Personal Finance News

29 Sep

The First-Time Buyer’s Guide to Stress-Free Homeownership

Buying your first home is one of life’s most significant milestones, but the excitement of owning your own space can be significantly reduced by paperwork and finances. If you’re eyeing new homes, by taking a step-by-step approach, you can make the experience less stressful. Here are some practical steps you can take to be well […]

25 Sep

How Flexible Checkout Options Boosts Your Business

Flexible checkout options are a modern boon for businesses willing to change with the times and upgrade their payment systems. No longer is cash king, as today, customers of all ages want a range of ways to pay, such as digital and credit cards. From increased conversions to competitive advantage, here’s how offering more than […]

25 Sep

Predictions for the Autumn Budget: Five Insights from a Savings Expert

With the Autumn Budget fast approaching, attention is turning to how the Chancellor will respond to ongoing economic pressures and growing calls for financial support. For many households, the past year has been marked by persistent cost-of-living challenges, fluctuating inflation, and uncertainty around interest rates. Against this backdrop, there is heightened anticipation around the policies […]

25 Sep

Savvy Brits plan to beat the festive rush – only 8% to leave Christmas shopping until December

With just three months until Christmas, new survey data from American Express reveals that the last-minute rush for gifts may be a thing of the past, as savvy UK consumers seek a stress-free festive season. October is now the peak month for Christmas planning, with one in four (25%) survey respondents starting their planning and […]

23 Sep

Marriage cancels your Will – and over half of UK adults don’t know it

More than half of UK adults could be leaving their loved ones unprotected because they do not realise that, in England and Wales, getting married automatically revokes any existing Will, according to new research from Will Aid. A nationwide survey of more than 2,000 people, carried out by the annual charity Will-writing campaign, found that […]

23 Sep

The top reasons tenants lose deposits – don’t make these common mistakes

Cleaning fees are the leading cause of tenancy deposit deductions, according to the results of a new study. In the past two years, almost two-thirds (63%) of renters who lost some of their deposit said cleaning fees were among the reasons given – the highest proportion of any category in the research. Now, tenants are […]

22 Sep

How To Give Your Business A Financial Makeover

If you’re wondering how to give your business a financial makeover, you’re not alone. A lot of companies would love to learn how to increase their revenues and reduce their costs.  But what, exactly, should you be doing? How can you transform your business’s finances so that they go more in the direction of what […]

22 Sep

Life-Changing Businesses You Probably Haven’t Considered

You don’t need a moonshot to change your life. You need a sharper lens. Hidden in plain sight are ventures that sit just outside mainstream startup chatter, where regulation is navigable, margins are healthy, and demand is growing subtly but steadily. Here are opportunities with real edges, designed for founders who like building useful things […]

22 Sep

Five common heating mistakes households make, adding hundreds of pounds to bills

As we get further into September, many of us have already noticed the dip in temperatures and are contemplating turning the heating on. Households in the UK are wasting hundreds of pounds each year on energy bills by making five simple mistakes with their home heating. Heating specialist, Ryan Willdig from Heatforce is concerned that many Brits […]