News RSS News RSS Feed 9d8017c1-b855-4ca8-966d-13b08507a15b <![CDATA[UK Credit card debt and fraud levels declining]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT 28521f4b-031e-49b7-8675-2d31f3634ce4 <![CDATA[Less consumers switching banks in spite of increased competition]]> Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT dbb39c78-42a2-44cb-8fbf-6195b68eb2ff <![CDATA[Britons choosing to dip into savings to pay off personal debts]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT f8f5f145-8b04-4c71-937c-11d7b041c8ba <![CDATA[Consumers keen to explore digital banking services]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 5b61c040-ba04-4c33-a819-8248b695891c <![CDATA[6% of employees find pension schemes 'straightforward']]> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 68888c40-8c7e-4bc6-963a-c2756eff8c73 <![CDATA[Mild winter to help slash energy bills for UK households]]> Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 74ca330a-0eeb-4598-84a3-5f349f073c16 <![CDATA[Children savings untouched by prudent parents]]> Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT ba4dcc1d-f0f3-4f3b-9e88-932752302dff <![CDATA[Rail commuter fury at train fare rises for 2012]]> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 56e1604b-cdef-494d-a761-ef9d90339df8 <![CDATA[UK households enjoying multiple festive celebrations]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 4b53bb2c-c257-49ff-b290-9d431c8a67ef <![CDATA[Cost of festive shopping basket up 50%]]> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 72c6c301-3378-4e06-84cb-8cf9ca41d6e8 <![CDATA[Half of UK shoppers using smartphones to shop online for Christmas]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 4e89017d-993b-4524-962a-53ddbdc838e7 <![CDATA[UK airports and ports flooded with counterfeit goods, say authorities]]> Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 25afc8cb-14c8-4a0e-86b5-6eb097fabd49 <![CDATA[Prepaid card sector experiences highest ever year-on-year increase in sales]]> Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT 3752b401-1893-45b2-b182-26765c186b31 <![CDATA[UK consumers embracing technology quicker than rest of the world]]> Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT a42b24e2-13af-471a-9c28-22d61faccf07 <![CDATA[Retailers braced for difficult Christmas after Autumn Statement]]> Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT b02892c6-292b-4bcd-a11a-85d6ee6a5eeb <![CDATA[Prepaid cards a potential solution for nervous online Christmas shoppers]]> Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 671954d6-758b-48aa-a1f3-64de70ae5337 <![CDATA[Prepaid cards 'suitable' for teens to learn to manage money]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT e002fbc4-30ac-4211-b27b-c122bebbbbf5 <![CDATA[Shoppers encouraged to stay savvy during Christmas sales]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT eebe8736-ca48-40e9-b882-31b535e78975 <![CDATA[Cashback cards recommended for Christmas spending]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 29ee3749-9ae7-4df1-b7a4-703a799ba72b <![CDATA[Part time students given loan repayment extension]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT ca3ba513-83f1-410f-a81f-320670d1bc00 <![CDATA[Ryanair defends its new prepaid card offering]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 788efa20-a4d0-4181-bea1-0bd087aa9687 <![CDATA[UK households save more resources in Q2 2011]]> Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 18ba2ece-f0e4-4734-921c-94264b4ec4d1 <![CDATA[Festive shoppers could take 12 years to pay off credit card debts]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 2e526cfc-b740-43f1-91cc-ab4033c5aedd <![CDATA[Saving conditions worse now than in 1980's]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT e708f743-c7bf-4b5d-b5a9-d5f25b948b51 <![CDATA[Green Alliance calls for energy saving incentives]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT b8116667-fd3e-4e8e-84d1-de74cdab5dfe <![CDATA[Prepaid travel cards 'worth having' on holiday]]> Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 72f3e797-99a6-4d86-a1aa-f6d125717ab9 <![CDATA[Many consumers unaware prepaid cards are 'unprotected']]> Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 110d5158-fe73-4fdc-9d52-b6fc8f556de7 <![CDATA[Halifax: Property market still 'lacking