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More Brits are choosing to join their local Neighbourhood Watch scheme, in an effort to stay safe and make new friends.
Figures have shown that the number of customers declaring membership of a Neighbourhood Watch scheme when getting home insurance quotes increased by 38% in 2011.
The vast majority of young people are failing to save for their retirement, choosing instead to use their savings for a deposit on a house.
Eight million Brits missed a payment for a bill in the last 12 months, with credit card payments the most commonly missed.
That is the finding by research carried out by Moneysupermarket, which found that one in six people missed a payment for at least one bill during 2011.
Nearly a third of people think that house prices in the UK will rise in the next 12 months – more than those who think prices will fall.
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