Italy has officially banned key boxes for holiday rentals (Image: Getty) If you’re planning to rent a holiday flat in Rome’s iconic historic centre, you might soon find your self-check-in routine disrupted. The Italian capital has launched a bold crackdown on , the small safes that let tourists access their rentals without meeting the host, … Read more

The Parliamentary Ombudsman said the DWP took eight years to tell an ex pat about pension changes. (Image: Getty) The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has ordered the Department of Work and Pensions to pay Adrian Furnival £675 for the injustice he suffered. The Ombudsman said Government bodies needed to ensure that their communication … Read more

Building society launches new ‘highly competitive’ ISA with 4.5% interest rate. (Image: Getty) has launched a new one-year fixed Cash with a “highly competitive” 4.5% . The mutual, which launched the account to support its partnership with the UK’s youth homelessness charity Centrepoint, will donate 0.15% of the total balances held at the end of … Read more

Martin Lewis says you need to switch soon because offers will disappearq (Image: ITVX) Money expert Martin Lewis is urging bank customers to switch their accounts and collect free cash payments this week as he warned that they could be ‘pulled soon’. Right now, four major banks are offering cash payments of up to £175 … Read more

Inheritance tax warning to 153,000 Brits with ‘modest’ assets who may face ‘new liability’. (Image: Getty) If measures to include pensions taxable estates come into effect, nearly 153,000 estates would be subject to or face additional IHT. In her maiden Budget in October, Chancellor announced plans to include unused pension funds and death benefits from … Read more