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At 30, is the £1 coin having a midlife crisis?

1 Months ago at 11:31
Over half of Brits now prefer to use plastic for the majority of their purchases As the pound coin celebrates its thirtieth ...

House prices grow nearly twice as fast as UK retirees' income since 1997

1 Months ago at 12:11
- Contributing towards long term care costs would take 11+ years of saving - Falling investment returns puts extra strain on ...

9 million Brits risk their financial future by missing crucial bill payments

1 Months ago at 10:39
- Brits most likely to miss a credit card payment, with council tax the second most missed payment - One in six (18 per cent) ...

Families under protected and underprepared as majority rely on just one income

1 Months ago at 10:35
As one in five UK adults fears for job security, Scottish Widows warns of implications of single-income reliance and leaving protection ...

Money Advice Service commits over £30m to fund delivery of free debt advice

1 Months ago at 11:14
Including £23m to fund Citizens Advice projects in England and Wales Today the Money Advice Service announces over £30 ...

House price optimism rises sharply

1 Months ago at 11:03
Optimism in house price prospects has risen significantly over the past three months, according to the latest quarterly Halifax Housing ...

Consumers in debt to energy suppliers by £637 million - £159 million more than last year

1 Months ago at 7:00
- A nation in the red: over five million households (20%) are currently in debt to their energy supplier - 6% more than last ...

Families will be over £3,000 a year worse off by 2015 as a result of tax credit cuts

1 Months ago at 13:15
With many tax credit changes that could leave families thousands of pounds out of pocket taking effect from today (Monday), the TUC has ...

55s and over most likely to aim for higher returns with Stocks & Shares ISAs

1 Months ago at 13:05
- More than four times as many UK adults invest in cash ISAs (41%) than Stocks and Shares ISAs (9%) - 55s and over are the ...

Household wealth soars past £7 trillion

1 Months ago at 13:02
Total net household wealth up by an estimated £2.71 trillion since 2002 with two-thirds from the rise in value of financial ...