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 women still far adrift on salary and promotion as gender pay gap remains a gulf

DVLA disputes £400m revenue loss following abolition of tax disc

FL45H G1T: Why personalised number plates are more popular than ever

More than 1.5m UK households in extreme debt, says TUC report

Poorer renters at risk from homelessness as benefit shortfall grows

Feature

My year of no spending: I’ve been on one of the best holidays ever

In pictures

When art meets architecture: summer houses for sale

In the spotlight

More than a quarter of a million people were expected to boost their pension by making an upfront payment but fewer than 4,000 have signed up so far.

Consumer champions

The Post Office made a mistake, but won’t give me a refund

Amazon is making me share my payment details

Zika grounded our dream holiday, now Virgin Atlantic won’t refund us

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