Economy

By introducing minimum standards in relation to shopping around at retirement for all auto enrolment schemes, the Government could increase pension incomes by up to 40% for millions of pension investors, according to Hargreaves Lansdown...

Consumer spending is set to stagnate for the next six years, according to leading economic forecasters Cebr...

The number of people placed in permanent jobs continued to increase in May, with the rate of expansion quickening to a six-month high...

The UK's overall pay packet was £52billion smaller last year compared to the eve of the recession in 2007, with total pay across some regional economies shrinking by 10%, according to a TUC analysis published to launch its new pay campaign Britain Needs A Pay Rise...

As leaders prepare for this week's G8 Summit at Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has published data revealing the investment company sector's exposure to G8 countries and how this has changed over time...

Huge increase in UK tax burden

Hot on the heels of its Florida Investment Guide, this new launch is the latest in a series of online videos by the North West property investment company, designed to educate investors on the intricacies of investing in different countries and sectors of the property market...

The tax burden on Britain’s largest retailers has increased 65% since 2005, a new PwC report shows...

Britain’s biggest businesses are preparing to invest billions of pounds in growth-related initiatives this year as optimism in the UK corporate sector returns, according to research by Deloitte...

Despite tough economic times, the world’s leading entrepreneurs have shown remarkable resilience and continue to be positive about their future recruitment plans...

The UK has received a major vote of confidence from foreign investors after retaining its lead as Europe’s top inward investment destination for the eleventh year running...

Used car values increase

A significant upturn in used car values in May has been reported by vehicle remarketing specialist British Car Auctions in its latest Pulse report The headline average monthly used car value in May recovered sharply from the 7% month-on-month fall recorded in April, rising by more than 8% to above £7000...

1 in 3 'worse off than year ago'

Findings from the latest BM Solutions/ BDRC Continental Landlord Panel research show that a greater proportion of landlords are turning to the private rental sector to supplement their monthly income...

Pay restraint and price hikes are putting millions of household budgets under pressure. With the economic difficulties continuing, many consumers are increasingly feeling the financial pinch, according to a survey by coupon firm Valassis...

Prices for London’s best homes continue to rise and now stand 58% higher than the market low in March 2009...

Self-employed workers are missing out on up to £91,512 over their working lives because they do not receive employer contributions through a company pension scheme, according to analysis from Prudential...

Here, Andy James, advice policy manager, Towry comments on the ONS survey on total household wealth...

Overpaid utility bills top the table of the nation's biggest "money leaks" according to a new study...

Sales from the UK’s top 350 companies rose at their slowest pace in at least five years in 2012, according to The Share Centre Profit Watch UK, a new quarterly report analysing the revenue and profit performance of the index of 350 leading companies...

Child poverty costs UK £29bn a year

Following hot on the heels of its recent launch Halley House, which is already 50% sold out after only three weeks of marketing, Knight Knox International have announced the launch of Plymouth development, Greenbank Court, as they branch out into the Southern student accommodation market, following on from their staggering success in the North...

High levels of child poverty in the UK are currently costing the country at least £29billion a year - or £1098 per household - according to new research released by Donald Hirsch of Loughborough University (updating his 2008 study for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation)...

Independent regulator for charities in England Wales, the Charity Commission, wants charities to better protect themselves against fraud and financial crime, in response to the National Fraud Authority's (NFA) latest report...

Only 15% of consumers see investment bonds as important to their retirement planning according to new research from AXA Wealth...

Around 4000 people have reserved a new home using the Equity Loan part of the Government’s flagship Help to Buy scheme in just two months...

'Landlords want more advice'

Tenants are seeking to move to the peripheries of prime Central London, primarily zones 2 and 3, in search of lower budget properties as they attempt to minimise outgoings, according to the latest Residential Property Forecasts from Cluttons...

Landlords across the country are hungry for help and advice according to a survey commissioned by specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon Mortgages...

Business activity in the service sector improved over the three months to May and optimism rose, according to the CBI’s quarterly Service Sector Survey...

British adults have said that the average amount needed to maintain a comfortable standard of living during their retirement is £25,783...

Half of all adults surveyed in London would like to buy a new home to live in (be that a first or subsequent home) in the next 2-3 years, according to findings released today by the Council of Mortgage Lenders based on a survey undertaken by YouGov...