The cut-price pubs group revealed a list of 34 premises it was seeking buyers for in November and five of those remain on this list of 45 (see below).

In June, my son and I bought a VW Golf for £4,750. I paid £650 of this on my Nationwide credit card after reading in your column that this would give me protection under the Consumer Credit Act. After two weeks, the car gave me trouble and was subsequently found to need nearly £3,000 worth of repairs. I tried to return it to the garage as unfit for purpose, but it refused to take it back.

You can't always rely on the fuel efficiency figures that manufacturers are reproducing. But these are the most economical cars based on tests carried out on real roads. All the cars in this list have also scored at least four out of five stars in tests carried out by What Car? magazine.

Every country has different customs about when you should tip, when it's inappropriate and how much you should leave. And even within each country it can be different if you are paying for a meal, taxi, room service or just a drink at the bar.it can be different if you are paying for a meal, taxi, room service or just a drink at the bar. Here, we ask local experts in major holiday destinations for the insider's guide to tipping.

Many people put off thinking about their mortality. But there is vital paperwork to sort out before your time comes to an end. Dying without a will - or leaving a badly written one - can create financial headaches or even family feuds after you are gone. Intestacy laws mean a surviving spouse or civil partner might be forced to sell their home or remortgage to pay other beneficiaries.

Albert Einstein called compounding the eighth wonder of the world. It's a simple but extraordinarily powerful force that anyone saving for their future or going into debt should understand, says Tom Stevenson of Fidelity International. He explains how to work it out and apply it when you're making real life money decisions.

New buyer demand slumped 46 per cent in April, said national estate agency Haart and its boss warned sellers need to now be 'more realistic with their asking prices.' Paul Smith, chief executive of Haart - which has 100 branches nationwide - says there is 'trouble in paradise' for Britain's property market.

With rents rising, Britons across the country could rake in a small fortune renting out their spare room. London is known as the priciest region in the UK, but elsewhere in the country room rents are increasing much quicker than they are in the capital, SpareRoom.co.uk exclusively revealed to This is Money. Excluding London, room rents across the UK have risen by 5.01 per cent in a year, compared to 1.63 per cent in the capital.

The new Ford Focus RS (left) has received unanimous plaudits from the motoring fraternity, but can it bridge the gap to a performance car rival that costs £15,000 more? We put it head-to-head with the proven BMW M2.

Whatever you are thinking of doing with your finances in 2015, if it is going to involve a credit card, then it is essential that you get the right one. Are you planning on a big spend? Do you need to clear your debts once and for all? If used correctly, credit cards can help you save money and earn rewards. We have scoured the market and picked out what we believe are the best credit card deals to help you make the most of your money.

The bigger blow for Chancellor George Osborne, was the overall debt figures for the year ending in March. Public sector debt for the complete financial year ending in March was £76billion - £2billion higher than its previous estimate.

A cartoon called PJ Masks, based on a series of French books about children who become superheroes when they go to bed, is proving a surprise hit. It's proved such a success in such a short period of time that it has even caught Entertainment One, the firm that makes it, on the hop.

I want to ensure that if I die before my husband he gets the money, but if he remarried and then died my half would end up with my children not any new spouse or her children. How can I safeguard so that any new wife would not reap the rewards of what we have built up and at some point my children will get something from my estate?

Practical, capacious and easy to live with - the family hatchback has a distinctive criteria set to match-up to. Here are the models that did - and didn't - float the boat of Top Gear's new front man, Chris Evans, when he drove them during the last year.

We have to thank McLaren on behalf of the British automotive industry for taking the supercar fight to Italy in such audacious fashion, with such sincere gusto, unblinking commitment and relentless passion. It's nothing short of incredible how far the warriors at Woking have come in such a short time.

My brother, who is 84 years old, has just received a letter saying he has won £325k in the People's Postcode Lottery. We are both extremely suspicious, but the letter looks so official that if it is a scam, it might well trick a lot of people.There is a People's Postcode Lottery, warns Tony Hetherington, but this isn't from it.

Family-run Chard, based in Blackpool, which has 15 staff and an £8 million turnover, has seen an increase in demand for gold and silver in the run-up to the vote on June 23. The company says this is due to investor concerns that, whatever the result, there will be an effect on the economy, stock market and currency. While voters tossing Chard's gold coin to decide their vote would have a 50:50 chance either way, the bookmakers' odds on Brexit have narrowed sharply suggesting far from even odds.

Oxford Open Learning has developed a 'profession picker' quiz, which you can take to find which career could be the best fit for your skills. One in ten Britons are tempted to start a new career within the next 12 months, with money the largest motivator according to its research. Of these as many as 58 per cent would retrain to get a foot in the door.

For the past 15 years, he has worked as a freelance public relations adviser and fundraising consultant for numerous charities. He is also a patron of Brathay Trust, a charity that helps vulnerable young people get their lives back on track. With wife Katy, a 32-year-old Good Morning Britain reporter, he lives in a 200-year-old cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon and is currently filming a Second World War drama.

From the numbers it would seem abundantly clear to me that a big chunk of people who wanted to either get into buy-to-let, or snap up another one, pulled forward purchases. Not only are these buy-to-let investors now going to be missing from the rest of the year's property market, but investing has got less attractive for others too, so what next for the market?

While you may use in-store loyalty cards, or scour the internet for good deals, there could be a whole host of unused perks and discounts sitting right under your nose. From free hotel stays, to money off designer labels and free gift cards - we round up the best shareholder offers and compare them.

I need to borrow some money to pay for some home improvements and I'd like to free up some cash to be able to help my kids, but I don't want equity release. What are the other options that I have and can I get a mortgage? Our experts answer a reader's questions.

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.

George Osborne's continued austerity revealed in his 2016 Budget is likely to keep rates on hold for longer. Inflation expectations have been revised down for 2016 to 0.7 per cent, while Brexit uncertainty and slow global growth are also playing on rate-setters' minds.

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. Artists in general are earning 14.6 per cent more in 2015 than 2014, according to the huge annual data dump of pay scales by the Office For National Statistics highlights.