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Newly-formed Live Company Group, which previously traded as Parallel Media Group, was readmitted yesterday, valued at £14.5m. It recently bought Bricklive, a company that runs events in the UK which attract hundreds of thousands of Lego fans.

Rates could rise 0.5 points by 2020, the Bank of England has warned. That would push a typical £150,000 mortgage from 2.5 per cent to 3 per cent, adding £38 to monthly repayments. If you started paying this extra £38 into your mortgage account immediately, you could save a huge amount of money — and your family budget won't feel the pinch when rates do eventually rise.

Everyone wants SUVs these days. So much so that manufacturers are now making sporty versions that are offered as more practical hot hatchbacks on stilts. But which one is the best? We pitted three of the main contenders against each other: the Seat Ateca (orange), Audi Q2 (white) and Ford Kuga (black).

This has been a bumper year for letters to my Ask Tony column, with thousands of you writing in with your consumer disputes. While that's kept me busy, it raises concerns about the way some companies are so dismissive of legitimate complaints. Often it is not the amount of money involved, but the energy and time wasted chasing the problem.

Millions of us will resolve to make a fresh start this week - whether that's joining a gym, eating healthier or seeing more of our families in the New Year. So why not take the same approach with your investments? This is the ideal moment to review your plans and exchange poor-performing funds for ones set to soar.

Recently, I received an unusual 50p coin in my change, which I had never seen before. It shows two motorcyclists racing with a wreath-style pattern on either side - is it rare and how much could I sell it for?

How much do you know about personal finance? Experts from a leading industry body, the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment, have compiled a Christmas quiz for This is Money to help you find out. After you finish the questions, head to the comments section to share your score with other readers.

Dan Wagner, who once sent staff this picture of himself dressed as David Bowie character Ziggy Stardust, saw his mobile shopping firm Powa Technologies collapse last year following multi-million pound losses amid tales of wild partying and corporate excess.

The cold winter nights provide an ideal excuse to curl up on the sofa and enjoy some TV. But now, thanks to a major viewing revolution, you can dramatically cut the cost of watching most shows and events. Gone are the days when you have to pay up to £50 a month - even more in some cases - for a TV bundle, most of which you never access.

With the advent of 'streaming' over the internet, viewing opportunities have been transformed. Now viewers need only pay for what they want to watch - and can actually enjoy more television for free.

The 'ghost' occupant of your mother's house was a real person and the letters you received were about insurance for his Land Rover Defender. According to the statement of fact supplied to the insurer, he not only lives at your mother's house - he owns it.

As 2017 draws to a close, The Mail on Sunday's award-winning Personal Finance team look at how their finances have fared this year - for better and for worse. These hits and misses are divided up into the victories and the defeat, ranging from indulging a cinema habit with an expensive membership that made viewing cheap, to getting a cheap mortgage before rates went up.

Hastings Pier has had a long, colourful history since it was opened to the public on a wet and windy August Bank Holiday Monday in 1872. In the 145 years since, the pier has burned down twice, acted as a landing site for refugees during the Second World War, and hosted concerts by the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix.

Eaton Square, pictured, in London's exclusive area of Belgravia has been unveiled as the most expensive street in England and Wales, with an average price of £16,944,000. The square has been home to famous faces such as prime minister Margaret Thatcher, top right, and James Bond actors Sean Connery, bottom right. Outside of London, the most expensive streets include Panorama Road, in the Sandbanks area of Poole, with an average price of £4,618,000 and Crick Road, in Central North Oxford, at £4,049,000.

This is the first time Jaguar has plonked a four-cylinder engine into one of its sports cars. And not just any sports car - the glorious F-Type that until now has only boasted V6 and V8 soundtracks. That does mean its lighter, more nimble and cheaper. So the big question that needs answering is: when it comes to cylinders, is less really more? Rob Hull spent a week with the new 2.0-litre model to find out.

It has been a year since Hargreaves Lansdown, the UK's biggest online stockbroker, dipped a toe into fund management with the launch of its maiden in-house fund investing in UK companies. The product, called the HL Select UK Growth Shares, is a culmination of the DIY platform's favourite shares and ETFs for investment growth over the long term (five years plus).

Throughout history gold has been seen as the ultimate prize. We explore why this is, how it can be bought and what could happen to the value of gold in the New Year. We also look at whether Bitcoin is a good substitute - or if it's actually silver losing buyers to Bitcoin. Adrian Ash at BullionVault has the answers on the Big Money Questions show.

The stock market is riding high at the moment, so are there still profits to be made from cheap shares? Special situations fund manager and value investor Alex Wright believes that there is still value to be found, particularly among UK-facing companies beaten up by the market over Brexit fears. He explains why.

Should you buy into a bubble? That's a question I have asked myself all year, as we've watched the bitcoin one blown. And even now, with bitcoin up 1,600% since the start of the year, I do wonder about buying some. The reason being that I suspect we aren't at the top of the classic bubble chart yet.

A few months ago, the This is Money team and successful entrepreneur and angel investor Andy Yates, launched the Great British Entrepreneur Challenge. We have been overwhelmed by the response and are now proud to announce the short list. These are the finalists that were invited to our offices to meet Andy and members of the This is Money team.

Sudbury in Suffolk has been branded the top property hotspot of 2017, having seen asking prices jump over 13 per cent to £265,291. t led the way on house prices of newly-listed homes, according to property listing site Rightmove. Sowerby Bridge, in West Yorkshire, took second place, with sellers now asking 12.5 per cent more for a home in the area than a year ago.

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.

The amount you can save into a pension ultimately depends on what you can afford - but the longer you leave it the more you will need to save. 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?

All nine Bank of England policymakers voted to leave interest rates unchanged in December as they said inflation should start easing back next year. The Bank also said that different economic indicators suggested growth was likely to have slowed down as they year ends.

Compare your pay to the national average and see whether your employer treated you to a pay rise in line with the the rest of your profession. Farmers, care and air travel assistants were big winners on the pay scales in 2016. Travel agents, careers advisers and probation officers lost out.