An increasing number of privately renting tenants are getting evicted

A recent report has shown that there has been a rise in the number of privately renting tenants that are being evicted from their rented homes, and this is causing concern amongst many industry officials. Read more

Tags: home, buy-to-let, Business and Economy, tenant evictions, shelter, unfairness, Real estate, industry

Twelve hundred jobs to be cut by insurance giant

The ongoing recession in the UK has brought with it many job losses, and many have already lost their jobs over recent months with many others facing an uncertain future with regards to their jobs. Read more

Tags: job losses, RSA Insurance Group, insurance job losses, insurance jobs, Many major firms, bust

Credit crunch alters eating habits of Brits

A major credit card provider has recently carried out a study, and claims that the results of the research show that the global credit crunch, which continues to take a hold in the UK, has had a dramatic effect on the eating habits of Brits. Read more

Tags: crunch, abbey credit cards, british eating habits, eating out, credit crunch, uk, eating habits

Interest rate cuts could mean free banking comes to an end

A recent report has suggested that the fact that the base interest rate in the UK is now at a record low, and could even fall further, means that the nation could see free banking services come to an end. Read more

Tags: bank of england, savings accounts, building societies association, free banking, interest rates

An Overview of Private Dental Insurance

Visiting the dentist is a costly proposition. Those without insurance generally put off such visits until they have no other choice even though they do have coverage under the National Health Service. If you consider taking out private dental insurance you can enjoy more flexibility and have some of your dental costs covered. Read more

Tags: premium, copy, x rays, abscesses, optical treatments, private dental insurance, dental insurance, dental work

Offspring claim financial independence whilst taking cash from parents

A recent study has found that there are many young adults in the UK who class themselves as being financially independent, yet they are still taking money from their parents to help fund a wide variety of things. Read more

Tags: help, class, future, Parent, way, cash, financial independence, financial future

Updated summary boxes could help credit card customers

For many people finding the right credit card can be difficult enough at the best of times, but when credit card providers use technical financial jargon on their marketing materials and application forms this can make the matter even more complicated. Read more

Tags: credit card summary box, box, addition, summary box, Credit Cards, order, application

Thousands of elderly being forced to sell their homes

A leading charity for the elderly has recently stated that thousands of elderly homeowners in the UK are being forced to sell their homes each year in order to cope with the cost of going into a care home. Read more

Tags: Local Government, Geriatrics, Disability, council and care, care, elderly finance troubles, care home, elderly brits

Recession results in increase in liquidations

Officials from the Insolvency Service have recently reported that there was a sharp increase in the number of companies that went bust in the last three months of last year, as the recession and the global financial crisis continued to take a grip in the UK. Read more

Tags: industry, liquidations, funding, sector, year one, credit crunch, recession, grip

More being saved by younger Brits

Although the current financial and economic climate has made it increasingly difficult for many of us to put money aside into savings, a recent report has indicated that younger people in the UK appear to now be saving more. Read more

Tags: Recent research, report, savings amounts, abbey, age, younger people savings, living costs, finance

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