Whenever you read an article or listen to a report about buy-to-let properties, you inevitably hear about rogue landlords and the exploitation of tenants.

There is clearly a need for a ban on pension cold-calling, but critics say there is much more that needs to be done to protect innocent people from scammers stealing their life savings.

Pension scams have wiped out approximately £1 billion from people's retirement savings plans and, as a result, a total ban on cold-calling has come into force.

In this week’s article, former mortgage broker Steven Lawson continues his explanation of the problems associated with interest-only mortgages.

Interest-only mortgages were very popular prior to the financial crisis of 2008.

They allowed mortgagees to take out a mortgage on a home and just pay the interest of the amount borrowed without any repayment of the capital.

2018 continues to be a hard time for UK retailers. Footfall, in general, is down 6% from 2017, and almost 9% down in our high streets.