- Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 11:10
- Economy, Featured, Personal Finance
Cash-strapped motorists have cut their petrol consumption by 15% in the last three years, according to research from the AA.
The motoring organisation said that petrol sales in the first six months of this year were down by 1.7 billion litres, compared to the same period three years ago. Petrol sales fell by 5% ...
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- Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 10:53
- Economy, Featured
Workers will be forced to foot the bill for unfair dismissal claims unless they have worked for the employer they bring a case against for more than two years, George Osborne has announced.
The chancellor said that doubling the current qualification period for assistance in bringing a claim for unfair dismissal from 12 months ...
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The number of people unable to feed themselves has risen sharply in the UK over the past year, according to a survey from a leading food charity.
FareShare, which redistributes food surpluses from food manufacturers and supermarkets to those in need, said the number of people it is feeding has risen from 29,500 a ...
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The amount of money Britons leave to their relatives will increase fivefold by 2047 before falling back sharply in the following 15 years, according to a new study.
HSBC’s Age of Inheritance report found the amount of inheritance left to loved ones will rise from £194 billion in the current decade to £1.1 trillion ...
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- Thursday, September 29, 2011, 11:15
- Economy, Featured, Mortgages
The UK housing market “continued to tread water” in September, with prices rising by just 0.1% from the previous month, according to the Nationwide building society.
Prices in England and Wales were 0.3% below their level this time last year, leaving the value of the average property at £166,256, up slightly from £165,914 in ...
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- Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 11:07
- Featured, Oddly Enough, Personal Finance, Tips
Lovestruck Brits may have been conned into handing money over to fraudsters on internet dating sites, according to a new study.
Joint research carried out by the universities of Leicester and Westminster - believed to be the first formal academic study into the scale of the problem - found that 52% those surveyed had heard of online romance scams, and that one in every 50 (2%) ...
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- Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 10:41
- Featured, Oddly Enough
Residents of a small Devonshire village could soon be noticing a rise in the value of their houses after it was named the best place in England and Wales to raise children.
The historic farming village of Winkleigh, situated between Dartmoor and Exmoor, came top of the Family Investments’ Family Friendly Hotspots 2011 report. The study, ...
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- Monday, September 26, 2011, 11:29
- Economy, Featured, Mortgages, Personal Finance
UK consumers continue to be wary of saddling themselves with unsecured debt, according to a report from the British Bankers’ Association (BBA).
The BBA said that people paid more off their unsecured debts than they borrowed last month.
Repayments on credit cards and unsecured loans outstripped new borrowing by £100 million in August, although ...
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- Friday, September 23, 2011, 16:54
- Featured, Household Finances
TalkTalk has retained its position as the most complained about broadband and fixed-line telecoms provider in the country, according to the industry regulator.
Ofcom said the firm received 0.8 complaints per 1,000 customers regarding its landline services and 0.58 complaints per 1,000 customers for its fixed broadband services. Virgin Media attracted the fewest complaints in the ...
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- Thursday, September 22, 2011, 11:51
- Featured, Insurance, pensions, Personal Finance
Over-55s who face potential care bills of £35,000 a year do not believe they should have to cover the cost of staying in a retirement home themselves, according to a report from Aviva.
The insurance firm’s Real Retirement Report found that some 70% of the over-55s surveyed said they should not have to pay for care ...
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