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Banking and Financial News
Brits accumulate £1.4tn of property wealth, research shows - 05/02/2008
Equity held by UK property owners exceeds £1.3 trillion, GE Money Home Lending finds.
Proposing marriage costs £1,218, cahoot says - 05/02/2008
Online bank cahoot finds that asking someone to get married costs £1,218 on average.
Customer service 'terrible' in the utilities sector - 05/02/2008
The utilities industry performs poorly in the field of customer service, it is claimed.
Britons 'doubt their ability to save' - 05/02/2008
UK consumers are pessimistic about their ability to save money, a new study claims.
Isas 'need to be simplified more' - 05/02/2008
Individual savings accounts (Isas) need to be simplified if savers are to be encouraged, it has been claimed.
Royal Mail: Online bankers still want paper statements - 04/02/2008
Around one-fifth of consumers who bank online would change providers if they were unable to receive statements via post, according to the Royal Mail.
Use common sense to minimise fraud risk, says Apacs - 04/02/2008
Using common sense when purchasing goods online can minimise the risk of being exposed to fraudsters and scammers, Apacs has advised.
Debt is a "massive issue" - 04/02/2008
Basic education about personal finance could help to stem the "buy now, pay later" culture currently prevalent in the UK, Moneywise said today.
Unclaimed money 'totals £910m' - 04/02/2008
The amount of unclaimed money sitting in UK bank accounts is thought to top £910 million, according to National Savings and Investments.
BT price changes 'good news for some, bad news for others' - 04/02/2008
BT's newly-announced tariff changes represent good news for some householders and bad news for others, it is observed.
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