Most people living in rented flats and houses realise that their landlord will kick them out sooner or later if they fall behind with rent payments.

Failing to pay your rent is not the only way you can get yourself evicted, though. Here, we examine the various misdemeanors you should avoid if you don't want to end up on a friend's sofa – or worse still, on the streets.

While convertible cars might generally be associated with younger drivers, new figures reveal that women over the age of 50 are in fact most likely to be behind the wheel of a cabriolet.

Research conducted by AA Insurance indicates that women are a third more likely to drive 'topless' than men and it is those in their fifties who are most likely to choose a convertible car.

Despite their fame and enormous wealth, even A-list celebrities are not immune to the effects of the housing market slowdown.

And pop princess Kylie Minogue knows this only too well after having to slash the asking price of her luxury, four-bedroom London flat by more than £500,000.

You will soon be able to withdraw just £5 from cash machines across the UK, thanks to plans for all banks and building societies to start dispensing the notes again.

Various consumer surveys have suggested that the ability to withdraw just a fiver, or amounts of say £25 or £45, would be popular with Britons keen to keep a lid on their post-recession spending.

The despair caused by being in debt makes 30% of Britons with severe financial difficulties consider self-harming, or even committing suicide, shocking new figures reveal.

Meanwhile, a quarter turn to alcohol or drugs to escape their problems, and around a fifth feel driven to illegal activities such as theft and even prostitution.

A third of smokers lie about their need to light up when seeking a home to rent, according to new research from flatshare website Easyroommate.

And with less than one in 10 landlords allowing tenants to smoke in their properties, it's not hard to see why.

Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has given £10 million to set up a multiple sclerosis research clinic - the single largest donation the author has ever given to a charitable cause.

But Rowling is not the only charitable celebrity. Here, we reveal the most generous famous faces of the last few years.

Nearly seven in 10 Britons hide financial difficulties from their bank or building society – even if they experience a sudden money shock that dramatically changes their situation.

Meanwhile, 37% of adults take no action to adjust to their changed circumstances when they come under financial pressure. Perhaps that's why the latest figures from the Bank of England show that banks "wrote off" customer debts of about £40 million a day between April and June?

Debt management companies that charge a fee for their services should find it harder to mislead indebted consumers by advertising "free" help from today.

New rules from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) state that companies can no longer describe a product or service as "free" or "without charge" if it involves any costs other than postage and packing, for example.

Homeowners who bought houses and flats at the peak of the market may face four more years of negative equity, according to the National Housing Federation (NHF).

Its figures suggest that the average buyer paid £216,800 for a home in 2007 – when the market was at its most overblown. And the signs so far are that it could take until 2014 for those who bought at this point to see the value of their homes exceed the purchase price.