How often do you get your hair cut? When was the last time you ate out? Do you subscribe to Netflix? Questions more akin to filling out online dating profiles will soon be asked by mortgage providers across the UK. But is it another case of a step too far for big data?

Londoners spend a fifth of their income on transport, and up to three fifths on rent. Many rely on credit cards and short-term loans to stretch their paychecks further. Can CommuterClub help these cash-strapped professionals by loaning them the cost of an annual Oyster?

In 2013, property prices in the UK increased by over 11%. Living spaces may be getting more expensive (and smaller) but new schemes aim to make houses better connected and personally serviced too. How are people and brands reacting to the changing nature of our homes?

Millennials are generally seen as the risk-taking, hedonistic generation, but research shows that they may feel more burdened than previously thought. Like all other generations, financial security is top of their list, with paying off debts being their biggest priority.

Illustrating the pitfalls, embarrassment and neurosis of life as an young adult in New York, Emma Koenig’s famous self-deprecating blog strikes a chord with a generation coming to terms with the widening gap between ambition and circumstance.

Sidestepping conventional cornerstones of adulthood like a stable job or homeownership, 20-somethings are eager to explore who they want to be and evade responsibility for a while. But how do you figure out a generation that can't keep still?

We sent anthropologist Elad Ben Elul to investigate boomerang kids and parents. Countering media portrayals, his findings offer a fresh interpretation of this misunderstood group.

"When we say money, it means spending. When we say credit, it means debt," drawls Stromae in ‘Alors on danse’, the hit that put the Flemish-Rwandan pop star on the map. But why is this mournful, post-financial crash dance anthem so popular?