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Millions of people in the UK never get round to doing anything when it comes to funeral prepayment. This can be due to a number of reasons, including: They’d prefer not to think about their funeral Below we’ll look at [...]  A recent survey has highlighted that people in the UK are facing harder financial times than ever before. The survey showed that around half of people in the country are unable to afford the groceries that they need on a regular basis. The survey also showed how around 20 percent of people are having to [...] The majority of economists believe that the Bank of England won’t be changing the interest rates in the country for another 18 months. The Bank of England last changed them in early 2009 and since this time no changes have been made to interest rates in the United Kingdom. In 2009 the Bank of England made [...] With a number of policies and financial products being offered to us on a regular basis, it can sometimes be difficult to know what is needed and what is not. Life insurance, whilst not a legal requirement is still a highly important product and here are ten reasons why: 1. It protects more than just you [...] The communications agency BergHind Joseph has warned that the financial services sector have to overcome the overwhelming problem of mistrust that exists if they are to prosper at all in 2012. The research the agency held at the end of 2011 showed that trust was the single most important issue that the the financial sector [...] It is hoped that the Eurozone summit will be able to end the crisis in the Eurozone, but if they fail then homeowners in the UK might be faced with very high mortgage payments. While the Bank of England have kept interest at 0.5%, homeowners should not see this as a sign that banks will [...] If you are looking to secure a personal loan before Christmas, you only have one week left to take advantage of the reduced rate being offered by Sainsburys finance. The banking arm of the supermarket giant are offering a personal loan until November 21st at a reduced rate of 6.2% APR representative on loans of [...] Debt problems early on in life mean that young people from the UK are unlikely to be in a position buy their own home as their grandparents and parents did. This information has recently come out of a leading charity for debt counselling. The Consumer Counselling Credit Service says that people under 40 are struggling [...] Buying a home requires tens of thousands of pounds upfront, which makes home buying difficult for many first-time buyers. An affordable alternative may be to participate in a shared-ownership programme which is administered by a housing association. In this programme, you buy a portion—a share—of a home and then pay rent to the association which owns [...] An Advertorial Feature A recent study by Zurich has revealed that over half of all respondents had witnessed a rise in gross written profit (GWP) over the past year, with a solid 23% confirming double digit growth. The study also detailed the safer ways to invest money and how quality high net worth (HNW) insurance now [...] |
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