Tax free savings still popul...

August 09, 2011

After four years where net investments in Individual Savings Accounts UK based unit trusts and open ended investment companies (OEICs) fell, recent figures show that investment in ISAs in March hit a...

Mortgage lending falls again...

August 09, 2011

New figures from the Bank of England show that mortgage lending plummeted in March as the housing market remained subdued.  The Independent reports that net lending (taking into account repayments an...

Brits expect interest rates...

August 08, 2011

British savers expect interest rates to rise in 2011 with two third expecting rates to be higher before the New Year.  That’s the results of a new survey from Lloyds TSB which shows that beleaguere...

Consumers reluctant to move...

August 05, 2011

British savers are missing out on the opportunities offered by a range of investments as they are more concerned with the security of their capital.  That’s the conclusion of a recent survey from F...