Hard up Wills and Kate can o...

March 15, 2011

What chance do first time buyers really have when a royal couple looking for a home could only qualify for a mortgage of £115,000? If soon-to-be-married Prince William and Kate Middleton had to...

Shadow chancellor calls for...

March 15, 2011

Labour’s shadow chancellor Ed Balls has called on the government to levy a further £2 billion taxon bankers’ bonuses – but the government has said it has no plans to announce s...

‘Debt amongst pensione...

March 10, 2011

Deepening debt levels, falling income and struggles with the rising cost of living. They are three factors affecting increasing numbers of over 55s in the UK, according to a study by the insurance gro...

Brits used their savings to...

March 07, 2011

Did you use your savings to pay for Christmas last year? If so, you are not alone.  Recent research has found that thousands of Brits used money from fixed rate bonds, ISAs and instant access sav...