Barclays received the highest number of bank complaints during the first six months of the year, according to new data published by the Financial Services Authority.

Growing numbers of graduates are being overcharged for their student loans, it emerged today, prompting claims the system is in “disarray”. Figures show the Student Loans Company has been forced to pay back more than £107million since the late 90s after taking cash from graduates who have already cleared their debts.

You don’t have to be a full-time student to get help with paying your fees. Even if you’re a part-time student returning to university or just entertaining the idea, you can get still get help towards paying for your tuition and course.

Do you know your scholarships from your bursaries? What about grants and student banking? There are over 3,000 different funding opportunities that you might be eligible for as a student, read on to learn the basics of student funding.

Debt Management Plans (sometimes known as a DMP) are informal agreements with your creditors to repay your debts at a lower monthly rate that is more affordable to you. If you are struggling to meet your monthly debt repayments, yourself or a debt management company can negotiate your payments, in order to get lower more manageable monthly repayments towards your debt.

Londoners pay a massive premium to live near a train station. But there are many external factors which can add thousands to the value of a property. When we consider which property to buy, there are all sorts of factors about the property itself which influence how much we are willing to pay for it.

New rules from the FSA will make it harder for all of us to get our hands on a mortgage – do they go too far? Fresh from being granted a reprieve by the Coalition Government – the Tories had wanted to completely do away with the FSA – the UK’s financial regulator is starting to flex its muscles over the mortgage market.

Billions went unclaimed last year. Here we explain how to avoid missing out. Are you missing out on money that is rightfully yours or have you forgotten to renew tax credits that you were paid last year? You could be entitled to tax credits if you earn up to £66,000 in certain circumstances.

Plastic cards are all the same, right? Wrong! Debit and credit cards go head-to-head over nine rounds and a winner emerges! How do debit and credit cards compare? Naturally, there will be occasions when it is better to use one rather than the other. Hence, here’s our detailed guide to which plastic is more fantastic!

We all hate paying tax but don’t, whatever you do, pay more of it than you need to. Can you really be sure you’re paying exactly the right amount of tax?