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A new report published by charity Independent Age has found that 20% of the UK’s population aged over 75 are current living below the poverty line.The report examined “the financial circumstances of...

Estate agents Stirling Ackroyd have published data showing that while the majority of London boroughs saw annual increases in average property prices, price up at the top end have fallen. Their data...

The number of people in full or part time work in the UK has pushed the overall employment rate to a record high of 74.2%, but growth since Q4 2015 at 0.1%, some are claiming job market recovery to be...

The Competition and Markets Authority has called for banks in the UK to implement a cap on fees charged for unauthorised overdrafts. The recommendations come following an 18 month investigation into...

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics has shown that, after a temporary rise in March, CPI inflation fell in April down to 0.3%. The drop down to 0.3%, from March’s figure of...

As would-be landlords and second home owners rushed to beat the stamp duty changes effective from April, the Council for Mortgage Lenders data shows that gross lending in March hit its highest level...

The head of the International Monetary Fund has come out with a particularly critical assessment of the UK post-Brexit, arguing that it could have a “negative and substantial effect” on the economy....

The Royal Bank of Scotland is set to axe 200 jobs, as it joins several UK banks in scaling back the size of its high-street branch portfolio. According to data seen by the BBC and based on figures...

The Bank of England have stepped up their warnings about the potential economic fallout that could follow a vote to leave the European Union, this time going so far as to warn of a recession. The...

Uncertainty surrounding the upcoming referendum on EU membership and poor performance in the services sector have caused economic growth in the UK to stagnate in the second quarter of 2016. The latest...