Новости за 14.03.2015

I had a long chat with reader Paul Renshaw this week. Like a lot of people his age, the 59-year-old is looking forward to the new pension freedoms that come into force next month. He's attracted, of course, by the new opportunity to be able to take the cash out of his pension pot and do whatever he wants with it.

Councils have been accused of turning to bailiffs and the courts rather than helping people in council tax arrears. Research from the StepChange debt charity suggests that local authorities are more likely to turn to aggressive enforcement action than offer affordable payment options.