Each year, as the warmer weather rolls around, the master bedroom of our home becomes extremely hot, even with windows open. I have started to open the loft hatch in our three-bedroom house, the logic being that the hot air has somewhere to escape - but I don't know if it is really helping. Is it a good idea? Can you suggest any other ways to cool down the room by a few degrees - do fans really help, for example? Any tips greatly appreciated for a more comfortable night sleep!

A record number of people are heading to debt charities with help over guarantor loans - including Emma, pictured, who paid back £23k after borrowing £10k from Amigo Loans. Tonight, a BBC Panorama documentary takes a look at the industry and its high rates of interest.

Beleaguered fund manager Neil Woodford faced questions last night over whether potential conflicts of interest and longstanding personal ties across his now crumbling empire contributed to the crisis that has engulfed thousands of savers. Analysis by The Mail on Sunday found that a number of the stock picks that Woodford made can be linked to individuals from the fund manager's close circle of associates.

Defeated Tory leadership candidate Esther McVey would drastically reduce Britain's foreign aid budget so she could spend extra on schools and the police if she became Chancellor of the Exchequer. McVey, MP for Tatton, who was knocked out in the ballot to find the next PM last week, earned a six-figure sum before she became an MP. She keeps all her savings in the bank because she is aware a career in politics is 'precarious'.

One reader wasn't impressed with the service they received from a company in Slough called Passport for Pets. The firm refused any refund after their dog was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

The enterprise investment scheme is as risky as a swim in a tank of piranhas but a clever (and legitimate) way of sheltering income from the claws of Philip Hammond. The scheme is certainly an option for those who have already accumulated a pension that in value exceeds the so-called lifetime allowance.

Neil Woodford's interest in early-stage healthcare firms was once widely praised. Now he faces fierce criticism for his selection, not least because many of them are not even quoted businesses. But Woodford's troubles should not infect sentiment towards the entire industry. Some stocks are going from strength to strength and should continue doing so. AIM-listed Renalytix AI is a case in point. Priced at £2.40, the company focuses on kidney disease, which has become an epidemic, affecting more than 850 million people around the world. In many cases, however, sufferers do not find out they have the disease until it is at an advanced stage. This is deeply unpleasant for those affected, often resulting in dialysis or transplants. But kidney disease affects different people in different ways. Some can live with it for decades. Others suffer from a progressive version, which becomes chronic within a few years.

Much is made of the difficulties faced by first-time buyers to get onto the property ladder, but less talked about is the problem facing second steppers and those looking to downsize. As growing families struggle to afford to move up the property ladder could intergenerational house-swaps be the answer?

Bosses at commercial banks have already faced criticism for taking yearly pension payouts worth more than 25 per cent of salary - the level deemed acceptable in the City.

The owner of the Dixons PC World and Carphone Warehouse brands expects to make £440 million from credit revenues this year and the business now accounts for about 8 per cent of its products.

As the largest holdings in his UK equity fund and Finsbury Growth & Income trust reach all-time highs and fellow star manager Neil Woodford suffers, Nick Train has warned investors poor performance could be on the horizon. While Train's note was written before the saga ensued, his message further highlights that even top-performing managers can suffer weakness and serves as a warning to investors not to put too many eggs into any one basket.

Peugeot's new 508 SW family estate is a sophisticated attention grabber with long, languid low-slung lines and a handsomely prominent face and grille. And that smart French chic continues when you get behind the wheel of this smart, practical, versatile and smooth operator, as I did driving on roads around Buckinghamshire.

I am renting a property with my family, including two children and two dogs. There is a hole in our next door neighbours fence - who is also our landlord - but he refuses to fix it. I am concerned as our dogs could easily escape through the gap but not sure what course of action to take. What can I do?

There are some big discrepancies between the 'official' and real-world ranges, and there's a staggering 202-mile differences in the ranges of the best and worst new electric cars you can buy in showrooms today, according to figures from What Car?'s Real Range test. Here are 14 models you can buy in showrooms right now, and how far you can rely on them to travel between charges. The list includes (clockwise from top left) Audi's e-tron, Hyundai's Kona, Nissan's Leaf and Jaguar's I-Pace.

Two in three self-employed workers between the ages of 23 and 38 have no pension savings whatsoever, a report has claimed. According to investment and pensions provider Fidelity International, nearly three quarters of self-employed millennials say they can't afford to put money away for retirement. This is Money has recently launched a campaign on behalf of Britain's five million self-employed workers in a bid to create a more level playing field for those trying to save for their futures.

How fitting it is that a Britain led by politicians who believe in magical solutions and magic money trees is blowing its own trumpet as a breeder of unicorns. The UK has produced more so-called unicorns - companies valued at more than $1billion but not listed on the stock market - than anywhere other than the US and China. It's an impressive achievement, but we should remember much of those valuations are driven by plenty of money sloshing about.

Hire cars have the potential to cause all kinds of hassle - especially if there is a dispute about damage to a rental vehicle. This is the situation for one This is Money reader who was charged a large amount of money for a couple of small scratches on the side of his rental car.

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?

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.

Lower than expected inflation figures have added weight to expectations that interest rate rises will remain on hold throughout most of 2019. This combined with the Brexit extension is forecast to keep monetary policy steady, with rates held at 0.75 per cent. While unemployment is low and wages are rising, there are still concerns over Britain's consumer economy and business investment being stalled by continuing Brexit uncertainty.