The average UK house price increased by 0.7 percent month on month in January, amid a “little more positive” outlook for the property market, according to an index. Property values were down by 0.2 percent compared with a year earlier, Nationwide Building Society said. The average UK house price in January was £257,656. Housing market […]

Martin Lewis shared an important tip to cut credit card interest down to zero to help people pay back just what they owe. The Money Saving Expert founder took to his Money Show this evening to tackle the topic of credit scoring and managing debt. Addressing viewers, Mr Lewis said: “The key weapon if you have […]

“We need to listen to our bodies,” declares Dr Roeland Decorte whose deep tech startup is set to improve the health of billions and lower costs using just a standard microphone to capture information from the sounds we make to identify heart, breathing, digestive and mental wellbeing issues.  Using ground-breaking artificial intelligence developed by his […]

The BBC TV licence should be replaced with a tax that every household pays regardless of whether they watch TV or not, the former ITV chairman has suggested. Sir Peter Bazalgette, who described the fee as “regressive” to the i, also supported calls for wealthier people to pay a larger fee. Sir Peter suggested that […]

UK Mortgage approvals have risen for the third consecutive month, according to the latest Money and Credit statistics from the Bank of England. The average interest rate paid on new mortgages fell for the first time since November 2021. Net mortgage approvals for house purchases rose from 49,300 in November to 50,500 in December, adding […]

Taxpayers in England could see their council tax bills increase by more than £100 a year. This is the maximum that local authorities can raise bills without holding a referendum on the issue. This would increase the average bill for a Band D property from £2,065 a year to £2,618 a year, an increase of […]

Britons have just one day left to cash in on TSB’s bank switch offer before the deal is pulled from the shelf. Several banks have launched cash incentives to attract new customers to invest, but these promotions have a limited time frame. To receive a free £125 from TSB, customers need to switch to a […]

Attendance Allowance is among the many benefits set to receive a payment rate increase in April, resulting in some claimants receiving hundreds more a year. The benefit is distributed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for people over state pension age (currently 66) who need help with personal care or supervision due to […]

Pensioners on low incomes could get £299 next month, but hundreds of thousands are at risk of missing out. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) warned people that the extra cash would soon be arriving and gave advice on how to spot it. Asking people to check the payment dates, the department posted to […]

Eurozone economies have been told to brace for a difficult year with an economist suggesting the European Union only just avoided dipping into a full-blown recession. However, while Hafsa Haniffa, of London-based think tank the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) 2023 had been characterised by “stagnation”, an eagerly anticipated cut in interest rates […]