Landlords lose buy-to-let tax challenge, plus scam warning for jockeys

Cherie Booth has been thwarted in her attempt to get landlords a judicial review of the new buy-to-let tax regime. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters

Hello and welcome to this week’s Money Talks – a roundup of the week’s biggest stories and some things you may have missed.

Money news

Landlords lose legal challenge over buy-to-let tax changes

Whirlpool told to do more to ensure safety after tumble dryer blaze

Half of TalkTalk customers face price rises as firm goes ‘all-in’

Jockeys advised to avoid high street banks after frauds

BrightHouse admits affordability checks are hurting business model

Sainsbury’s Bank credit card ad banned for being ‘socially irresponsible’

Young UK women with children less likely to find work, report says

Feature

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In pictures

Make a splash! Homes with water features

A home with a stunning water feature near Penrith, Cumbria. Photograph: Fine & Country

In the spotlight

Debts, children, pensions, property … your finances can often feel squeezed from all sides when you hit middle age. But it’s not too late to turn it all around, write Joanne O’Connell

Cold Feet: in the new series of the television show, John Thomson’s character (centre) has been made redundant and has to work two minimum wage jobs. Photograph: Ben Blackall/Big Talk Productions / ITV

Consumer champions

Two years on, we still can’t switch from Scottish Power

We arrived at our Airbnb booking in Singapore only to find it was illegal

Aga saga that’s left us with a faulty induction hob for nine months

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