News Archive

The UK is set to return to technical recession in the first half of this year, according to the latest data from the National Institute of Economic and Social Research...

There are renewed concerns today about the scale of debt in the euro zone, with the plight of Greece once again at the forefront of the crisis...

Property is usually the most valuable asset people own. It can be sold and mortgaged to raise money and is therefore an attractive target for fraudsters...

There is considerable hype building around the Facebook IPO - making it the most anticipated floatation in the technology sector since Google...

Money education charity, Credit Action has released its February statistics detailing the level of debt in the UK...

Here James Harries, of Newton Investment Management, looks at the outlook for global equity income investing in the current tough economic environment...

News coverage of a recent court case involving members of a wealthy family has highlighted the importance of drawing up Wills and Trusts correctly to prevent conflicts...

Despite average mortgage payments falling to 2003 levels, it is now more difficult for first-time buyers to get a foot on the housing ladder than during the 2009 recession...

A key package of regulation to help employers prepare for automatic enrolment into workplace pensions was published this week...

Senior finance executives remain significantly unprepared for a raft of fundamental changes to financial reporting standards both in the UK and across the world, according to a survey from Ernst & Young...

Risks to the UK economy from a euro zone break up continue to loom large, according to the latest forecast from the Institute for Fiscal Studies...

Britons are relatively upbeat about the property market for 2012, according to new research from Santander Mortgages...

The January transfer window closed last night with Premier League clubs estimated to have spent around £60million, according to analysis by business advisory firm Deloitte...

Increased buying and selling activity was recorded in the Private Rented Sector in 2011 but may not continue in 2012, according to the latest landlord survey...

Increasing numbers of final-salary pension schemes are closing to new joiners and current staff. According to the Pension Protection Fund and the Pensions Regulator, the amount of final-salary schemes still open to new recruits in the private sector fell last year from 18% to 16%,...

KENT COUNTY – A PLACE TO ENJOY Kent is a huge county with miles of open countryside, a large coastal region, superb towns and an ever increasing network of road and rail links to London and Europe...

The total amount of fraud in 2011 topped £3.5billion – a record year – according to KPMG’s Fraud Barometer, as Britons across the country continue to struggle with tough economic conditions...

The average household water and sewerage bill in England and Wales is forecast to increase by 5.7%, or about £20, according to Ofwat...

Hundreds of thousands of homes could soon face huge problems with insurance when a protection agreement with the Government comes to an end...

More than three in five investors (62%) expect no change in interest rates within the next six months, research from Legal & General Investments has revealed...