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 fall for third month in a row for first time since financial crisis
Average UK rents fall for first time in more than seven years
Revealed: chocolate and drinks shrink since Brexit vote with no price drop
Letting agents found charging tenants more than £800 in fees
Keep women in academia by providing childcare, historian urges universities
Feature
Peer-to-peer lending promised 6%, but I’ve been left red-faced and in the red
In pictures
In the spotlight
The Costa dream turned sour and homebuyers are estimated to have lost £5.3bn – now Spanish banks are finally paying out reports Stephen Burgen
Consumer champions
‘I’m irritated you even asked’: What’s the worst customer service you’ve had?
Spot check in public by Aldi security guard was dehumanising
I was badly let down by Bank of Scotland’s bereavement service
Fighting Petplan tooth and claw over our cat’s claim
Scottish Power in the dark about my mother’s electricity supply
Money deals
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