Fewer SMEs seeking loans for...

March 05, 2012

A recent survey of businesses with a staff numbering up to 250 employees has shown that UK firms are becoming more self-reliant when expanding and have refrained from applying for loans from British b...

Mortgage rates on the rise...

March 04, 2012

On top of already declining numbers of home sales, two of the UK’s leading mortgage lenders are announcing a rise in the cap on their Standard Variable Rates which may make homeownership even more p...

Homeowners becoming accident...

March 03, 2012

A relatively new phenomenon is sweeping the UK and that is the fact that homeowners looking to sell their homes have turned into what the Telegraph is calling ‘accidental landlords.’ As recently a...

Long-term effects of QE stil...

March 02, 2012

While many bankers and economists feel that another round of quantitative easing is needed to help kick-start the economy, one leading banker in Britain is actually warning against pumping more money...