http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/your_money/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Your Money section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Sat, 18 May 2013 05:21:39 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/your_money/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Some people are "put off" making important calls because of confusion over the amount they will be charged, according to the telecoms regulator. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22540999#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22540999 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:47:05 GMT Some Marks and Spencer customers say its contactless payment terminals have taken cash from cards other than the ones intended for payment. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22545804#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22545804 Sat, 18 May 2013 00:56:08 GMT Four million public sector employees will see a dramatic reduction in the overall value of their pension schemes, a new report claims. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22569870#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22569870 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:09:18 GMT UK households are receiving too many nuisance calls, according to the telecoms regulator, Ofcom. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22566797#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22566797 Fri, 17 May 2013 09:59:57 GMT An IT manager who grew frustrated with call centre menus has catalogued shortcuts to thousands of phone services http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22567656#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22567656 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:55:05 GMT HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has won its case in the High Court, where it had been accused of illegally letting investment bank Goldman Sachs off part of its tax bill. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22552109#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22552109 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:38:01 GMT The UK's so-called "fuel poverty gap" is widening, although the total number in fuel poverty has fallen, according to a government report. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22552112#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22552112 Thu, 16 May 2013 10:34:28 GMT The number of 16 to 24-year-olds on zero hours contracts more than doubles since the start of the economic downturn, new figures show. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22528914#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/22528914 Wed, 15 May 2013 05:39:48 GMT Unemployed people are being tricked into calling expensive premium rate numbers while applying for non-existent jobs. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22529382#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22529382 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:32:37 GMT HM Revenue and Customs publishes its second list of tax defaulters, as it tries to shame people into paying up. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22528244#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22528244 Tue, 14 May 2013 13:48:19 GMT Demand for flats and houses in the UK has risen to its highest level for three and a half years, according to an industry survey. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22522812#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22522812 Tue, 14 May 2013 10:49:05 GMT There is still confusion over when VAT should be added to the sale of pasties, a survey by the Cornish Pasty Association finds. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22521314#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22521314 Tue, 14 May 2013 09:50:40 GMT Retirement has a detrimental impact on mental and physical health, says a new study by the Institute of Economic Affairs, a think tank. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22550536#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22550536 Thu, 16 May 2013 11:51:31 GMT A treasure trove of literary first editions collected by an English teacher from Stirling has sold at auction for a total of £226,000. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22552101#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-22552101 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:51:41 GMT A number of changes to benefits come into effect in April. Here, we explain who will be affected and by how much. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21706978#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21706978 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:14:08 GMT A massive shake-up in the UK benefits system starts on Monday, with the first claims being made for a new universal credit payment. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22299580#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22299580 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:24:21 GMT Wealthy elderly people who do not need benefit payments to help with fuel bills or free travel should voluntarily give the money back, Iain Duncan Smith says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22327335#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22327335 Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:05:25 GMT A mortgage broker explains how to safely navigate through the mortgage maze, finding out what types of mortgage are out there, and what is best for you. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21062675#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21062675 Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:11:59 GMT UK house prices registered their first annual rise since October 2010, rising by 1.3% in January compared with a year earlier, the Halifax says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21349297#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21349297 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 09:20:15 GMT A more stable and "positive" year in the UK housing and mortgage markets can be expected in 2013, a lenders' group says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20692588#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20692588 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:06:32 GMT As a deal to transfer more than 600 Lloyds branches to the Co-op collapses, some are questioning whether the bank of the future needs a branch network at all. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22152611#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22152611 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:18:00 GMT The average interest rate being offered by a cash Isa is now just 1.74%, according to Moneyfacts. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21341301#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21341301 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:31:15 GMT Financial sales staff and advisers can no longer be paid commissions by the firms whose policies - such as private pensions and investments - that they are selling. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20860803#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20860803 Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:37:32 GMT Yahoo has banned its staff from "remote" working. After years of predictions, why is working from home not the norm? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21588760#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-21588760 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:33:00 GMT The number of self-employed people in the UK has increased by nearly 10% since the start of the economic crisis, an official report has found. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21348712#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21348712 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:20:55 GMT One in 10 of all workers in the UK is unable to work as many hours as they want or need to, an official study of underemployment shows. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20509189#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20509189 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:21:44 GMT In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry looks at rising fuel costs, confusing phone bills and planning for old age. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22581859#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22581859 Sat, 18 May 2013 13:49:19 GMT In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry looks at consumer rights for buying online, high street bank savings rates and retirement. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22495641#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22495641 Sat, 11 May 2013 17:51:46 GMT In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry looks at how changes to the benefits system will change household income and how you could get more for your money by lending cash directly to companies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22412643#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22412643 Sat, 04 May 2013 13:43:37 GMT In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry looks at how changes to the benefits system will change household income and how you could get more for your money by lending cash directly to companies. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22320691#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22320691 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 11:40:03 GMT The international campaign group The Global Poverty Project to ask people to feed themselves on just £1 a day, for five days. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22320689#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22320689 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:12:32 GMT In this week's Your Money, Declan Curry looks at how to avoid fraudulent travel deals, sprucing up your garden on a budget and making the most of your pension pot. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22229262#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22229262 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:23:42 GMT How people are persuaded to give away their plastic http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22513041#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22513041 Thu, 16 May 2013 22:52:51 GMT Firms which write to the dead asking 'why did you leave?' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22405072#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22405072 Tue, 14 May 2013 23:40:44 GMT Britain's savers: Why do they still bother? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22474192#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22474192 Sat, 11 May 2013 00:52:45 GMT Do ticket exchanges give fans a good deal? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22433513#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22433513 Sun, 12 May 2013 23:10:32 GMT Readers' experiences of feeding themselves on a tight budget http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22345958#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-22345958 Thu, 09 May 2013 02:00:42 GMT The enduring retail power of bricks and mortar http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22404652#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22404652 Mon, 06 May 2013 23:12:35 GMT The growth and risks of peer-to-peer lending http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22401744#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22401744 Fri, 03 May 2013 23:54:05 GMT How to ask your boss for flexible working hours http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22339183#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22339183 Wed, 01 May 2013 23:15:55 GMT How to prevent identity theft http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/22342924 http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/22342924 Wed, 01 May 2013 08:27:35 GMT