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More than 30% of homes for sale on the property website Zoopla had been reduced in price by the beginning of August, with the average discount at £25,257. read

The number of loans to first time buyers leapt by 24 per cent in June when compared with the previous month, to 34,300. read

Multi-billionaires are not normally the most apologetic of people. But Masayoshi Son seems only too keen to practise the British art of saying sorry when one hasn't done anything wrong. read

When the Bank of England cut interest rates, it wanted to encourage investors to take 'more risk' with their money, we take you through the options and how risky they are. read

Many homeowners are bombarding mortgage brokers with phone calls asking if they should switch to a deal that tracks official interest rates - but a fix is probably still better. read

Four of Britain's biggest insurers have slashed pension payouts since official interest rates were halved to 0.25 per cent last week. read

Royal Mail would not comment on what kind of pension it would offer the final salary scheme's 90,000 members after 2018 but said it was braced for crunch discussions with unions. read

Speculation sent eOne's shares soaring, but yesterday it said the proposal had been unanimously rejected by board members on the grounds it fundamentally undervalued the company. read

The strategy seems to be serving it well if its latest trading update is anything to go by – Paysafe has upped its revenue forecast for the year by around £15m to between £745 and £761m. read

Toscafund chief executive Martin Hughes accused 69-year-old Jan Astrand who earns £219,000 a year of failing to turn the company around, of indecisiveness and a lack of experience. read

Antonio Horta-Osorio's relationship with education guru Dr Wendy Piatt was not with a colleague so questions of conflict of interest don't come into the picture. However it poses a problem for the board. read

Yoga-loving father of two Miroslaw Stachowicz, 54, known as Mirek, was appointed a non-executive director of the spirits group in November last year. read

Atul Patel, 49, has resigned from his post and will leave the cyber security firm on February 3, or earlier if a successor is found before then. read

His eldest daughter, auburn-haired Tamara, 36, is married to Blackrock managing director Ed Van Cutsem, 43, a close friend of Prince William and barrel-chested gym enthusiast. read

In 2013, I claimed against Barclaycard for a mis-sold In 2013, I claimed against Barclaycard for a mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) policy. My claim was rejected, and I accepted this. read

The impact can push premiums as much as £450 higher than the national average, regardless of the driver's own ethnicity, the report suggested. read

Age UK says those with dementia or reduced cognitive function are the most vulnerable, but adds that elderly women are twice as likely to be preyed on as men. read

After sending HMRC details of how much interest we had made and were paying, we were then fined £100 and when we appealed this it was rejected. read

Instead, borrowers go on to its standard variable rate (SVR) of 4 per cent at the end of their existing deals. It means a customer with £20,000 left over five years pays £368 a month. read

The 'Trojan horse' viruses effectively lock people out of their computers and demand a ransom to allow them to get back in. The blackmail message carried by the virus directs victims to make a payment online. read

Early indications are that lenders have no intention of cushioning savers and are set to pass on as much as possible of the 0.25 per cent cut in Bank of England base rate announced last week. read

First Direct and M&S Bank stand accused of exploiting savers by announcing huge rate cuts. Official interest rates fell by 0.25 percent, but First Direct and M&S will cut by up to 0.4 points. read

Two new accounts give savers a taste of how little they can expect after the cut in base rate to 0.25 per cent last week. Virgin Money's easy-access Man Utd Red Devil Saver pays 1.05 per cent. read

American Express has cut the rewards on its Platinum Everyday cashback credit card - meaning customers will now earn up to £10 less a year. This is the latest blow for cashback shoppers. read

Every year Peter and Julie Haynes made sure they had travel insurance but when Peter did have a heart attack AllClear refused to pay the £36,000 bill for the treatment that saved his life. read

The strong performance of investment trusts' share prices post-Brexit has led to a fall in the proportionate level of income they can pay out. Just 14 trusts now pay a yield of 4 per cent or more. read

Usain Bolt has become a minority shareholder in Enertor, an insoles business run by a team of four from Ipswich. They are now selling through Superdrug and hope to convert casual runners. read

To counter claims hidden costs unfairly subtract from investment returns, detailed analysis of fund performance between 2012 and 2015 was released today by the Investment Association. read

