Five million UK homes have experienced at least one boiler breakdown in the past year The average bill for a broken boiler was £270, totaling £787 million for homes who had no boiler insurance 52% of UK homes would turn…
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The latest Insolvency Statistics – October – December 2016 (Q4 2016) published by the Insolvency Service show Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) increased for the sixth successive quarter. There were a total of 49,745 IVAs in 2016, although it fell short of…
Brits will brush aside the Brexit blues this Christmas to spend almost £19 billion collectively on gifts and festivities, according to new research.
A survey of more than 2,000 UK adults at the start of October estimated that we’ll each spend £415 on average in the run-up to Chr…
The latest Insolvency Statistics – July to September 2016 (Q3 2016) published by the Insolvency Service today show Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) increased for the fifth consecutive quarter. If growth continues at the same pace 2016 could see the highest…
That chill in the morning air is proof that winter is most certainly coming and while Britain probably won’t be pelted with snow for 120 days, like one daily newspaper has claimed, it’s bound to be pretty nippy.
However, more than half of Brits are worried about the cost of heating th…
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The true cost of being made redundant has been laid bare and your age and gender may have a big say in just how much your finances will be dented until you regain employment.
The majority of millennials reckon they’d secure a better job within 12 weeks of being made redundant, accordi…
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One in six families have been refused a mortgage or told to borrow less due to how much they spend on childcare, leading many to skew their outgoings in a bid to trick lenders.
Research commissioned by uSwitch.com surveyed 1,000 parents with children aged 12 or under, who had applied for a mortga…
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Younger people have a better idea of their day-to-day finances than those over 55, according to new research.
SunLife’s annual Cash Happy report suggests that a growing number of younger people are actively budgeting, with 60 per cent of 18 to 24-year-olds keeping close track of their incom…
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