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If I get extra National Insurance years beyond the 35 figure, will my estimated state pension continue to rise or is it capped at whatever the 35 year total is at? read

Private sales dropped by a substantial 14 per cent in May and diesel car sales plummeted 20 per cent compared to a year ago, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders confirmed. read

Google shares have jumped more than 1,900p per cent since they started trading at around $50 each in 2004 (pictured), with the company now worth £535bn. read

More than a fifth of sellers would accept an offer that was five per cent lower than the asking price if their buyer was chain free and a mortgage agreed read

Spenders in Britain have embarked on a marathon borrowing binge, racking up unsecured debts of £198.4billion on cards, car finance and overdrafts, according to experts. read

Let’s step back. For all the noise of the election and all the anguish over terrorism, one thing will be the same on Friday morning. That will be the state of the world economy. read

I have solar panels on my home but would like to get a smart meter - is it possible to get one installed? And if so will it record the energy from the solar panels and from my meter? read

Brent Crude fell more than 1 per cent towards $49 a barrel after six Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt severed diplomatic and transport links with Qatar. read

Leisure stocks also suffered, with theme park operator Merlin Entertainments down 2.4 per cent, while SSP, which runs bars and cafes in airports and train stations, fell 2.2 per cent. read

Rothschild (pictured with wife Loretta Basey) and former BP boss Tony Hayward set up Genel Energy in 2011 with promises of striking it rich in the oil fields of Iraqi Kurdistan. read

DP Eurasia runs 571 restaurants in Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan and Georgia and is seeking to raise £20m by listing on the London Stock Exchange. read

The economy is on course to expand by 0.5 per cent in the second quarter of the year, up from growth of 0.2 per cent in the first quarter, according to a report by IHS Markit. read

New lender Redwood Bank has appointed David Buckley, from investment firm CIBC World Markets, as chairman, and former senior HSBC financier Nigel Boothroyd as non-executive director. read

The airline, which previously said it had embarked on an 'exhaustive' investigation into the disaster, is asking an 'independent company' to examine the computer problems. read

Millions of homeowners are throwing away as much as £5,000 a year in mortgage interest payments by failing to switch to a cheaper deal. read

The People's Trust, an investment trust to be set up by former Investment Association boss Daniel Godfrey, has revealed managers who will get its unusual seven-year contracts. read

Some drivers risk invalidating their motor policies by letting pets roam free in their vehicles, uSwitch has warned. The HIghway Code dictates that all animals should be suitably restrained. read

What happens when you sling a Porsche 911 RS made entirely from Lego into a wall at 28mph? Absolute carnage. See the collision unfold in this 3-minute clip of a scaled-down crash test. read

Volvo Group and Renova are working on a truck that follows the bin man along the street as he goes from house to house, meaning he doesn't need to constantly hop in and out or have a separate driver. read

The company Warrillow set up with Charles Rolls — called Fever-Tree after the anti-malarial properties of the Cinchona bark — has made them both stupendously rich. read

Here, The Mail on Sunday explores how to cut your water bills and protect a precious resource. read

I have received a letter from The Rewards Forum advertising money saving offers. The letter says I accepted membership following my Pressplay TV purchase, but I have no knowledge of this. read

Ever since we broke up I've continued using my ex's Netflix and Amazon Prime accounts. I don't think he's noticed so is it ok to carry on until he does? read

They are calling for the next Government to tackle migration to stop the industry falling off a ‘cliff edge’ as European Union workers desert Britain. read

Analysts at Capital Economics said net debt would be £100billion higher under a Corbyn administration. read

For British businesses the poll on Thursday presents one of the least appetising choices in living memory. read

Bank of England data shows borrowing on plastic has reached £68billion – a 10 per cent rise in a year. Consumers need to have their wits about them to avoid a nasty repayments shock. read

While headline prices often seem cheap, hidden costs and dubious extras bump up the price, meaning drivers frequently face paying double the original quote. read

I have received numerous requests to pay an outstanding balance to ScottishPower, yet I explained that I was not the occupant of the property at the time in question. read

At 69¼p, the price should rise, provided there are no dreadful economic shocks down the line. In the meantime, the dividend yield makes this an obvious stock for investors in search of income. read

