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Yasmin RufoBBC News, South east LondonElection issues: ‘Crime, rats and shops shutting down’It’s Thursday lunchtime on the high-street in Erith,…

Vishala Sri-PathmaBBC Business reporterBBCIf you’re on the hunt for a job and not sure where to start, or how to…

BBCEnergy prices have fallen from 1 April, but many households will still struggle to pay their bills.Some will need to…

Kevin Peachey & Lucy HookerBBC NewsBBCTwo years of rising prices have left many people struggling to pay their bills and…

BBCThis article is no longer being updated. A new version of the mortgage calculator is available here. Mortgage interest rates…

Tom Espiner & Jennifer ClarkeBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe government is introducing a law to ban so-called “no-fault” evictions.The Renters’ Rights Bill…

Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentGetty ImagesHundreds of thousands of homeowners have taken out mortgages in the last three years that…

Marc AshdownBusiness Correspondent, BBC NewsBBCWhile interest rates may have peaked at 5.25%, holding steady at that level since August, it…

Katie BarnfieldBBC News andLynette HorsburghBBC NewsBBCThere has been a spike in people turning up at the Oasis Centre with their…

Getty ImagesMany people receiving universal credit (UC) will now have to work longer hours, as part of government plans to…