Money Talks: house prices, sharing a room, and airmiles cut

Further evidence emerges that the UK property market boom is over. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

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

EDF Energy announces a 1.3% price cut on its gas bills. Photograph: Ian Nicholson/PA

UK house price growth continues to slow – Nationwide

BA airmiles now offer a worse deal for economy class passengers

Stamp duty reform brings spike in UK home buyer interest

EDF cuts gas bills by 1.3%

Tenants in London forced to share rooms by sky-high rents

Good news on mortgage deals for first-time buyers

Green’s flagship economic policy ‘would hit poorest hardest’

Feature

‘We’re all going on a co-working holiday’ – workaholics welcome

Shoes off, feet up, and … get a load of work done on a co-working holiday. Photograph: Helene Cyr/Getty Images

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.

Consumer champions

Ombudsman told me it’s powerless to enforce its own judgments

Great Northern trains rejected late-running refund claim

Bad experience of Virgin’s voucher policy

In pictures

Green homes

Malcolm Road, Peterculter, Aberdeen. Photograph: Strutt & Parker

In the spotlight

What does the fall in the euro mean for you and your summer holidays?

Does the fall in the euro mean it’s time to go on holiday to Europe – or even buy property? Photograph: Roman Koksarov/AP

Money deals

It’s your last chance to save on annual travel insurance, use the code Jan20 to save 20% before 31 January. You can save on single trip policies too.

Take advantage of the energy price cuts, you can compare deals quickly and easily with the Guardian energy comparison service.