- Monday, November 9, 2009, 16:33
- Household Finances, Personal Finance
Learner drivers are increasingly finding themselves forced to rely on amateur instructors to help them pass their tests as the
economic downturn makes the cost of driving lessons to high for many.
Research from uSwitch.com shows that learning to drive with a qualified instructor now costs an average of £1,127, but over ...
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- Friday, November 6, 2009, 15:20
- Mortgages
Demand is exceeding supply across the UK
housing market, with estate agents registering five house hunters to every available property, according to the latest report from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).
The monthly market survey from the NAEA found that the average branch had 287 house hunters on its books in ...
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- Friday, November 6, 2009, 15:19
- Debt Management, Featured
Statistics showing insolvencies in the third quarter of 2009 were published today by the Insolvency Service.
There were 35,242 individual insolvencies in England and Wales in the third quarter of 2009. This was an increase of 28.2% on the same period a year ago.
This was made up of 18,347 bankruptcies (which were up 6.4% on the ...
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- Thursday, November 5, 2009, 17:57
- Featured, Savings and Investments
New figures released today suggest that the Child Trust Fund (CTF) is the most successful
savings scheme in the UK. This is according to CTF provider, The Children's Mutual.
The Children's Mutual performed analysis of the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) 2009 CTF report released yesterday. The analysis reveals that families ...
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- Thursday, November 5, 2009, 17:53
- Mortgages
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to continue with its programme of asset purchases financed by the issuance of central bank reserves and to increase its size by £25 billion to £200 billion.
According to the official report issued following the decision:
"The medium-term prospects for output ...
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- Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 14:59
- Featured, Household Finances
The latest figures from the Nationwide reveal that its Consumer Confidence Index - a measure of consumer feelings about the economy - remained unchanged in October, staying level at 72 points.
The Expectations Index fell by two points to 106, but confidence in the present situation continued to return and recorded a three point rise over ...
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- Wednesday, November 4, 2009, 14:52
- Debt Management
Record stress levels are being reported by British workers, according to a new warning from GPs and new research from Aviva UK Health.
New figures show that over six in ten (61%) workers are saying that the
current economic climate is making them feel increasingly stressed and under pressure. These claims, released today to mark ...
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- Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 12:40
- Mortgages
The Nottingham has issued a statement warning
homebuyers to be ready for 2010 reintroduction of Stamp Duty.
The lowest stamp duty threshold was temporarily raised from £125,000 to £175,000 on 2nd September 2008, and is due to return to normal 31st December 2009. As such, the Nottingham is urging anyone who is
thinking of buying a home worth up to £175,000 to act now, ...
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- Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 12:38
- Featured, Household Finances
200,000 working families will gain about £1,000 a year, thanks to new rules around Housing and Council Tax Benefits that came into force yesterday.
The Department of Work and Pensions has stated that the changes, announced in the Budget 2008, will make eligible families an average of £20 a week better off.
From Monday 2nd ...
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- Monday, November 2, 2009, 16:31
- Featured, Personal Finance
A new consumer survey conducted by Which? Switch has revealed that around half of
energy customers don't read, or only glance at, the terms and conditions of their contracts when they changed their energy supplier.
Which? Switch is now warning consumers looking to switch this autumn that they need to read the terms ...
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