UK Employment Rate Reaches Record Highs After Brexit

UK Employment Rate at Its Highest since 1971
 
Published: 17/02/2017 and written by Natasha Krovak

The UK employment rate is now at the highest it has been since 1971. Between October and December last year, the UK employment rate hit a record high of 74.6%. The total number of people […]

Santander Customers Can Now Make Payments Using Their Voice

Santander customers can now make payments using their voice
 
Published: 16/02/2017 and written by R Rosen

Santander have become the first UK bank to let their customers manage their accounts using their voice. The update to the bank’s SmartBank app for iPhone means account holders can now check their balance, authorise […]

30 Hour Free Childcare Scheme Could Lead to a Shortage of Places

30 hour free childcare scheme could lead to a shortage of places
 
Published: 15/02/2017 and written by L Sherman

The government’s new 30 hour free childcare scheme could lead to a shortage of available spaces. Parents are currently entitled to 15 hours free childcare a week, which is set to double to 30 by […]

Millennial Men Earn £12,500 Less Than the Generation Before Them

Millennial Men Earn £12,500 Less Than the Generation Before Them
 
Published: 14/02/2017 and written by Natasha Krovak

Research has found millennial men earn £12,500 less than the generation before them. A study carried out by research organisation, the Resolution Foundation, found men born between 1981 and 2000 could be earning less due […]

UK Rent Prices Set to Rise Over the Next Five Years

UK Rent Prices to Rise Over the Next 5 Years
 
Published: 13/02/2017 and written by R Rosen

UK rent prices are set to rise by 25% over the next five years. However a survey carried out by property experts said house prices will only rise by less than 20% over the same […]

Santander Criticised for Telling Landlords to Raise Rents

Santander Criticised for Telling Landlords to Raise Rents
 
Published: 10/02/2017 and written by Natasha Krovak

Santander have been criticised recently for telling landlords to raise rents by “as much as can be reasonably achieved”. The clause in buy to let mortgages has been in place since 2011, but has only […]

Customers to Save Money as Ofgem Announce Energy Price Cap

Ofgem announce energy price cap
 
Published: 09/02/2017 and written by P Smith

Energy regulator, Ofgem, have announced a cap on energy rates until 2020. More than 4million customers could save around £80 a year on their energy bills. The temporary energy price cap set to arrive in […]

How the Fall in Sterling Affects British Holidaymakers

fall in sterling affects holidaymakers
 
Published: 08/02/2017 and written by R Rosen

The start of the year is recorded as the most likely time for Brits to book their holidays. But some reports suggest Brits will be getting less for their money than they have done in […]

Donald Trump’s Travel Ban Opposed by 97 Tech Firms

Trump's Travel Ban Opposed by 97 Tech Firms
 
Published: 07/02/2017 and written by L Sherman

Almost a hundred tech companies have filed a legal document opposing Donald Trump’s travel ban. Companies including Google, Apple, and Facebook have filed a document stating the President’s immigration ban “inflicts significant harm on business”. […]

Parliament Votes in Favour of Triggering Article 50

Parliament votes in favour of triggering Article 50
 
Published: 06/02/2017 and written by R Rosen

The UK government has voted in favour of triggering Article 50. Theresa May can now start the formal process for the UK to exit the EU, and begin negotiations. A 78 page ‘White Paper’ has […]