General Personal Finance

When you’re facing the start of University and all of the new experiences that it brings, the...
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The New Year's resolution to join a gym is a common one for Britons and this year is no exception...
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A worrying number of people are confused over the fee charging associated with some on the...
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A sizeable proportion of Britons were not well enough prepared for the Christmas spending frenzy,...
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Nationwide's announcement that it is to raise the interest rate on its current account from April...
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Pensioners received a boost today with the news that financial support form the government is...
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Consumer confidence is falling, reversing the trend for the previous month, according to the...
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With the time for New Year's resolutions approaching, a financial review of savings, investments,...
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The cost of throwing a New Year's Eve house party does not always undercut the amount spent on a...
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Payments over the internet or telephone are get to get faster as the UK payments association...
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Sainsbury's Bank has suggested that the number of financial products purchased online is set to...
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The Bank of England has announced that the base rate of interest will remain at its current level...
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Christmas stocking gifts are set to equate to a massive £6.2 billion in the UK this year, meaning...
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More people are opening bank accounts and upgrading their accounts to fuller-featured accounts,...
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Britons will spend less of their savings and hard-earned money on Christmas this year according...
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Axa, the insurance and asset management specialist, has said that the average British household...
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Lloyds TSB have embraced modern culture's fascination with, and dependence on, mobile phones by...
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The Bank of England today announced that interest rates would be held at 4.5 per cent, following...
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Help the Aged has voiced concerns over the transfer to chip and pin set for Valentine's Day 2006....
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Alliance and Leicester has said that the zero per cent overdraft offered by Barclays has...
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HSBC has become the first UK bank to allow charitable donations to be made through an ATM....
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An incredible amount of money in foreign currency is sitting around in the nation's houses...
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Hopes that interest rates would be cut in November have received a set back following...
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New research into people's music buying habits has led to a reminder of the benefits of financial...
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The Institute of Directors (IoD) has predicted that a rise in inflation will not stop an interest...
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Students underestimate the amount of money they will spend at the start of university, according...
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The price of a TV licence could rise by £43, according to reports.

The BBC is set...
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NatWest and MasterCard have come up with some incredible figures for all football fans ahead of...
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The UK's smokers spend an average of £92,000 on cigarettes in a lifetime, research has...
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The Bank of England has maintained interest rates at 4.5 per cent, it was announced today.
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Debtors are to be offered a new way to settle their debts without the need for court proceedings....
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Two major UK financial providers have announced that they are to label their non-fee charging...
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The level of the minimum wage rate in Britain is to increase tomorrow, rising to £5.05 per...
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Money worries are the top concern for people heading off to university for the first time this...
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People in Britain are keeping a fortune of around £1 billion just lying around the house,...
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Alliance & Leicester has announced the release of a free guide offering advice and tips on...
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Despite the fact that six million people in the UK have a packaged current account, new research...
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The Bank of England has agreed unanimously that interest rates should remain on hold this month....
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People in Britain are continuing to have difficulties using the new chip and pin method of...
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A new group of women has been identified as being the most on top of personal finances, according...
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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced the release of a new guidance leaflet intended to...
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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has followed expectations and voted to keep...
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People in Britain are being charged millions by their banks because they are disorganised when it...
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Lloyds TSB is planning to increase its range of Islamic banking services and products.
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The government moved today to help address the growing problem of identity fraud, issuing an...
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People in the UK could be missing out on opportunities to increase their personal level of...
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Halifax has revealed plans to discourage its millions of basic account customers from coming into...
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Women and men prioritise different things when thinking, or worrying, about their financial...
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People in the UK are paying more than £257 million a year in utility fines simply because...
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The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has launched a new guide compiled to offer advice to...
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People in Britain are losing out on around £2.9 billion annually by sticking with the same...
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People in Britain are being urged to check their credit rating in order to detect and combat...
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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is taking on several banks over the charges they levy on current...
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The Co-operative Insurance Society (CIS) and Norwich Union (NU) have agreed to work together to...
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HSBC bank has announced that it will be giving new students who sign up for its account before 8...
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In response to the continuing changes to further education funding, IFA Promotion has released a...
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Newcastle Building Society has announced that it is to close 19 of its branches due to low...
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Students in Britain are being advised to look beyond the incentives and freebies and choose their...
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British people with packaged accounts are wasting over £970 million each year paying for...
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Nationwide Building Society has announced the launch of its new self-service telephone banking...
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People who are married or living together may be better organised when it comes to their...
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Analysts have predicted that the government will have to raise taxes by £10 billion a year...
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British consumers are becoming more confident in online banking, according to a new...
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Almost one third of British people will not be going away on holiday this year because they do...
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An inquiry into the development of affordable rural housing has been established.

The...
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People in Britain are becoming increasingly worried about the dangers of identity theft,...
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Although people in Britain like the idea of leaving loved ones an inheritance when they die, most...
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The Co-operative Bank has announced a new current account designed to save high-cash turnover...
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Link, the operator of the UK's cash machine network has announced that it is to launch a personal...
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Despite calls for a cut in interest rates this month, the Bank of England has decided to hold...
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People in the UK feel that their banks treat them unfairly, according to new research.

A...
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The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has issued a new guide intended to help young people feel...
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Most people in Britain who graduated three years ago are still financially reliant upon their...
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The number of women in the UK who are financially independent has increased dramatically,...
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HSBC has announced that it will now be offering its current account holders price protection...
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People in Britain should investigate exactly what is on their credit file in order to boost their...
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Customers find it difficult to forget when things have gone wrong with their banks, according to...
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Tesco Personal Finance has announced that it has reached achieved its five millionth customer...
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British banks are earning over £2 billion every year through "special service"...
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A new book from consumer association Which? is offering UK consumers a crash course in how to...
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British banks have agreed to speed up the time it takes for funds to clear into accounts, it has...
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According to new proposals, credit dispute cases will be referred to an independent...
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The British public has withdrawn a total of £1 trillion from cash machines in the last ten...
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Shopping around for the best deal on financial products can save consumers thousands, according...
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