direction']]> Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 49c2c9cd-faf2-4bea-aa52-534e261ed936 <![CDATA[Revamped iPhone 4S unveiled to the masses]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 00d1105c-d17c-434e-923e-5628ad4639a3 <![CDATA[UK households failing to economise by turning off hi-tech gadgets]]> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT fb1a5e9b-ce4d-423b-ba02-a89e967fff1f <![CDATA[Top 50 safest banks in the world includes just three UK banks]]> Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT c9399bbb-aae2-465d-a71f-7e2e40a3ff17 <![CDATA[Broadband providers told to revisit advertised download speeds]]> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 121fc635-53ee-4698-8c1c-b2263c4c0b11 <![CDATA[Ryanair Cash Passport soon to be the only way to avoid Ryanair booking charges]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 312752b4-a97b-46cb-84b0-6c449ba37190 <![CDATA['Smart' windows could help save energy costs]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 7afac02a-6008-4452-8803-6517fc4afc03 <![CDATA[Mobile regulator warns about cost of rogue apps]]> Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 6f6739ee-e01c-43c2-b8cd-ef9f3c8cffc2 <![CDATA[Blow for savers with rock-bottom interest rates likely to remain until 2013]]> Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT cdd5096e-b7c5-4a8c-be73-4f8a3adcc9b6 <![CDATA[Orange and T-Mobile customers to struggle with slow mobile internet speeds]]> Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 4d7105f5-2d31-48b6-b7f3-0bcdc3d61cff <![CDATA[Holiday tour operator warns of soaring summer holiday costs]]> Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 6d123521-be9a-4cb9-b1ba-a08cad2c9979 <![CDATA[Lobby group issues 'super complaint' over holiday currency charges]]> Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 9338ece3-647b-46b4-9d2e-f065b01ed4ad <![CDATA[Energy Secretary to announce biggest crackdown on energy companies]]> Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 15970a50-9cdf-434c-86a8-ef903b37e903 <![CDATA['Gazanging' the newest hurdle for house buyers to overcome]]> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT c3468d39-8885-4327-b8c3-84730034375f <![CDATA[Citizens Advice calls for tougher sanctions on rogue debt firms]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 1c4d242b-bdd8-494c-a313-773a178676a8 <![CDATA[London travellers to face 7% bus and Tube fare increases from 2012]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 91392f5b-38ef-430f-8785-2127615baff0 <![CDATA[UK text charges can cost more than EU roaming caps]]> Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 2151e538-6830-490a-94d0-995a8503db5b <![CDATA[Hi-tech Sainsbury’s promotion could spark a supermarket price war]]> Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 429488d7-4bb5-4e2c-b7d0-059b36adb934 <![CDATA[Outlaw of car insurance referral fees gives consumers hope]]> Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 27be3b9a-1a3f-4b7d-baab-ddc97fbabbfb <![CDATA[Parents turn down new jobs due to rising childcare costs]]> Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT d6879206-7804-4e43-b531-02e873227cbe <![CDATA[Osborne to maintain spending cuts despite downgraded growth forecasts]]> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 95da6fba-7708-4a70-9388-43d54e57d3af <![CDATA[High savings do not always equate to a better quality of life]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 1f249e11-a19f-46ea-8511-7c7fb71e18f8 <![CDATA[Green energy policies to increase household bills by £300 in next decade]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 62f61e6f-6d22-48f4-bac5-ec8a6808bf9a <![CDATA[Millions of customers missing out on current account 'freebies']]> Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 98e59a28-db0a-448c-a95f-4ff2e5c3e2fb <![CDATA[Supermarket shopper habits revealed by university study]]> Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT a86d8c40-d8dc-42c1-ab3a-6a49bdf3e8c2 <![CDATA[Major PPI sellers fork out £215 million in compensation claims this year]]> Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 85f92684-e1c4-4dc8-a983-6116e064e93d <![CDATA[Families could face 25% increase in school meal prices]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT