Household energy prices might be about to surge for large numbers of consumers, with the rises hitting hard at those in debt or otherwise struggling to make ends meet. Price comparison site GoCompare.com has noted that no less than 15…
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Young people are using digital banking to help them to save, according to recent research conducted by Halifax. Of the young people (18 to 24-year-olds) with savings accounts, 81 per cent using online baking and 82 per cent using mobile…
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The average person may never see the kind of fortunes that footballers take home, but there have been many cases where even these highly paid sportsmen have ended up in serious financial strife. A case in point is former Arsenal…
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The average rent for a one-bed property in the UK has topped the £1,000 mark, meaning it costs two thirds of average disposable income to pay. The Landbay Rental Index revealed the cost of such a property was £1,010 in…
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‘Death is a fact of life’, or so the cliche goes. However in true British fashion, it remains one of the subjects we feel least comfortable talking about. This means that those left behind are having to make important organisational…
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Britain’s housing market is ‘settling down’ after the number of property sales dropped sharply following the Brexit vote, with house prices set to rise steadily for the next five years. Research published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)…
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Academy schools across England have been urged to place financial education on their curriculums, even though they are not legally obliged to do so. The call has come from Yorkshire Building Society, amid concerns that pupils at such schools could…
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Aside from your home, the most expensive and most researched purchase you’ll probably ever make will be your car. However, as any motorist knows, merely acquiring the vehicle is the easy part; it’s keeping it on the road where the…
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