Help to Buy scheme helped lift sales at Barratt Barratt Developments has announced an enormous 71 per cent rise in sales reservations – an increase partly attributed to the government’s Help to Buy scheme. |
AirClaims.co.uk Regulation 261 Update Regulation 261 set in stone the compensation and assistance air passengers can expect from their airline in the event of their flight being delayed or being denied boarding due to overbooking. |
Online shopping ‘affected high street footfall’ A new report from the British Retail Consortium reveals a rise in online shopping is partly responsible for a reduction in the number of shoppers visiting the UK’s high streets and out of town retail centres. |
Inflation falls to Bank target for first time in 4 years The consumer prices index fell to 2.0 per cent in December, the first time it has reached the Bank of England target since November 2009. |
Woman warns of scam mail letters after losing £200k in 56 years A woman from Surrey has appeared on a Surrey Council website to warn other residents over sending money to scam firms after spending over £200,000 in 56 years. |
Weak industrial data hits sterling and could delay rate rise Disappointing figures from the UK’s industrial and manufacturing sector for November have weakened sterling and prompted economists to warn that interest rates need to stay low. |
BRC report record online sales over Christmas A record amount of online shopping was done in the last month of 2013, says the British Retail Consortium (BRC). |
Last of the Big Six announce price cuts Npower are the last of the big six energy suppliers to announce what action it intends to take in order to cut prices, following the government’s review of levies on energy bills. |
Insurers provide storm advice for customers For many 2014 hasn’t got off to a great start, as extreme floods and storms batter the country. Insurance companies are offering advice to customers to prepare them for any more periods of extreme weather. |
Bank lending to business shows “significant” improvement The lates quarterly Bank of England credit conditions report shows an increase in lending to households for mortgages and importantly for the rebalancing of the economy a rise in small business lending. |
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