MGM Advantage has estimated that the average retired household where the main occupant is aged 65-74 needs to find an extra £429 a year to maintain the standard of living they enjoyed 12 months ago.

Estate agents and certain consumer credit lenders must register under anti-money laundering regulations before 31 January 2010 to avoid breaking the law, the OFT warned today.

If your New Year’s resolution is to move home, you should note that the first house price statistics relating to activity in 2010 show increases in both seller confidence and buyer interest.

Shocking new research released today by Shelter shows that people are being forced to delay having children because of the lack of affordable housing.