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The number of second homes bought in the UK dropped by 2% between 2010 and 2018, according to new research. Data compiled by Swinton Insurance revealed a slight drop in the number of second home...

The Scottish Government’s deadline for providing every home and business in the country with superfast broadband has been pushed back by two years. The SNP had previously promised access to superfast...

Banks will have to set one rate across all easy-access savings accounts which have been open for more than a year, under new proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).Banks would be able to...

Annual retail sales fell last year for the first time since records began in 1995, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). The UK’s top trading association for the retail industry revealed...

The price of terraced houses in London rose by 5% a year in the 2010s, more than any other type of residential property.The much-coveted Victorian and Edwardian terraces that fill the capital’s inner...

NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland will double their overdraft rates, to comply with new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules designed to make overdraft fees more transparent.From March the banks...

Rising tensions in the Middle East between the United States and Iran are already starting to affect fuel prices in the UK, according to RAC. Oil prices have been steadily increasing since the...

Thousands of struggling households could have their credit cards blocked in February, as banks respond to new rules from the Financial Conduct Authority designed to help those in persistent debt.Banks...

The UK’s total credit card debt declined for the first time in nearly seven years, as consumers tamped down their borrowing and spending. The Bank of England has recorded the first decline in...

After a year in which UK house prices have been subdued due to political and economic uncertainty, 2020 is predicted to be a brighter one for the country’s housing market. After the result of...