelides.
The positive sales figures come three days before the supermarket has to decide whether or not its going to increase its £1.3billion offer for Home Group , which includes the Argos brand.
With investors pinning their hopes on a lucrative international deal, Ocado's shares have been trading around ninety times above their earning potential, Hargreaves Lansdown said.
Katie Mullally was inspired to start her own jewellery business aged 50, after working in her grandmother's antique shops. Her British-made, vintage-inspired charms have a celebrity following and come with an all-important hallmark so they can be treasured through the generations.
Its new micro store, in Surrey is targeted at busy shoppers who can't face traipsing around a large supermarket and being stuck behind customers with trolley loads of food at the checkout.
While interest-free credit card deals are commonplace, average credit card interest rates have hit an all-time high. The average purchase rate is now 21.6 per cent APR
Mathew and Alison Downes, with Annabelle, left, and Holly, sold their four-bedroom detached family home in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, through Yopa last monthOnline-only estate agents are expecting a boom in business as more home sellers realise their services are far cheaper than those of high street rivals.
The FCA review also gave support to the idea of a 'pensions dashboard' , which would allow savers to see information about all their pension pots in place.
I read with interest your report on February 28 about a reader who had 13,500 points taken from their Nectar card. We had 40,000 points - worth £200 - taken from our account.
Challenger banks - new operators set up since the financial crisis - have called for interest to be obligatory and to be paid at the level of at least the Bank of England base rate. At today's rate of 0.5 per cent, that would force the banks to pay £1.5 billion a year to their customers.
Fraudsters are targeting unsuspecting people across the UK by pretending to be from the financial ombudsman service.
The scheme will enable around 3.5 million employees on working tax credits or universal credit to save up to £50 a month and pocket a bonus of 50%, earning a maximum of £600 after two years.
A greenhouse not only provides a weatherproof outdoor sanctuary but a practical space where you can grow plants that will help you knock hundreds of pounds off your annual grocery bill. Those put off by the expense may find someone local who is willing to donate an old greenhouse for free. It will save the donor the effort of taking it away when no longer required.
Criminals managed to breach Bangladesh Bank systems and stole its credentials for online payment transfers, two senior officials from the bank said.
A 'cushy' set-up that favours major energy suppliers by allowing householders to overpay gas and electricity bills by up to £2.5 billion a year is to be tackled under new rules laid out last week.
Liverpool tops the list of property hotspots after seeing a 40 per cent increase in property prices. However having risen from £85,000 to £120,000, prices are still well below the UK average of £200,000. It is followed by Conwy in North Wales and Bradford, which has seen prices rise 37 per cent and 36 per cent respectively.
A survey by cable.co.uk found that internet speeds in some remote villages were so sluggish that, if the locals wanted to download the latest Bond film in HD it would take up to five days.
Dave Wilkie set up the Funny Money share club with friends as a way of saving for a trip to Las Vegas including flights and tours to the Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, and Red Rock Canyon.
The rental and leasing sector, which has recently seen the meteoric rise of firms like Uber and Airbnb, is the one where new businesses are most likely to thrive, according to a survey of the best and worst industries for UK start-ups. The TV and music industry does not fare well however in the list compiled by by O2 Business and the Centre of Economic and Business Research, using analysis of data including turnover, productivity and employment statistics.
One in six adults in the UK is described as 'over-indebted' this equates to 8.2million people across the UK, according to a new report.
My sister and I are wondering whether to sell-up or let it out. Our mother spent the last two years of her life in a care home, so the house wasn't her main home.
Laura Foll, co-manager of Lowland investment trust, explains why she's buying some oil and commodities stocks and where she and fellow manager James Henderson look for future dividend stars.
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.
We highlight the world's cheapest and most expensive stock markets, measured on three popular valuation tools and where the UK sits.
If you are new to investing then the huge number of funds and investment trusts on offer can be confusing. Fortunately, This is Money's experts have some ideas to get you started.
Income investing can let you draw on your portfolio or reinvest dividends to build solid growth over time. Our experts give their fund and investment trust recommendations.
If you're looking to add some flair to your investing Isa with emerging markets, This is Money's experts have some ideas to get you started
George Osborne's continued austerity revealed in his 2016 Budget is likely to keep rates on hold for longer. Inflation expectations have been revised down for 2016 to 0.7 per cent, while Brexit uncertainty and slow global growth are also playing on rate-setters' minds.
We pick our five favourite cash Isas for savers. This is essential Isa reading and is kept up-to-date throughout the year
Banking customers typically stick with their current account provider for an average 15 and a half years. But signing up for a new account can get you a much better deal. Here's how to switch
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
After a slowdown earlier this year, the London market appears to be continuing to push ahead of the rest of the UK. We look at the latest figures.