Gear4music was tipped by Midas at 139p a share in July 2015. Now at 764p, investors might be considering banking a healthy profit. read

We round up the Sunday newspaper share tips. This week, Midas looks at Lloyds Banking Group, The Sunday Times analyses Auto Trader and the Sunday Telegraph assesses Aviva. read

If the Conservatives win, Ketan Patel, a fund manager at EdenTree Investments, said there could be money to be made from the party's pledge to build 1m new homes by 2020. read

Launched in May last year, the fund has so far returned just shy of 11 per cent – a satisfactory outcome from an asset class that is out of favour. read

Ross Campbell, a director at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, said finance experts were often only brought in after decisions were taken. read

I hope the next Government adopts a more coherent policy on pension saving. read

Lindsey Chapman, the Springwatch Unsprung presenter, also reveals she is struggling to get on the property ladder in her home town of Manchester. read

Standard variable rates are much more expensive than the cheapest rates on offer, but if you don't bother to get in touch with your bank or a broker, you won't automatically be offered another good deal. read

David and Victoria Beckham, Robbie Williams, Gary Lineker, Ant and Dec and Geri Halliwell were among a group of stars who invested in partnerships. read

The billionaire is understood to be getting advice from leading firm McKinsey about boosting his Arcadia Group, which includes the Dorothy Perkins and Wallis brands. read

Ocado, which has been promising to deliver such deal for over a year and half, did not say who the client is, only that it is a ‘regional’ retailer, and has not provided any financial details about the tie-up. read

On Sunday the food delivery firm unveiled its first overseas tie-up with an unnamed European retailer. It initially sent shares soaring by 7 per cent in early trading yesterday. read

The Financial Reporting Council justified its decision by saying ‘there is not a realistic prospect’ of a tribunal making an adverse finding against accountants at PWC. read

The estimate by John Stevenson of stockbroker Peel Hunt means other City analysts could redraw their sales targets this week and issue revised forecasts for the company’s meteoric rise. read

Schroders and Artisan have already called for the deal to be abandoned, warning that it could damage the retailer's turnaround since it posted a £6.4bn loss in 2015. read

Tillman, chairman of the British Fashion Council, said the snapping up of brands including Jacques Vert, Eastex, Precis and Dash presented a ‘significant opportunity’. read

Alan Sugar, a long-time Labour supporter, is almost lost for words when he thinks of Jeremy Corbyn moving into No 10. read

Iceland said its frozen fish & seafood and luxury meat ranges as well as prepared takeaway meals were particularly successful. read

We report on the three main parties' short pitches to small firms at an event set up by the Association of Convenience Stores and the Federation of Small Businesses. read

Stephen Kelly is a signatory to a letter calling on the next Government, whatever its political persuasion, to prioritise support for the millions of start-ups around the UK. read

Allianz Worldwide Care will launch its flexible international private medical insurance on Tuesday. read

Terry Scuoler, the chief executive of manufacturers’ group the EEF, said concerns about Brexit were outweighed by his members’ fears over Labour’s ‘socialist’ policies. read

No matter who wins the Election the next Government must invest in the tech industry and allow it to attract foreign talent, says the boss of a photo-sharing start-up. read

On July 27, Rolls-Royce will officially take the wraps off its latest flagship Phantom model – the eighth in the illustrious line stretching back more than 90 years. read

Waitrose introduced restrictions on its ‘free’ coffee offer earlier this year requiring a purchase be made to get a free drink - but now sneaky shoppers have found a way round the system. read

Crude tumbled to as low as $48.95 after the president decided to pull out of the Paris accord. The move sparked speculation the US would ramp up production even more aggressively. read

My mother passed away leaving her estate divided equally between myself and my brother. Her live-in partner of some 30 years, who paid her rent of £100 per week, plans to make a claim on the estate. read

The main reasons for the stark warning is the increased cost of providing state pensions, which has increased from 4% of GDP in 1970 to 9% in 2015, and the rising life expectancy rate. read

Here are around six phone calls every year that almost every household needs to make if they don’t want their outgoings to suddenly balloon. read

