2016: the year Britain got (a little bit) richer

Wages went up, prices stayed about flat and house prices cooled. But next year is a different story …How was your personal finance scorecard in 2016? Many will feel wounded by the Brexit result, but the reality is that 2016 has not been unkind to the pound in your pocket. Generalising about the personal experiences of 65 million individuals is wildly ambitious, but it has never put a newspaper columnist off before, so here goes …Your wages went upAverage pay rose from £463 to