Borrowers could be in something of a sweet spot, with lenders keen to lend, house prices rising and a first rate rise still considered a way off. We look at the best mortgage rates.
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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.
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| £1,000,000 | 176QW334158 | Leicestershire |
| £100,000 | 265JN632736 | Wales |
| £100,000 | 250VM945648 | County Durham |
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| £100,000 | 189SR408716 | Wales |
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| £50,000 | 93GY116930 | Wales |
| £50,000 | 85XA357243 | Essex |
| £50,000 | 78WE426762 | Hertfordshire |
| £50,000 | 26AE681300 | Cambridgeshire |
Jewellery maker Katie Mullally started her business in her fifties and celebrities can't get enough of her designs
Fans include Ellie Goulding
Sainsbury's opens its smallest ever store in Richmond
At just 753 square feet it stocks almost no groceries
The customers are women - so why aren't the bosses?
Former M&S; fashion boss Kate Bostock's blunt message for men running retailers
People in glasshouses... can save a small fortune!
Invest in a greenhouse to help stay healthy, wealthy and wise
Britain's affordable property hotspots revealed
Liverpool, Conwy and Bradford top the list
Debt map of Britain
Do you live in one of the most over-indebted areas of the UK?
Meet the scientists breaking ground in diabetes treatment and mapping space radiation - and they're all still at school
'NASA wants to hear our findings'
The pension tax raid is on ice for now - but there are still Budget dangers lurking for your retirement
SIMON LAMBERT says the tinkering must stop.
Investing Show: How to spot the dividend stars of the future
Co-manager of Lowland investment trust explains why she's buying some oil and commodities stocks.
NatWest cuts the amount it will lend to house buyers as fears mount some borrowers are stretching finances to the limit
ECB fires big bazooka into eurozone economy
But sterling and stock market dive as Draghi says he's out of ammunition.
Manchester soars up global cost of living league as it gets more expensive than Brussels, Milan and Stockholm
Latest survey by the EIU.
Millions could see energy bills fall as watchdog sets price cap for low-income households
CMA slams big suppliers for taking customers for granted.
Housing market will cool this year when rush to purchase buy-to-let properties subsides, forecast estate agents
Landlord investors keen to beat the April 1 deadline.
The Shelby Mustang GT500 driven by Nicolas Cage in hit movie from 2000 is for sale on Auto Trader
Get it before it's Gone in Sixty Seconds.
I froze my gym membership when I was diagnosed with cancer - now I've been told there's no record and I've lost my money
Savings shambles: New rules will soon let you earn £1,000 interest tax-free...
- yet nobody can explain how this will work.
Shake-up to make National Insurance more like income tax could leave 6.2m workers worse-off
Should you always do your washing during the night - and which other energy-saving tips really work?
Just how much can you save?
Utility Warehouse cut my phone line and broadband without warning after I used too much energy
ASK TONY...
The truth about your zombie savings plan: Report reveals how insurers sold rip-off policies to millions
- and then abandoned them as payouts tumbled
It has never been cheaper to fix a mortgage for ten years - but should you lock in for that long?
Are you one of the two million people struggling to cancel monthly subscriptions they don't want or need?
Owners of new flats forced to fork out £2,800 a year in property management fees
One in three firms admit to raising costs.
The £54,000 Ford Capri: Classic car with just 936 miles on the clock
Capri 280 Brooklands sells for a record price
Are you paying over the odds for your mortgage?
Greedy lenders raking in thousands of pounds with annual interest payments.
We couldn't ski because there was too much snow...
So why won't our travel insurer pay out for piste closure?
Insurance giant Esure pockets £55m in sneaky customer fees
More than from home and motor policies combined
We'll never end our fight for fairness - and with your help we can win a better financial future
DAN HYDE
One-fifth of over-50s have never properly checked their retirement pots
Which? calls for pension dashboard
Dividend Heroes revealed: The investment trusts with the longest history of raising payouts
Delivering through thick and thin
'Don't kill our Channel 4!': Could Britain's fourth channel be privatised?
TV stars Bank of Dave and Jon Snow hope not...
