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Rental protection
Because it’s more than just a roof over their head, it’s home. Renting is on the rise. In the last 10 years, the UK private renting market has doubled. Trouble is, where homeowners see the need for protection to cover their mortgage, renters may not have considered...
Home moving
The number of people moving home increased for the first time in three years in the first half of 2019.There were 160,540 homemovers in the first half of 2019, up by 810 (1%) compared with the same period in 2018 according to analysis by Lloyds Banking Group....
Releasing equity
A two-speed equity release market emerged in Q2 2019 as sales of new drawdown mortgages grew while take-up of new lump sum mortgages mirrored Q1 2018 volumes. That’s the summary drawn from the latest quarterly market figures from the Equity Release Council. The UK...
Flying blind
Millions of mid-life UK employees are sleep walking into retirement, according to new research from Aviva UK. The study, which looked into mid-life employees’ financial preparedness for later life, revealed 64% of employees aged 45 and over – the equivalent to nearly...
The gift that keeps giving
Thousands of over-55s are generously gifting money as part of the Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD), using savings and even pensions to help their family onto the housing ladder, research from Legal & General and Cebr has revealed. However, the new data also shows that many...
Feeling supported
In a survey of 300 UK workers diagnosed with cancer in the last five years, more than a third (40%) of workers surveyed were unfamiliar with the resources their employer provided for cancer sufferers before they were diagnosed. Unum’s survey found that people with...
In our Landlord we trust
The Government urgently needs to provide tenants with better information on their rights and responsibilities if it is to avoid a breakdown of trust between renters and their landlords, that’s the call from the National Landlords Association (NLA). New research,...
Little dipper
According to the Halifax, average house prices dipped marginally in June, falling by 0.3%, to stand at £237,110. This extends the largely flat trend the lender has been tracking over recent months. However, more generally the housing market is displaying a reasonable...
Rise in mobile banking and contactless
UK consumers are taking a 'pick n mix' approach to how they make payments, with mobile banking, mobile payments and contactless all becoming increasingly popular, research by UK Finance has revealed. Just as digital technology has allowed people to customise the way...
UK’s problem debtors to get 60-day ‘breathing space’
A new Breathing Space scheme will protect individuals with problem debt, with those in mental health crisis to get further protections while they receive treatment. Individuals and families struggling with problem debt will be given extra help and time to get their...
Hope over reality
New research from AIG Life reveals 18.3 million people are living with what it has termed 'illness denial', as they are failing to accept they are at risk of disease or developing a serious medical condition in their lifetime. More than half (54 per cent) of people...
Slowly rising
Halifax saw a slight increase in house prices between April and May, but the overall message is one of stability. In its commentary on the housing market the lender highlighted that, despite the ongoing political and economic uncertainty, underlying conditions in the...