A fifth of British households contain no employed adults
Official figures released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today revealed that there are 3.7 million homes which contain a minimum of one adult who does not work. While the data represents...
View ArticleBT to increase prices at more than double the rate of inflation
BT has announced price rises of around 5.8% on line rentals, calls and broadband – which is over double the rate of inflation. While the hikes will not be enforced before the beginning of 2013,...
View ArticleWhich are the best ppi claims companies?
After having been the victim of what is expected to be the biggest financial scandal ever, the last thing you need is to be dealing with an incompetent claims management company. Some of these...
View ArticlePayment Protection Insurance – Is it ever a good idea?
Unemployment, ill health or anything which could impact on your earnings is likely to alter your circumstances and subsequently your ability to make repayments on a PPI product. From this point of...
View ArticleRelaxed planning laws will ‘kick-start the economy’
Britain, get your toolboxes out: the Government has announced that homes, shops, offices and industrial units will be able to expand without having to seek permission first from their local authority....
View ArticlePortable account numbers could restore consumers’ faith in the banks
The possibility of introducing portable account numbers in the UK was discussed at the House of Commons yesterday, following research that revealed 76% of people believe their inauguration would make...
View ArticlePayment Protection Insurance – what do the statistics tell us?
Payment protection insurance (PPI) was widely mis-sold over the past decade to people that did not need it or were never eligible for it in the first place. After the high pressure selling techniques...
View ArticleNaming and shaming escalates PPI mis-selling scandal
With Mis-sold PPI hitting banks hard in the modern day, many consumers are asking Financial Ombudsman officials to release names. This naming and shaming will hopefully cease future bank divergences....
View ArticlePPI scandal refuses to go away
Recent studies show that Payment Protection Insurance is a problem that many financial institutions are struggling to factor into their everyday working processes. It has recently become evident that...
View ArticlePPI mis-selling scandal – how did it get this far?
As Payment Protection Insurance is primarily in place to make sure consumers can repay their loan if they become unexpectedly unemployed or their income drops, it is incredible that a large number of...
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