Finance and Credit Professional

Millions of consumers could be placing themselves at financial risk, it has been suggested.According to the Fair Investment Company, many Britons may discover that the expensive gifts that they received over the Christmas period may not be covered by their insurance policy.As a consequence, homeowners could face financial difficulties should they be a victim of [...]

Health insurance costs have nearly doubled in the last decade. In some cases, employer health insurance costs have more than doubled. The increase in health care cost has caused a "trickle-down" economic policy for consumer's share of the health care burden.As costs have risen for employers, employers can handle price increases in [...]

Britons need to get into the habit of safeguarding their financial future, one industry expert has suggested.According to Colin Jackson, director of Baronworth, discipline is required on the part of consumers if they are to avoid incurring pressure on their finances when they are older and to save money effectively for spending in later life.Mr [...]

First-time buyers are taking out increasingly expensive loans in a bid to get on to the property ladder, a new study shows.According to data released by Abbey, the typical first-time buyer now has a mortgage of some 130,000 pounds - almost twice the amount of the 75,000 pounds average taken out in 2003. Meanwhile, more [...]

Property is becoming increasingly unaffordable for prospective first-time buyers in rural areas, it has been indicated.According to figures released by the Commission for Rural Communities for the National Housing Federation (NHF), the average price for a home in the country stood at some 240,222 pounds during 2006. Meanwhile, the typical cost of property in an [...]