Weekend Selection
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Propertymark responds to Nationwide’s House Price Index
Propertymark has responded to the latest house price data from Nationwide, highlighting improving affordability for first-time buyers in many areas, but warning that regional…
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Over-66s remortgage to help cut IHT £6.2bn in equity released in past year by older homeowners
Equity release mortgage sales worth £6.2bn were made by borrowers aged 66 and over in the past year – an 11% increase…
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Almost half (47%) of consumers using ‘buy now, pay later’ or gift cards to stretch Christmas budgets
UK consumers are heading into the festive season more conscious than ever before about costs, as a survey from BHN (Blackhawk Network) reveals how…
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Research reveals 4.7million still holding paper shares in the UK, with most unlikely to digitise before 2027 deadline
New research published by Euroclear’s UK CSD, Euroclear UK & International in collaboration with Thinks Insight & Strategy reveals that about 4.7…
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65% or 720,000 people are paying the UK’s highest rate of tax due to “fiscal drag”
720,000 people, or 65% of all those paying the UK’s highest rate of income tax are having to pay the 45% tax…
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Expert explains how businesses can transform cyber-security in five strategic steps
A leading technology expert has urged SMEs to strengthen their cyber-security as new figures reveal the scale and rising cost of attacks,…
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The TikTok tax: side hustles surge as social media earners cross HMRC’s £1,000 threshold
New research from Tide, the UK’s leading business management platform, reveals that the rise of the creator economy is helping millions of Brits…
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DreamToys list 2025 revealed as toy industry experiences biggest growth since Covid
The official DreamToys list 2025 has been announced this week, revealing the toys expected to be the hottest under the Christmas tree…
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Revolut reveals that Brits see women as ‘less financially savvy,’ yet women’s investments outperformed men’s by 4% last year
Fifty years after the Sex Discrimination Act, new independent data shows that outdated perceptions of women’s financial capability are disconnected from reality. Women investing…
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Nationwide partners with ‘Shout’ charity – a free mental health text service – to provide customers 24/7 support
Nationwide has partnered with mental health charity Shout, who run a free and confidential, 24/7 text messaging service, giving colleagues an additional…

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