Given that size matters when it comes to investments, many ETF providers are exploring weird and wonderful strategies in a bid to draw investor capital in a congested marketplace. read

Finimize is a London-based start-up offering individuals a comprehensive financial plan, tailored to their personal circumstances. We meet co-founder Max Rofagha (left). read

Stocks in a range of companies offering cyber defences have crept up as markets anticipate an uptick in IT security spending in the wake of the attack. read

The price of the average home in the UK fell 0.2 per cent between April and May to £208,711, a smaller drop from the previous month when prices fell by 0.4 per cent, according to Nationwide. read

To mimic the state pension's guaranteed rise each year, you'd need over £100,000 more in your private pension than you would to buy a fixed annuity paying the same amount. read

Hargreaves Lansdown investors can gain exposure to bitcoin through their SIPPs and trading accounts in the form of an exchange traded note issued by a Swedish company. read

Scotland's Edinburgh tops the rankings, followed by Croydon in South London, Glasgow in Scotland and Central London, according to the findings from Zoopla. read

Not only will drivers have their hands off the wheel, they’ll soon have their feet off the pedals and their eyes off the road, said BMW. read

There are dozens of them: some temporarily patched, some worsening by the week, says Max Davidson. read

Some 40 per cent of students who lease their accommodation don’t get their full deposit back but there are some simple steps students can take right now to help avoid deductions. read

The average car insurance policy will rise above £800 for the first time this month as Insurance Premium Tax increased from 10 to 12 per cent on June 1. read

This is despite 61 per cent warning their bank in advance that they will be out of the country and 49 per cent relying on plastic while on holiday. read

As voters prepare to head to the polls next week, Tom Selby, senior analyst at investing firm AJ Bell , looks at the key Conservative and Labour manifesto pledges on personal finance issues. read

Techniques used by fraudsters include using snippets of information about you to give themselves authority and using apologetic language to make you feel sympathetic towards them. read

Can you predict whether a share price will rise, fall or stay put just by looking at its recent performance on an chart? read

Whether you were caught up in the chaos or you are worried about your next trip, here is everything you need to know to win redress. read

Quidco is advertising 80 gambling offers, including up to £150 for customers who place £80 in online poker bets. TopCashback has 111 gambling offers. read

We rely on banks, insurers and investment firms to make sure every penny is paid to beneficiaries when they get a death certificate or grant of probate. read

Dwell has come up with a new breed of mortgage calculator that reveals, after the user has plugged in their specifics, how much different banks and building societies will be prepared to lend. read

By switching to a better deal, you can up your interest to just over £100 on each £10,000 rather than the meagre £4 average the big banks are willing to pay. read

Top simple deals include RCI Bank Freedom Account at 1.1 per cent, Shawbrook Bank Easy Access at 1.05 per cent and Charter Savings Bank Easy Access at 1.01 per cent. read

The cheapest property in the list at £139,000 is in South Yorkshire's Barnsley, while the most expensive at £11million can be found in London's exclusive Belgravia. read

This is Money's top 50 – updated – money-saving tips may appear light-hearted but are deadly serious. read

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. read

We asked trusted experts to recommend the best funds that cover different investment sectors – and included This is Money’s selection of active and passive options too. read

Rightly or wrongly, some people simply want a quick, straightforward route map to investing in an Isa. To that end, this is our distilled guide to getting started. read

We tend to put ambitious targets on our hoped-for income in retirement and then underestimate how much we will need to set aside to achieve that. So how much should you save? read

Making the most of a pension is your best chance of securing a decent income when you retire. We explain what you need to know. read

Even at a time when we are stretching our finances further to afford a home, moving less, and pushing mortgages beyond 30 years, we still remain captivated by two-year fixed rate deals. read

The break from rising inflation is only likely to be brief and economists forecast the cost of living to continue to rise through this year. read

It's official - mortgage rates have never been lower than they are today. It's possible to get a rate of just 0.89 per cent from Yorkshire Building Society if you have a 35 per cent deposit. read

For many buy-to-let looks an attractive income investment in a time of low rates and stock market volatility. Read our top ten buy-to-let tips read

Compare your pay to the national average and see whether your employer treated you to a pay rise in line with the rest of your profession. read