172,919 incidents of identity fraud last year – the highest level since records began 25,000 victims of fraud were under 30, with the number of under-21s affected rising by a third Identity fraud makes up 53.3% of all fraud recorded…
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One third of UK adults have continued using uncompetitive products longer that necessary due to ignoring information they found confusing Londoners are most likely to ignore important financial information and lost money due to it (17% vs 13% UK average)…
It is estimated £1.5bn a year wasted on car insurance auto renewals Research reveals 5.25m motorists fall for auto renewal trap 23% of 18 – 24 year olds fall into the auto renewal trap, 41% of those had stayed with…
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Savings gap increasing 25% year on year Low income families have a meager £95 in savings, compared to £62,885 for high income families, savings gap now growing 25% annually UK families’ savings fall to their lowest levels in 18 months…
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UK homeowners could save £49 a month on average by remortgaging their property, according to a report from TSB.
Spread across a two-year fixed term mortgage on a £100,000 property, this adds up to a saving of £2,300, the bank added.
Of the 2,000 British homeowners surveyed by…
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The cost of insuring a car has gone up by almost £100 on average over the course of 2016.
New analysis that looked at 873,000 customer quotes generated through MoneySuperMarket in November found that annual car insurance premiums averaged at £597, 12 per cent more than they were at th…
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Contractors face more obstacles than permanent employees when applying for a mortgage, according to a new survey of 250 self-employed workers.
The research, commissioned by Yorkshire Building Society-owned Accord Mortgages, found that one in five (22 per cent) self-employed workers believe the ir…
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House prices in the UK are on the rise again, according to new figures from Halifax.
The average price of a home in Britain between September and November was £218,002 – a whopping six per cent higher than in the same three months a year earlier.
This marked the first increase in the ann…
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