d83b2af4-165a-45db-92d8-1540354bce70 <![CDATA[eBay reports 25% increase in million-pound businesses in 2011]]> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 49d3e553-1d21-4bd0-9f70-c5d59a8d0a30 <![CDATA[UK mobile phone users missing out on huge savings]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 68b398fc-c3f4-4b91-bf36-11159fcc6025 <![CDATA[MPs lead calls for return of cheque guarantee card]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 21a139c3-f24e-4ee4-b940-e71ec9ef3fca <![CDATA[Office of Fair Trading cracks down on lengthy gym contracts]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 231f14ce-d0f0-4d6b-86a4-9fb4dc9ba0d9 <![CDATA[Greater-than-expected slowdown in retail sales hits High Streets]]> Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 4c1ce122-2b28-4f0d-bc88-0c74cc9427a3 <![CDATA[UK house prices expected to reach 'all-time high' by 2015]]> Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 96fbdc82-9e14-4580-bfe3-bcc318d8b071 <![CDATA[One-third of new tuition fees to be spent on supporting worse-off students]]> Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT abc8538b-ea8e-4af7-8ad9-585143e4fd38 <![CDATA[EDF Energy billing error results in 100,000 customer refunds]]> Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT b41862df-0245-4269-8454-80aad3faff16 <![CDATA[Four million tourists spend more than planned on all-inclusive holidays]]> Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 19cf8ee2-653f-4961-a646-2eb0a2e05f26 <![CDATA[Current UK wind power targets labelled ‘unfeasible’]]> Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT dda262c4-bf39-420e-9ecb-5df26c0a8d13 <![CDATA[Fierce competition in UK broadband market benefits consumers]]> Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 52b10a48-bbd3-4c98-a27b-60dab9304440 <![CDATA[Supermarket petrol price cuts increase focus on household energy bills]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 6d54bd0b-8ab4-46c1-89cf-623d666debf2 <![CDATA[Holidaymakers warned to be wary of steep medical bills abroad]]> Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 31a33fd9-b4de-467f-ba6b-b81a67116287 <![CDATA[One in three adults in the UK now using a smartphone]]> Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 22c0cbd7-25d6-46f5-9bd9-bcbc0a7c6b29 <![CDATA[New copyright laws introduced legalising CD to computer copying]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 7185591e-bdbb-4f5f-8f52-7d19c57ed259 <![CDATA[Costs for young driver insurance falls by 5.6% in Q2 2011]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT e3b61484-489b-4d2b-a2ab-535a9dba29ab <![CDATA[Influential MPs slam poor service at HMRC]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 45820a0c-3907-4f6d-951a-1ec67263b61d <![CDATA[Chinese mobile operating system Alibaba set to tackle Google and Apple]]> Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT c28d0e0f-4fa4-4e03-9a41-9cb68ed16508 <![CDATA[One third of all UK property purchases collapse]]> Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 25acf703-cd2b-4982-b569-b606179c7784 <![CDATA[‘False’ advertised broadband speeds leaving consumers frustrated]]> Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 58ffce2b-8395-4396-bc71-3d88f3317317 <![CDATA[Younger generation show little knowledge of their savings]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT ac6b88b4-1f2e-449a-a048-3558add16630 <![CDATA[Average monthly rents in England and Wales reach £700]]> Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 099635f6-5a25-4c5c-86c7-a1ce71793d35 <![CDATA[Worrying rise in ‘rogue’ doorstep traders this summer]]> Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 1113f96b-006d-49c2-8c54-e45e4f1839f3 <![CDATA[Music body suggests ‘traffic light’ plan to thwart illegal download sites]]> Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 94ea5fd4-3bcd-4a92-bc4d-5edc68e245de <![CDATA[500,000 homes in Essex and Suffolk now receiving all-digital TV]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT fa9370fb-7655-4400-beac-d4df6ee79d9a <![CDATA[Construction of London 2012 Olympics ahead of time and under budget]]> Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 18e2569e-79f9-41e8-a34b-561a50b5028c <![CDATA[Scottish universities to set their own tuition fees for students from outside Scotland]]> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT