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Property wealth is proving to be a lifesaver for many retirees, as thousands more people look to release equity from their homes to subsidise their living. We look at the reasons why! In recent years it has also become apparent that more people of retirement age are having to work for longer in order to…

People are missing something about Boris's Brexit Deal. Northern Ireland being locked into the EU for 7 years isn't an accident. It's designed that way and is significant for other reasons. For those of you that don't know what Boris and the Brexit Secretary have been trying to sign us up to, that probably includes…

With Quick Quid now about to leave to the UK Lending market, it might be worth us taking a short pause to say "told you so". We have previously warned that QuickQuid and Wonga were about to pull the plug. As it happens, QuickQuid has lasted a year longer than we predicted - if as…

We are happy to say that we have just sold the domain name Social.co.uk. A sale that could be the first of many as we move away from .co.uk brands. We don't usually sell domain name brands, but on this occasion, we thought it was right to share with people that we have sold one…

We just love credit cards and use them to pay for everything. But do you know the ins and outs of your current credit card setup? We bet you don’t. That’s the scary thing about credit and the nation’s obsession with credit cards. We use them to pay for pretty much everything; big and small,…

It’s no secret that there have been many changes in the last couple of years regarding what landlords are expected to pay in the form of tax, and how they are expected to operate. In the last 24 months or so there has been much discussion within the buy to let sector regarding just how…

According to news seen this week, citizens who do not have a bank account are more likely to pay around £500 more per year for essential items in comparison to people who regularly utilise a bank account. People who do not have a bank account are typically unable to get the same discounts on certain…

For the last two years, Brits have been spending more than what they have earned, according to data. Experts now believe a debt crisis could be looming. The data, which was released by the Office of National Statistics, show that this stint of borrowing is the biggest and longest since records began in the late…

Starting your car insurance on the same day could cost you 20% more than starting it four days in the future. This is a story that we were surprised to learn of. We heard about it from someone inside the car insurance industry. It's not exactly a secret, but it is something that not many…

New research has shown that Brits are still not comfortable with their personal finances, and still don’t like to splash the cash on expensive items. Despite the economy holding up, and more people in work than there has been in a long time, it appears people are still on edge about their personal finances, and…