Articles Tagged With: Christmas Period

The UK is back in recession once again, meaning a tough time for savers and borrowers alike this year. According to the Institute for Public Policy Research ippr, judging by the figures for growth in

Tesco expects to see minimal profit growth in 2013. Poor economic conditions see UK sales continue to slump. The Share Centre does not expect to see the share price rise quickly.

Food sales help offset weaker homeware sales. Discounting sees weaker full year margin expectations. The Share Centre continues to recommend investors buy Marks and Spencer

With rising living costs, pay freezes and now Christmas just days away, many people will have put festive gifts and food on credit. However, buying things on loans, credit cards or store cards is usually

Thanks to the wonders of internet TV, gaming consoles and other devices, using your television as a glorified computer is fast becoming the norm. This brings the chance to watch the latest films, but also brings the accompanying rise in your bill.

Sheridan Admans, investment research manager at The Share Centre, gives his thoughts on what to expect from companies announcing results w/c 19 December 2011.

As it emerges that Brits will be withdrawing £6 billion from their savings accounts to fund Christmas, people have been urged to get disciplined about savings and debts. New research from Santander

People do not have to spend a lot to ensure they have a Christmas to remember, it has been claimed, but many Brits rinse their accounts with the best savings rates and build up debts to pay for the occasion. Psychologist

Gross mortgage lending by mutuals was £1.4 billion in January 2011, which is a 38 per cent increase than the £1 billion lent in January 2010. Adrian Coles, director-general of the Building

Many Brits will be starting 2011 with a financial hangover after overspending this Christmas and the Office of Fair Trading OFT has urged people to begin thinking about saving for Christmas 2011. The

UK consumers should be looking to store away more than ten per cent of their income for a rainy day, it has been suggested. According to Alison Morris, savings expert at Scottish Widow, 12 per cent per

The relatively weak level of mortgage lending in January has been met with little surprise from the British Bankers' Association BBA. Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders CML revealed that

Police arrested 7,638 people for drink driving in just one month over the Christmas period, it has been revealed. According to the Association of Chief Police Officers ACPO, a total of 223,423 motorists

Van drivers may be able to benefit from the government's extended scrappage scheme, it has been reported. Writing for the Liverpool Daily Echo, Damien Porter noted that it is not just car drivers who can

Almost a third of consumers have been a victim of fraud after seeing their credit card lost or stolen, according to new figures. Card protection service CPP reports that the average amount fraudulently

Accessing the best credit card offers may make little difference to consumers this Christmas if they are unable to keep their banking details safe from thieves. CIFAS - the UK's Fraud Prevention Service

It is now more difficult for consumers to run up huge plastic card debts unchecked, according to Credit Action. Chris Tapp, director of the money education charity, said it is harder now to get a credit