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
UK house prices for August ‘through the roof’ – Halifax
Bank details of thousands of Lloyds’s customers lost
£3,000 BT bill for watching SpongeBob
UK house prices will end year 6% higher, say surveyors
Caroline Flint urges ‘protected’ energy tariff for vulnerable customers
Graduate pay rises but fewer work in high-skilled jobs, data shows
Free childcare pledge may lead to fewer nursery places, says union
In the spotlight
The Moneyless Man who gave up on cash and embraced foraging and farming
Work advice
Career cares? Work woes? Out of love with the office? Our expert is on hand to help. Put your questions to Jeremy, and help other readers with their worries.
Feature
Five common inheritance tax myths exploded
In pictures
Consumer champions
On your bike, Travelodge! Why did you let my room go to someone else?
EasyJet refuses flight cancellation compensation
BT wants £10,000 to install a line in a house ... with a BT line and sockets!
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