Does the Asian dividend story stack up? We weigh up the prospects
Star manager Jason Pidcock launches Jupiter Asian Income
Bank of England's Carney warns Brexit is 'biggest domestic threat' to financial stability
'EU has boosted the dynamism of the UK economy'
Prince Philip's gadgets before Bond: Duke's 1954 Aston Martin for sale
One of the first car phones - and an extra mirror for the Queen to check her hat
A third of car owners can't change a wheel without a mechanic's help
One in ten aren't confident to fill up with fuel alone
The best of British: Three supercars set to take on the cream of the German and Italian competition
'If all you do with painkillers is keep taking them, you don't get better': Mervyn King on low interest rates
Sounding a warning
Npower slashes 2,500 jobs from its UK workforce
Energy giant suffers exodus of 350k customers.
'You can't gift-wrap a download': CDs and DVDs follow vinyl back into our hearts
High St shops selling old-formats at a high
The top 10 new cars of 2016: From the 'clever' Ford Kuga to the BMW M2
We run the rule over the motors tipped to shine
'I was a sniper. Should I put that on my CV?' Nearly 4,000 veterans are helped into work by Barclays
We visit its After programme
Self-employed can get a mortgage with just one year of trading history
Kent Reliance eases home loan rules
Ten car modifications that will see insurance costs soar
How pimping your ride will pummel your premiums
Probe into how banks treat their customers delayed until summer
Initial findings attacked for being too weak
Women earn nearly £300,000 less than men over their working lives
Britain's gender pay divide
How to add value to your home with basic DIY... and when to call in the professionals
From tiling the kitchen, to painting walls
Borrow interest-free for three-and-a-half years! The best balance transfer credit cards
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John Lewis may offer new bond for interest-starved savers
Healthy windfall from last issue
Eight things you need to know about getting a mortgage on a brand new home
'I bought a new-build flat with a cheap fixed rate'
Forget Aston Martin, Lamborghini and Bugatti
The top 10 everyday cars launched at Geneva 2016 you should be excited about
'No guarantee pensions are safe'
Call to safeguard tax relief after Osborne shelves Budget raid on savers
Why I'm no friend of PayPal
Food firm boss is furious after £55,000 of takings held back
TONY HETHERINGTON
Now Banc de Binary is hit by £8m charge after three-year court battle with US regulators
'Paying off a loan has helped me rebuild my credit rating'
How to boost your credit score - before it's too late
Interest rates will probably be CUT and remain at rock-bottom until 2021
says former Bank policymaker David Blanchflower
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Pensions farce worthy of great Mr Ayckbourn as Osborne drops plans to cut tax relief
'The bank manager was a misogynist, frankly. He patted me on the head, said I had no chance'
Former Dragon Hilary Devey on how she built her £100m business.
How to invest your pension pot wisely
From a tax-free lump sum to drawdown, MAIKE CURRIE on what you need to know.
Have you won big on the premium bonds with a small holding but don't even know it?
One winner yet to claim a £100k prize has just £6 of bonds.
Would you eat dinner later to slash your electricity bill?
Households could save £75 a year by getting cheaper power for cutting back at peak times.
Tesco extends credit card balance transfer to 40 months to sit pretty at the top of the best buys
- and rivals could soon follow suit.
Ten castles for sale in Britain now - and one thing that's not medieval is the price...
Could you hold the fort?
Fund manager who returned 20% last year reveals his top shares
'Share prices have fallen due to forced selling... so I'm buying'
He’s losing £53bn in taxes and growth is likely to slow... So how does Osborne hit his target to get us into...
BUDGET 2016 BLOG: Analysis, reaction and the verdict on the Chancellor's speech - and what it means for you
Not quite the death of the cash Isa? Tax-free limit to rise to £20k despite new personal savings allowance
Taxpayers will never get their money back for bailing out the banks, says watchdog as interest on the rescue...
Save for your first home and a pension at the same time: Young savers handed up to £1,000 a year Budget...
BUDGET 2016 IN BRIEF: The key points of George Osborne’s speech at a glance
Good news for long-term investors as Osborne slashes capital gains tax to give them a helping hand
A tax cut for lower and higher earners: Osborne hikes personal allowance again and bumps 40p tax threshold...
The £7.8bn small firm giveaway paid for by big names but entrepreneurs are warned not to take it at face...
The property market battle lines are drawn: Buy-to-let landlords denied tax break by the Chancellor as...
MARKET REPORT: Skye's the limit for respiratory drug specialist Vectura as it agrees to buy rival in £441m...
So much for the merger of equals: Profits in euros, a German boss... London Stock Exchange takeover by...
Banks facing £2bn bill in clampdown on corporation tax dodge where lenders use past losses to offset all...
Forecasters predict interest rates will fall below record low of 0.5% for some of the next two years
ALEX BRUMMER: Deutsche Boerse stages a £21bn coup as citizens check their wallets
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