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Retirement savers could hit the million-pound mark in their pension pot by setting aside £460 a month if certain conditions are met, a new analysis shows. According to Investec’s calculations, monthly pension contributions of £460 a month in a person’s 20s through a salary sacrifice scheme will guarantee £1million in their pension fund by the […]

Yorkshire Building Society has launched a new monthly regular saver to help people build “financial resilience” and earn a “competitive return” on their short-term savings. The Loyalty Regular Saver account is the latest “exclusive” member reward from the mutual which offers a variable interest rate of 5.75 percent. Customers can deposit up to £250 per […]

Leeds Building Society is set to limit mortgage lending on holiday homes in certain popular tourist areas in England. The society’s chief executive explained that holiday lets are limiting the number of homes available for locals in some places. Leeds Building Society has teamed up with North Norfolk District Council and North Yorkshire Council for […]

Consumers will see a huge drop in their energy bills from April, as Ofgem announced a big reduction in the energy price cap. The Price Cap changes every three months and has been falling over the course of 2023. The cap shot up in January though, with the average home paying £1,928 a year for […]

Petrol prices have started to rise again after more than five months of falls, dealing a fresh blow to household budgets.  Average pump prices have increased by 3.67p per litre in a month, reversing a 15-week fall between October and mid-January, according to the latest AA Fuel Price Report. On Monday, petrol averaged 143.45p a […]

The owner of British Airways, International Airlines Group (IAG), is set to announce a record-breaking sales year, despite worries about the UK’s recent recession affecting holiday bookings. IAG, which also owns Iberia, Vueling and Aer Lingus, will reveal its 2023 financial results on Thursday. The company is predicted to report nearly 30 billion euros (£25 […]

A shrinking working population could soon make the state pension unaffordable as birth rates have hit record lows, an expert has warned. There were 605,479 live births in England and Wales in 2022, new census figures show, which was the lowest number since 2022. This means the total fertility rate has fallen to 1.49 children […]

Halifax has announced it will be slashing rates across selected fixed mortgage deals from today, just days after competitors raised prices. The country’s biggest mortgage lender, which is owned by Lloyds Banking Group, said interest rates will be reduced for several ranges, including first-time buyers, remortgages, large loans and new build deals. The move has […]

Shawbrook Bank has increased the interest rate on its one-year fixed ISA to 5.01 percent, earning an “excellent” Moneyfacts rating. The account can be opened with a minimum deposit of £1,000 and interest can be paid either monthly or annually. Commenting on the deal, Caitlyn Eastell, a spokesperson at Moneyfactscompare.co.uk, said: “Shawbrook Bank has increased […]