Christmas shoppers ‘heading online’
Shoppers in the UK are set to turn to the internet this festive season, with £1 out of every £3 to be spent online.
Research from Santa…
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‘Retirement reality’ hits home at 48
Britons will not understand just how much money they need to be able to retire comfortably until they are 48.
NFU Mutual has surveyed over 2,…
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Personal debt problems ‘leading to increased homelessness’
Homelessness is on the increase as a result of personal debt problems.
This is according to a new report released by the Centre of Social Justice (…
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25% of couples have separate accounts
Some 25 per cent of couples in the UK keep their current accounts separate.
New research from Prudential has discovered that one-quarter of partner…
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59% of Europeans treat themselves every month
Nearly two-thirds of Europeans think it is a basic right to treat themselves regardless of their financial situation.
Research by MasterCard …
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27% of Britons dip into emergency funds ‘unnecessarily’
More than one-quarter of Britons have used their emergency savings for frivolous reasons.
The latest NS&I Quarterly Savings Survey demonstrates…
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NAO: Expect above-inflation energy and water rises until 2030
Energy and water bills will continue to increase above inflation until 2030.
A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has discovered large-scale…
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8.8m households have £250 or less in savings
More than one-third of households do not have an adequate financial safety net to deal with any unforeseen circumstances.
HSBC has looked at …
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