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Public backs lower drink drive limits for young drivers

Andrew Hagger | May 14, 2015

New research from Direct Line Car Insurance reveals 50 per cent of UK adults are in favour of a ‘tiered’ drink driving system, which imposes lower limits for young and novice drivers. The UK’s ‘universal’ approach to drink driving limits contrasts markedly with many other leading European nations including Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, […]

Four out of ten people have extended their home in the last two years

Andrew Hagger | May 14, 2015

Extending living space has become increasingly attractive to Britain’s homeowners over the past couple of years.  New findings from Sainsbury’s Home Insurance indicates extensions to the rear and side of properties have been the most popular kind of residential extension over the past 24 months, with almost a third (31%) people who have extended their […]

Brits oblivious to euro crisis

Andrew Hagger | May 14, 2015

With over half of the UK population planning one or more European holidays this year, new research from pre-paid currency card company, Caxton FX, reveals that Brits are clueless when it comes to their knowledge of the current state of the Euro. Over half (52 per cent) did not feel that instability within Europe would […]

Pension reforms one month on – more online help for consumers

Andrew Hagger | May 8, 2015

At the beginning of April the media went into overdrive speculating what would happen when people were given greater access to their pension cash, but it seems that the scare stories of people splurging their pension pot on fast cars and expensive holidays were well wide of the mark. Having spoken to some of the […]

Halifax launches new simple, low rate credit card

Andrew Hagger | May 6, 2015

Halifax has just launched a new low rate credit card offering a single rate of 6.45% interest on purchases and balance transfers. According to personal finance experts this card just pips the long time best buy low rate card from MBNA at 6.6% APR. Other competitive cards in this space are Tesco Bank at 7.8% and Virgin […]

More than half of Brits aged 30 – 54 are yet to make a will

Andrew Hagger | April 29, 2015

Latest research from online will creation provider, Affio reveals that many people are reluctant to write a will, unaware of the various ways to do so, and also unsure how much it will cost. As a result the company feels this is why more than 13 million 30-54 year olds in the UK currently do not have […]

UK Parents labelled “Piggy Bank Raiders”

Andrew Hagger | April 28, 2015

A third of parents in Britain (32 per cent) are secret piggy bank raiders, taking money from their children’s savings accounts to pay for something for themselves, according to new research from Santander. An unexpected bill was the most common reason (44 per cent) for raiding their children’s savings, but many also took cash to […]

17% of existing annuity holders would consider ‘cashing in’

Andrew Hagger | April 24, 2015

With the recent Budget having announced plans to consult on allowing UK retirees who have already purchased an annuity to cash-in their policy, new research has revealed that a large proportion of existing annuity holders will consider selling their guaranteed incomes for a cash lump sum. The Tilney Bestinvest survey, carried out by YouGov amongst […]

Santander proves the most popular for bank switchers

Andrew Hagger | April 23, 2015

The number of current account customers who switched banks in the last 12 months has jumped by 7%,with Barclays experiencing the biggest net loss of customers. The latest figures from the Payments Council reveal that 1.14 million customers switched bank up to 31 March, compared to 1.06 million the previous year, taking advantage of new, faster switching rules. Between […]

Higher overdraft charges for some RBS and NatWest customers

Andrew Hagger | April 17, 2015

Many RBS and NatWest customers face paying higher agreed overdraft charges after being automatically switched to current accounts with higher overdraft interest rates. Approximately 140,000 customers with money in seven old accounts that the bank no longer offers will be moved to its standard Select account, which has an overdraft rate of 19.89% EAR. NatWest charges a £6 monthly fee […]