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A frenzy of activity has driven UK property prices to a record high this month, just as the government launches a mortgage guarantee scheme to help people with small deposits on to the housing ladder. Online property portal Rightmove said the average asking price jumped by 2.1% in April to a new all-time high of …

Having ridden out the pandemic far better than was expected, Britain’s housing market is enjoying a springtime boom. Demand for homes is surging to levels not seen for at least a decade, outstripping supply and pushing up prices. Earlier this month it was reported that the average cost of a UK home now stands at …

GPs are to prescribe financial advice sessions for patients as part of a pilot scheme to help people with long-term health conditions. Under the scheme in the London boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark, doctors will send patients to see financial support link workers, who will help them claim benefits, obtain grants for essential items and …

When the pandemic hit, self-employed customer care consultant Madeleine Fisher* saw her income evaporate. “My business predominantly works in the leisure, hospitality and non-essential retail sectors and they all closed, or they didn’t have any budget for customer care. I went into panic mode,” she says. As a limited company boss she had no government …

When it comes to the contents of their garden, many people are underinsured – or may not be covered at all. To find out if you are one of them, check the paperwork for your home contents insurance and buildings insurance. Home contents insurance covers the things that can be carried away from your property. …