Money Talks: dating websites that won't let go, plus Kirstie Allsopp’s property myths

Trouble in paradise: members of Match.com complain of cancelled subscriptions that are auto-renewing, leaving them out of pocket. Photograph: Alamy

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

Chelsea garage sells for £360,000 at auction

New energy bill row after British Gas reveals bumper profits

British Gas profits have soared by 31% despite cutting household bills. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Brexit threatens rights to maternity leave and paid holiday, says TUC chief

Discounted starter homes plan ‘will fail to help most buyers’

Cost of raising children in UK higher than ever

Tinder nightmares: man scams two women out of $26,000

Average UK house price reaches £288,000

Feature

Breaking up is hard to do … but what if it’s the dating website who won’t let go?

In pictures

Homes by the sea - in pictures

A five-bedroom mill house for sale near Woolacombe, Devon. Photograph: Stags/BNPS

In the spotlight

Kirstie Allsopp’s top five property-selling myths

The TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp takes us through five popular misconceptions of the housing market. Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Sentebale

Consumer champions

Vodafone ignores the terminally ill … you have to be dead for a refund

Three insurance policies with Aviva, but not one covers our stolen luggage

How can we get financial advice when the fees they charge are huge?

Money deals

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