Can there be anything more lovely than a beautiful bride in a gorgeous white dress on a warm sunny day getting married to the guy of her dreams. All their families are there, small cute children run around through the legs of smiling, well dressed adults with glasses of champagne toasting the happy couple. It is the fi...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Most people in the UK have some sort of debt, whether it is credit or store cards, personal loans or hire purchase finance, or simply a mortgage. And we all worry about it from time to time.
New research has revealed exactly how much time we spend worrying about our debt. Apparently the average Briton spends two years...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Despite the government’s ban on smoking indoors many of us are still lighting up, even in the coldest of weather. However, not a few people took the ban as an opportunity to give up.
We have all heard the stories of chronic health failure for those who smoke. Smoking related diseases range from lung cancer, hear...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Owning your own home has been identified as a major priority for Britons under 30, according to a new study.
Alliance & Leicester research has found that more than half of 18 to 29-year-olds believe buying a property is an achievable goal before they hit 30. Getting married was another big priority picked out by c...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010More than a quarter of energy customers in the UK owe money to their energy suppliers, according to new research.
Statistics from an online comparison site show that 6.8 million households are currently in arrears, with the average debt owed to firms being around £114. This amount of debt will prevent consumers ...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010One in ten people in Britain believe that their money would be safest stowed under their mattress, according to new research.
A high street building society has found that this is up almost 300 per cent in light of the recent credit crunch, reaching a high of 15 per cent in the midlands and Wales.
Confidence in banks...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010With many of us trying to save money by switching our insurance providers, comparison websites are a popular way of finding the best deals. However, this is not the great idea it seems at first according to recent research.
Insurance comparison websites may be misleading consumers by providing inaccurate or out of dat...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010What a nightmare, you are just about to start a long journey in the car and your MP3 player has packed up. What do you do Listen to the radio and try to fix it when you get home or stop at the next services chuck it and buy a new one as they are cheap as chips anyway
A significant amount of people in the UK, more th...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Many of us have felt the pinch over recent years and have seen our finances stretched almost to breaking point. For some, things were much worse and now they are struggling to pay off debts that can rise to the tens of thousands on credit cards, personal loans, finance and even mortgages.
Consumers struggling to meet ...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Most of us in the UK now use the internet every day. Whether it is at home in the evening, at work during our lunch break or at the weekend we are surfing the web more and more. There are many reasons to use the internet and two of the biggest are online banking and social networking.
Apparently using the internet to ...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Many of us are feeling the pinch as the credit crunch stretches on and on. For most of us this means doing without little luxuries like eating out, a night on the town and apparently going abroad on holiday.
There are close to seven million people in the UK who have not left the region to go on holiday, it has been re...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010People in debt and looking for an option to alleviate such arrears could turn to a secured loan, according to a financial site.
The online financial advice company has claimed that a number of alternative debt solutions currently on the market are offering Britons ways in which to curtail what they owe. A spokesperson...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Many of us fear the financial crisis will never end. More of us are having to cope with bigger bills and smaller incomes. Fuel prices are mounting both for our cars and our homes due to the increasing price of a barrel of oil. Insurance premiums are rising due to higher crime rates and adverse weather conditions. The c...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Rather than expecting it all to come to them it seems that young people are now taking their future into their own hands. It has been claimed that young people in Britain are looking to avoid accruing debt by entering higher education (HE) in the future and saving now.
Research from the Children's Mutual has shown tha...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010People need to start planning as early as possible if they want to make the most of their retirement, according to a well known insurance provider. The rising cost of living means many people are struggling to pay their existing bills and are failing to put money away for their retirement.
The research shows one in si...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Although it has been a hard slog for some of us the credit crunch is not over yet. There are many ways to help your finances through troubled times according to a recent report.
For people who are concerned about how they will manage financially if the economic downturn in the UK persists, a leading financial research...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010People considering taking out a mortgage to buy a house may want to consider attending property auctions, according to Savills. A spokesperson has said the majority of the buying public is probably unaware of many sales where new homes were going under the hammer. However, he stated it may well be something people shou...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010A scheme to scrap old cars could save British motor insurance customer’s cash and help the country go green, the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) Foundation has said.
The group is proposing vehicle owners are rewarded for taking cars over the age of about 17 -18 years old out of circulation, as this would remove most...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010None of us want to see our relatives in financial trouble. We often want to help with small gifts of money to an elderly parent who needs a new kitchen appliance or help with the heating bill. That is what family is all about. However, it seems more of us are doing more than the occasional handout.
Some 3.3 million fa...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010Many people are having difficulty making ends meet and one of the biggest monthly expenses of any household is the mortgage. However, this is probably one of the most important expenses to keep paying as if you don't it could mean not having anywhere to live.
People who are struggling with mortgage repayments need to ...
15:36 Mon 24th May 2010
