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First-Time Buyers Rely On Parents
Two thirds of people aged between 20 and 45 who have got a mortgage since 2012 had financial help from…
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Self-Employment Up Despite Lower Earnings
The average self-employed worker earns 40% less than the average employee, according to a study by independent think tank Resolution…
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Retiree Income Drops By Two Thirds
Retirees can expect to see their income drop by 66% when they leave the workplace, according to research from LV.…
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Business Lending Continues To Fall
The annual rate of growth in lending to UK businesses decreased by £0.5 billion in the 3 months to February…
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Saving Not Important For 1 In 10
More than 1 in 10 UK adults do not see the value of saving money for the future, according to…
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Unemployment Rate Falls To 6.9 Per Cent
The unemployment rate fell by 77,000 to 2.24 million between December 2013 and February 2014, according to figures from the…
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Housing Market Confidence Grows
UK households feel more positive about selling their home, reflecting the growing confidence in the housing market, according to research…
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SMEs Look To Export
More small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) than ever intend to export goods and services, according to the Federation of Small…
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Overdrafts Poor Value, Says FCA
Overdraft terms set by lenders are “complex and opaque”, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said. During a consumer credit…
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Fastest Rise In Permanent Salaries Since 2007
Permanent salary growth in March 2014 rose at the fastest rate since July 2007, according to the Recruitment and Employment…
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Service Sector Export Sales At Record High
Export sales and orders in the UK’s service sector have reached record highs, according to the British Chambers of Commerce…
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One In Seven Will Retire Without Personal Pension
One in seven (14 per cent) people planning to retire this year does not have a personal pension, according to…
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New Personal Tax Statement For 24 Million People
From October 2014, around 24 million people will receive a personal tax statement from HMRC detailing how their taxes were…
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Employment Law Changes Coming Into Effect
The start of the new tax year on 6 April 2014 will see a number of changes to employment law.…
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NI Shopping Footfall Drop
Shopper numbers in Northern Ireland (NI) dropped by 5.1 per cent year-on-year in February 2014, according to the Northern Ireland…
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Flooding Grant Scheme Opens
The grant scheme designed to reduce the risks of flooding has opened for applications, the Government has announced. Homeowners and…
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Gender Pay Gap At 33 Per Cent
Men in full time employment earned an average 33 per cent more than women in 2013, according to research by…
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Growth In Intellectual Property Investment
Business investment in ‘intangible’ assets, such as intellectual property (IP), increased by more than 10 per cent to £137.5 billion…
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New Measures For SMEs Announced
The Government is introducing new measures to support small businesses, the Skills and Enterprise Minister Matthew Hancock has announced. Speaking…
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Retail Sales Up 3.7 Per Cent
Retail sales, by quantity, were 3.7 per cent higher in February 2014 than they were in February 2013, according to…
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Optimism Grows For Scottish Economy
The Scottish economy continued to strengthen in the first two months of 2014, according to the latest Business Monitor from…
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First Pension Changes Come Into Effect
The first stage of the pension reforms announced in the 2014 Budget has come into effect. From 27 March 2014,…
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Women Hold Fifth Of FTSE100 Board Positions
Women now hold more than a fifth of all board positions in FTSE100 companies, according to the latest figures. The…
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PM Hints At Inheritance Tax Change
The inheritance tax (IHT) threshold should be raised above its current £325,000 limit for individuals, Prime Minister David Cameron has…
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Call For Age Diverse Workforces
Employers need to do more to take full advantage of ‘age diverse’ workforces, according to research from the Chartered Institute…
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