For close followers of financial forums, one oft-trotted line among brokers is that fixing one's mortgage has seldom been to the retrospective benefit of the homeowner in the past 25 years.
The financial crisis is a bitter memory of what can go wrong when regulators lose control of markets. It seems hard to fathom now, but a little over a decade ago, buyers could acquire mortgages to the tune of 125 per cent of the home’s value (the Northern Rock Together mortgage being one of the most infamous), with only the most lax affordability checks standing in their way.
The decline of cash in recent years has been there for all to see, and the sound of a tap of a card seems far more common these days than the shuffling of notes and coins. But even still, the numbers make for remarkable reading.
Common perception these days is that of an inter-generational wealth divide, whereby pensioners are deemed to have it good, while millennials and Generation Z have a hard time making ends meet.
With political parties jostling for position amid a series of Elections, and the ongoing spectre of a snap General Election looming large, the Labour Party put forward a policy last week which has proved to be a talking point: increasing the minimum wage to £10 per hour, and extending this to workers under the age of 18.
The vexing issue of social care, set against a backdrop of an ageing population trying to sustain itself, refuses to go away, and policy ideas invariably prove divisive.
Credit scoring is a system which can have a big impact on many of our lives, yet in the UK it is one that we don't seem to be fully across as a nation.
On 13th January, the open banking era completed its first year in existence, so it represents a natural juncture to reflect upon the past 12 months
As 2019 moves into full swing, a big priority for every household should be to get their finances into the best possible shape.
Clearly there is one story which is dominating the headlines at the moment: Brexit.
After nearly a decade without a rise in Bank of England rates, savers have finally had some relief in the form of two increases over the past year.
