Personal Finance News29 Jan 2019 New research released today reveals that over a third (37%) of Britons don’t feel on top of their personal or professional finances. The survey of 1,550 British workers, commissioned by award-winning cloud accounting software provider FreeAgent, found that 22% of respondents said that they resent having to spend time on household and life […]
24 Jan 2019 At least a quarter (24%) of Brits will have an account with a digital-only bank within the next five years, according to new research from personal finance comparison website finder.com. A further 21 percent said they would consider a digital-only bank once they have more information, meaning that almost half of Brits (46%) […]
23 Jan 2019 UK adults are starting 2019 with outstanding borrowing from 2017, with 3.1 million people still paying for Christmas 2017. The new study from Sainsbury’s Bank Credit Cards found more than a quarter (27%) of people have debt remaining from two years ago. This New Year, UK adults still owe money from 2017 shopping […]
21 Jan 2019 UK adults are putting their finances at risk by shortcutting powers of attorney and relying on good will from their relatives to manage their finances, according to Co-op, the UK’s leading probate provider. A quarter (25%) of over 45 year olds have access to a relative’s bank account who isn’t their spouse. […]
17 Jan 2019 Christmas may be an expensive time of year but new research by Leeds Building Society found nearly a quarter of people in the UK who celebrate the festive season (24%) don’t save ahead for it at all. Conversely, 15% of those surveyed start saving in January although 39% tend to leave it […]
08 Jan 2019 The 8th of January marks the most popular day of the year for people in the UK to begin legal proceedings to dissolve marriages. Sometimes things just aren’t working and a low point at the start of the year is enough to push a marriage over the edge. So why are people more […]
08 Jan 2019 More than half of savers (53%) still intend to rely on ISAs to protect interest on their nest egg from the tax man, according to new research by Leeds Building Society. The national survey also found most people (66%) chose an ISA because they knew their interest would be tax-free†. The Society has […]
02 Jan 2019 As the nation goes back to work, new data reveals Britons are also heading online for mortgage advice. The research, conducted by free online mortgage broker, Habito, looked at Google trend data from the last five years across mortgage-related search terms such as ‘mortgage deals’ and ‘best buy mortgages’. 27th December onwards is when […]
02 Jan 2019 There is thought to be somewhere between £15bn and £77bn in unclaimed money sitting in forgotten investments, pensions, bank accounts and a whole range of other places in the UK. So, how can you go about finding out if any of it is yours? Carl Drummond, senior wealth planner at Sanlam UK […]