The Government and insurers must take radical steps to help residents of rural and urban communities reclaim their neighbourhoods from the lorries, the lunatics - and the car thugs. read

The Competition and Markets Authority claimed that it has ordered Britain's banks to kick off a technological 'revolution' in a bid to make the industry more competitive. read

One in three families are just one pay cheque away from losing their home if they lost their job as they have little or no personal savings to fall back on, the research by charity Shelter revealed. read

Regulator Ofcom shut down its investigation of the vast sums of cash exchanging hands for the right to show top-flight matches, because it required too much work. read

At present, only around half of the UK population can get their shopping delivered by Morrisons, which does not cover areas like Scotland or the South West. read

It's the stuff of nightmares for travellers – arriving late at the airport and missing their flight. However, what many don't know, is you can claim back Air Passenger Duty. We explain how... read

Is a wife liable for her husband's debt when he dies? My friend's husband has a non-secured bank loan and credit card debts and she's worried she will be responsible for these if he dies first. read

I’m about to book a trip abroad, but after the failure of Lowcostholidays I'm worried about what protection I have if my holiday company goes bust. Is it enough to just have travel insurance? read

I have Power of Attorney for my mum who is 95 and in a care home. Is it OK for me to sell her house as the tenants renting it have given notice? read

The supermarket giant has shaved 0.1 per cent off its mid-sized loan rate to bring it in line with existing market leader Ikano Bank. read

Some callers – who use the service for help with their pensions and in battling rip-off firms – are being billed more than £12 for a 20-minute conversation, an investigation has found. read

If house prices drop just ten per cent, borrowers will be off the hook for as much as £359million of loans taken out through the government's Help to Buy scheme. read

The deal is expected to trigger a mega payday for chief executive Marc Lore, (pictured), a former financier and Amazon employee who has already made two fortunes. read

Theresa May's director of policy has said pensioners should downsize or remortgage their homes to pay for care bills as there is an 'awful lot of money' trapped in the value of older people's houses. read

Undeterred by Britain's vote to cut ties with the EU, bookings from Europe for trips to the UK have increased by 5 per cent since the end of June. read

Middle England is being squeezed. It is time for a new approach, says Britain's former pensions minister. read

Yesterday, announcing the insurer's latest results, L&G chief executive Nigel Wilson said the firm had a vast war chest earmarked for public sector investment and urged ministers to choose sites. read

The Bank of England's latest survey revealed businesses across all sectors except manufacturing expect turnover to be knocked over the year ahead amid the Brexit vote fallout. read

While this monthly drop appears sizable, the annual picture is 'dismal', with finance jobs vacancies down 27 per cent on a year ago, Morgan McKinley said. read

Profits were up across the group, although at its UK-based M&G Investments they dropped by 10 per cent to £225million in the first half of the year, as customers continued to withdraw their money. read

Entertainment One owns the rights to the hit show Peppa Pig - which has turned into a global children's phenomenon. The cartoon follows the adventures of a pig along with her family and friends. read

The three-way merger would see 888 acquire Rank in an all-share deal that would then offer to buy William Hill for 199p in cash and 0.725 shares. read

The clock is speeding up on Softbank's £24billion takeover of Britain's chip champion ARM and the concern must be that it will happen by default with no public venting of the arguments. read

This week, competition watchdogs are the latest regulators to excoriate Britain’s biggest banks, ordering them to provide a better service to customers online, writes ALEX BRUMMER. read

The website, which sells clothes for 16 to 24-year-olds, brought forward its trading update and shares rose 6.4 per cent, or 4.75p to 79.25p. read

Gamma Capital Management has won approval from the FCA to have its own license which would enable it to operate as a stand-alone business in the UK. read

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney cut the base rate to a new historic low. Marc Shoffman and Laura Shannon look at how to thrive in the ultra low interest economy. read

Harry and Felicity Buchanan own a two-bedroom flat in a period stucco-fronted building in Pimlico, London. They, together with the other flat owners, purchased the building’s freehold. read

As sterling falls a rip-off makes deals worse. Holidaymakers are being ripped off in a £380million scam – by making payments in pounds rather than the local currency. read