b622df5a-2f5a-4708-82cf-6f8c419eb3e4 <![CDATA[Barclaycard introduces two-years interest-free credit for balance transfers]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT bc0547cf-44f4-409b-87ec-a358d9ddacaf <![CDATA[Families tempted by half-price holidays abroad this summer]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 7622c0b8-7264-408a-8e97-5a0f6e86a71f <![CDATA[Morrison’s notes change in grocery shopping habits]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT ed4be0e5-4802-4e86-8d66-4724fdffa23a <![CDATA[Apple files complaint against rival phone manufacturer HTC]]> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 05c846bd-23af-4ef8-ad15-a22993f89d17 <![CDATA[Wales set to unveil its first solar park]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 1eeddc80-9ca7-475a-abe5-930f184017b2 <![CDATA[Online shopping tablet ‘revolution’ on the horizon]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 115ef477-7f1c-440a-ba89-6411d41399ab <![CDATA[‘Bargain basement’ retailers continue to fill gap on UK high streets]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT dfbaf9cc-b010-40d3-84d4-d0c3b6676eb9 <![CDATA[UK retailers accused of HDMI cable ‘scam’ by Australian e-tailer]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT c133f5a6-1f2e-4cc4-89b7-920b31f757c0 <![CDATA[Road deaths in the UK reach record low]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT bd114bf4-5aa7-43f3-94f6-29aa7655fa37 <![CDATA[Housing minister calls for "self-build revolution"]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT e039f748-9cde-4ee4-bb7d-69e7dbe2dbe6 <![CDATA[Illegal film downloads in the UK up 30% in five years]]> Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 37b4615e-adc3-46d0-8b3d-491ab7169af1 <![CDATA[Apple set to release new iPhone and iPad models this autumn?]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 2a1e8e6b-3b79-4e6d-8852-0534069c3240 <![CDATA[UK consumer savings lose £36 billion due to high inflation]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 3177d38c-f296-49af-afdb-3ccc6077090a <![CDATA[Is the end nigh for Britain’s speed humps?]]> Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 6cdc5f2f-19eb-4c64-804b-02c3abf7da76 <![CDATA[UK rural areas set for 'super-fast' broadband connections]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 0ec48444-63eb-40f9-bd63-06cc7dc6ae65 <![CDATA[UK festival goers on red alert for thieves this summer]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 0b7c1c66-e168-4886-b03c-ae569929867c <![CDATA[Londoners asked to rethink travel plans for next summer’s Olympics]]> Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT 9f5b0842-e990-4ad9-ad58-1072da6bdf12 <![CDATA[Coalition Government’s Green Deal bill to force landlords to improve energy efficiency]]> Tue, 31 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 1e4d9a72-86f3-4bd0-85f7-2de5d4b2aae7 <![CDATA[Banks give up on PPI mis-selling case]]> Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 9e07ba00-f37d-44e9-aa06-3dff2aa6e5f8 <![CDATA[Welsh consumers prefer to eat out rather than go shopping]]> Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT a573bad2-8e2b-40f6-902b-5048ca330309 <![CDATA[Branson: Britain can reassert itself at the forefront of technology]]> Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 67bb2f52-caf7-410b-8eef-5c71e73bd5df <![CDATA[House prices falling at quickest rate since October 2009]]> Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 52fd1dcc-4af1-4bb5-bd2c-5cd5feb18fd5 <![CDATA[Increasing numbers of UK consumers using online and mobile shopping methods]]> Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT a20f3aac-fec7-4c4a-aee5-8e0f7de01629 <![CDATA[UK retirement savings deficit at a staggering £9 trillion]]> Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT ab3c4f4e-9569-41d9-87af-169328cad40e <![CDATA[Travellers flock to UK following Royal Wedding]]> Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT 15ca989c-0fc3-41cf-8a2e-b11cf4a0cdbc <![CDATA[Buy-to-let borrowers in danger of negative equity]]> Mon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT b14bff28-72a9-4c00-be85-b496a39d47b9 <![CDATA[Heathrow Airport reports busiest ever April for air travel]]> Fri, 06 May 2011 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