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  • Wednesday, 31 August, 2022
    Money MentorMortgages
    Equity release loans surge as older homeowners raise funds

    Borrowers appear undeterred by rising interest rates

  • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
    Advice & Comment
    Lasting Power of Attorney: questions of trust

    Attorneys should require full disclosure and it should be an offence to gloss over past misdeeds

  • Thursday, 28 April, 2022
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    Could your bank account be frozen?

    750,000 customers lost access to their money in one financial year

  • Friday, 1 April, 2022
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    Lasting Power of Attorney reforms cannot come soon enough

    The system is mired in old-fashioned pen and paper bureaucracy

  • Tuesday, 22 February, 2022
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    Energy bills recharge the case for solar panels

    Installation could cut annual electricity bills by £600

  • Tuesday, 1 February, 2022
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    Navigating delays in portfolio transfers

    Platforms working to cut holds-ups as industry moves out of pandemic

  • Tuesday, 7 December, 2021
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    Neil Woodford investors hit transfer hurdles

    Red tape can make switching Isas between advisers tricky

  • Wednesday, 10 November, 2021
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    Time to give Save As You Earn a boost

    Lift the ceilings on employee savings schemes

  • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
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    Beware giving lenders a stake in your home

    Court case over 1990s’ shared appreciation mortgages has lessons for today

  • Friday, 3 September, 2021
    Money MentorAdvice & Comment
    Householders struggle to obtain promised aid for green homes

    After scrapping the troubled 2020 scheme, the government must get things right with its new fund, next year

  • Friday, 30 July, 2021
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    Why cheques aren’t quite dead yet

    Mobile app imaging breathes new life into payment system still popular with older bank customers

  • Wednesday, 30 June, 2021
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    Is the Financial Ombudsman getting it right?

    Thousands of consumers have been left dissatisfied and the backlog of cases is growing

  • Thursday, 3 June, 2021
    Money MentorAdvice & Comment
    Covid’s hidden impact on your credit credentials

    Missed mortgage payments now appear on credit references in the UK

  • Tuesday, 27 April, 2021
    Money MentorAdvice & Comment
    Buyers beware of insurers overcharging loyal customers

    Industry to adopt fair new rules — but only at the year end

  • Wednesday, 24 March, 2021
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    Travel insurance and your summer holiday abroad

    Cover can reduce risks but cannot help dodge official bans

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Money MentorUK tax
    Government interest charges breach the credibility gap

    HMRC takes far more from late payers than it returns to those who overpay

  • Wednesday, 10 February, 2021
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    Is there still life in the annuities market?

    Tomorrow’s retirees want guaranteed income — but not at any price

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    Personal Finance
    Klarna warns of delays to ‘buy now pay later’ credit rules

    FCA plans depend on credit agencies collating new financial data on customers

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
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    Should you build equity release into your retirement strategy?

    Do your homework before taking out a ‘lifetime mortgage’ on your property

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
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    Time to tighten rules on ‘buy now pay later’ operators

    Consumer watchdogs raise concerns about customers’ debt risks

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    Customers hit by Brexit-linked bans scramble to make new arrangements

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    ‘Why did Sainsbury’s cancel my grocery delivery?’

    Supermarket claimed fraudulent activity on customer accounts

  • Friday, 6 November, 2020
    Advice & Comment
    Now is the time for financial advisers to earn their corn

    The pandemic has left many of us needing help to safeguard our futures

  • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
    Money MentorAdvice & Comment
    Smooth landing for holiday refund dispute

    Making a ‘Money Claim Online’ is an alternative option for consumers seeking redress

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