Five years to the day after the start of the credit crunch, when Northern Rock collapsed, a total of one in seven (14 per cent) Brits believe their fi…
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Mortgage lending to home buyers increased markedly in July, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
The number of loans doled…
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Youngsters across the UK are worried about money and would like personal finance lessons, according to research.
A survey of 1,001 young …
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Fresh complaints about the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI) are continuing to flood into the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS).
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The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has urged the government to "learn from the Olympics" in trying to create polices that will boost the econom…
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Research conducted by Lloyds TSB has found that some people's cost of living is much higher in certain places in the UK.
It stated th…
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Measures aimed at boosting the economy by encouraging construction through less stringent planning controls have come under fire, with critics claimin…
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The Bank of England (BoE) has kept interest rates at 0.5 per cent and has also held off on more stimulus measures.
Its rate-setting Monet…
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