Money Talks: soaring rents for student and poor jobs when they graduate

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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

Zero-hours contracts offered to ‘a quarter of all unemployed’

Cremation costs up by a third since 2010

UK graduates are wasting degrees in lower-skilled jobs

UK gym membership spending up by 44%

Rail fares to rise 1% after latest inflation data

Soaring student rents push college accommodation to brink of crisis

‘I blocked a bailiff – and paid the price’

In pictures

Take a dip 35 metres up in London’s ‘sky pool’

In the spotlight

London has the dubious honour of being one of the most expensive cities to rent in. Politicians are calling for drastic measures. How the ageing population is a boon for business. We also ran an interactive on how its prices have changed since 2010: Through the roof: how London rents are rising

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.

Feature

Sky-high London rents prompt calls for new controls on landlords

Consumer champions

Argos delivery fiasco has delayed move home after house fire

Uber surcharge drove taxi fare up from £20 to £53

Left powerless as Lloyds decides to freeze, then close, my online account

Money deals

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