Dear listener,

In Money Box this week:

Six months after a Nationwide laptop was stolen from an employee's home, Britain's biggest building society is fined nearly a million pounds for being careless with its data. But there's still a wall of silence around how many customers were affected and what information was lost. We ask the Information Commissioner what customers can do and what lessons should be learned.

Is buying property to rent it out an alternative to a pension? It seems more people think so as buy-to-let mortgages reach a new record - nearly 50% up on 2005. But with returns falling and interest rates rising is it the wrong time to start?

We eavesdrop on a seminar run by the financial services authority to help people understand their money. The FSA wants to reach out to half a million people at work over the next four years.

And eight out of 10 couples live together before they get married. But how can they protect their property if the wedding never happens? A lawyer tells us how to protect your rights when cohabiting.

Money Box, live on Saturday at noon, repeated Sunday at 9pm and any time (after midday) on the web.

Best wishes,

Paul Lewis

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