Personal Finance News15 May 2019 Sainsbury’s Bank Travel Money has analysed its Travel Money currencies to identify which destinations are on the rise for travellers looking to get away from mainstream tourist locations. Four currencies have jumped up in use over the past four years, indicating the growing popularity of the countries. British travellers are choosing to stay […]
15 May 2019 The annual cost of being retired mounts up to £11,830 a year or nearly £230 a week, new analysis from the UK’s leading independent equity release adviser Key shows. Costs mount up from spending on the basics such as food, clothes and utility bills while leaving some spare cash for eating out […]
13 May 2019 Only one in three (34%) self-employed millennials, aged 23-38, currently have some form of pension saving, according to analysis from Fidelity International’s report ‘Generation Self-Employed’. Being your own boss seems to be a compelling prospect for millennials in the workforce with three in ten (30%) saying they would like to work for […]
08 May 2019 The majority of over-45s do not know how much inheritance they will pass onto their beneficiaries, according to Canada Life’s 2019 IHT Monitor. Two thirds (63%) of over-45s have not told their beneficiaries how much inheritance they plan to leave them, highlighting the ongoing uncertainty regarding the amount of money needed to […]
01 May 2019 Though the winter months are falling far behind us and the warmer weather is now setting in, research from home and boiler cover company, Hometree, reveals that over a third of UK households – the equivalent of around 6.4 million homes – say they wouldn’t be able to cover the cost of […]
30 Apr 2019 Power of Attorneys allow people to appoint someone to make decisions on their behalf, should a time come when they lack the mental capacity to do so themselves. If the person has already lost mental capacity then the Court of Protection can appoint a deputy to make decisions on that person’s behalf. […]
30 Apr 2019 Anders Nilsson, spokesperson for weflip, said: “This decision by Ofgem which comes into force tomorrow, will not only provide financial compensation if something goes wrong, but will help to restore confidence in the switching process and the energy market as a whole, after a rocky few months of supplier failures and erroneous switches. […]
24 Apr 2019 Research from financial wellbeing experts Neyber found that one in five young people1 in Britain admit that their finances are out of control. It also uncovered that an alarming 70% of people under-34 need to regularly borrow, either to pay their monthly bills or deal with day-to-day living expenses, and that payday lenders are more […]
17 Apr 2019 Insurance customers are increasingly banking on credit to pay premiums with nearly one in three planning to use more credit this year, new research from Premium Credit, the UK’s leading premium finance company shows. Its nationwide study found 31% of customers will borrow more in 2019 to fund insurance, with rising premiums […]