What are the prospects for investors in the world's best Olympic nations?Here, managers share what they think are the best opportunities on offer in the 10 countries who topped the table in 2012. read

Some funds, such as Miton Cautious Monthly Income, are designed to help those wanting a predictable income, while hopefully building up capital too. read

The stock has done well in recent months, but the company is only valued at £133million and the shares, at 218½p, should prove rewarding. read

The garden shed is far more than just a storage space for junk. It can also be a hideaway for a potential goldmine of valuables, writes Toby Walne read

Research by savings comparison service Moneyfacts reveals the top-paying accounts vanish, often within days of their launch. read

As a result of bullying, my wife agreed to what she thought was a five-year, fixed-price contract for gas and electricity with supplier BES. We soon found the price was not fixed. read

HSBC was the first bank to clobber savers after the Bank of England halved rates from 0.5 per cent to 0.25 per cent on Thursday. Other banks including Halifax followed with cuts on some accounts. read

So intense is demand that this week a site launched offering individual savers access to big corporate bonds for as little as £100. Traditionally these have been a good way to get an investment income. read

Both annuities and final salary pensions, which provide retirees with a guaranteed income for life, are underpinned by gilt yields, which plummeted to fresh record lows after the rate cut. read

A friend and I bought a property ten years ago when we first moved to London for work and now we're selling - how should we split the proceeds when we put in different deposits? read

The high rises where the likes of Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis took up temporary residence in the summer of 2012 have a 95 per cent occupancy. read

Sales staff at airport pick-up desks are using high pressure tactics to charge around £30 a day for insurance to protect against huge bills of up to £2,500 if tourists are involved in an accident. read

Identifying which cars will become modern classics sky-rocketing in value is something of an art form but, as the owner of this French hot hatch will tell you, it pays off when you get it right. read

The peer-to-peer loans and equity crowdfunding markets are celebrating the Bank of England's lowering of the base rate to 0.25 per cent in anticipation of an influx of new investors. read

Not everyone was pleased by the Bank's decision to cut rates. So which parts of the market will do well, which will do badly - and should investors alter their asset allocation or sit tight? read

Former Pensions Minister Steve Webb is This Is Money's Agony Uncle. This week, he replies to a reader thinking of tapping a pension pot to pay off his mortgage. read

In an effort to shore up the economy against a probable recession following the Brexit vote, the Bank wants businesses to keep borrowing, investing and hiring people. read

On the latest episode of the Big Money Questions show, we take a step back and ask, what actually is the base rate and what has it got to do with our household finances? read

Declining ownership is seen as another sign of property market in crisis, but is this true? Estate agent Ed Mead takes a look and reveals what's going on with house prices. read

New research by insurer Aviva found that the average amounts given by those over 45 to their children and grandchildren differs significantly depending on where they live. read

The price of the average UK home dropped by just over £2,000 in the month to July to £214,678, reversing a 1.5 per cent increase in June, Halifax said. read

Around 1.5 million borrowers stand the chance to save money on their mortgage after the Bank of England cut the base rate a quarter of a per cent to 0.25 per cent. read

If we had managed to meaningfully reform our banks and escape our capture by the financial sector, the base rate wouldn’t still be frozen at 0.5%. read

Savings rates have crumbled, meaning returns savers can get on the high street are already at record lows - and that was before the Bank of England cut the base rate today. 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

In this low-income world it can be hard to find mainstream investments paying a significant yield. Stifel has compiled a list of 19 investment trusts with a yield of more than 4 per cent. read

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. read

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. read

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 read

Now that we've voted ourselves out of the EU, it's time to work out how we're going to trade in future with all its 27 member countries - and the other 27 countries it has deals with. read

It would have been nice to have a plan. Instead, after the Brexit vote we were left scratching our heads. But now it's time for some answers on trade and what we mean to the EU. read

Even after Brexit it could still be possible for us to access the single market and the benefits that come with being part of it, but today we were warned there's a price to pay. read

Asked on Radio 4’s Today programme if there was a real prospect of a further cut in rates before the end of the year, the Bank's Ben Broadbent said, ‘that’s true’. read

Markets went into turmoil following the momentous decision by the British people to leave the European Union on 24 June 2016 - but what does this mean for mortgage rates? 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

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. read