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Superfast broadband customers will be offered cheaper and shorter deals and be able to switch more easily between providers under plans to open up BT's fibre cable network to more competition.

MoneySavingExpert.com has called for tougher action to protect people from unscrupulous payday lenders at a crunch Government-led summit today. Meanwhile, payday loan companies could be banned from advertising, the new financial regulator also warned.

House prices have recorded their fastest increase in almost three years, Nationwide has reported.

Households at risk of flooding should be able to get affordable insurance in future, the Government said today.

The Government's Green Deal scheme, which aims to help people make energy efficient home improvements, is continuing to make a slow start, new figures show.

Councils in England will be given a budget to freeze their council tax for the next two years, Chancellor George Osborne announced today in his Spending Review.

People living in hot countries will no longer be able to claim winter fuel payments from autumn 2015, chancellor George Osborne has announced in the Government's Spending Review.

Payday lenders, charities and Government ministers will get together next week to discuss "widespread" issues in the industry.

Energy-saving improvements could increase your home's value by up to 38% in some parts of England, according to Government research.

Consumers are to get stronger rights to refunds, repairs or replacements when buying goods and services under the Government's draft Consumer Rights Bill, which was published today.