Shoppers turn to net to avoid debt

8 December 2008
Today (Monday) should be the biggest day of the year for online shopping, according to an expert, as consumers look to the internet to minimise their festive debt.... read more »

House prices ‘fell 7.3% in a year’

28 October 2008
New figures claim that English and Welsh house prices fell by 7.3% in the year to October, taking prices down to their lowest since March 2006.... read more »

Food price rises ‘slowing down’

21 October 2008
Food price inflation has started to slow, a new survey for the BBC has shown, following the steep rises that have piled financial pressure on British consumers throughout 2008.... read more »

House prices at 2004 levels

6 January 2009
The latest report from Halifax has shown that house prices are now back at levels last seen in August 2004.... read more »

Gas prices could rise following wholesale price jump

12 January 2009
Hopes of cheaper domestic energy in the coming months have taken a blow following a recent rise in the wholesale cost of gas.... read more »

House prices to fall a further 10%

19 January 2009
A new report has claimed that the average house price in England and Wales fell by 8% over the past year and is likely to fall another 10% before ‘bottoming out’ in the second half of 2009.... read more »

Sharp rise in food inflation in 2008

21 January 2009
New figures show that growth in food prices rose well above the overall rate of inflation in 2008.... read more »

Scottish & Southern cuts energy prices

10 February 2009
Scottish & Southern Energy has become the second energy company to cut its gas and electricity prices, The Times reports, following continued pressure by consumer groups for energy companies to react to wholesale falls in costs. ... read more »

Petrol prices approach 90 pence-per-litre mark

The average price of a litre of unleaded petrol has once again reached almost 90p.... read more »

Halifax: house prices down 2.3% in February

6 March 2009
New figures from mortgage lender Halifax have shown that house prices fell by a further 2.3% in February, compared with January prices.... read more »

IFS: Older and poorer households facing higher inflation

12 March 2009
Pensioners and poorer people are facing much higher inflation than the average UK resident, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) reports.... read more »

First average house price rise in 16 months

3 April 2009
The latest house price figures from Nationwide Building Society claim that the average price of a house rose for the first time since October 2007.... read more »

Mortgage news: good and bad

14 April 2009
According to a Bank of England survey, mortgage approvals jumped 20% in February. At 37,937 approvals, it`s the highest figure since May 2008, but many economists believe we`d need to see around 70,000 - 80,000 monthly approvals before the fall in house prices came to an end.... read more »

House price changes `higher than reported`

1 May 2009
A leading mortgage expert has suggested that the seasonally adjusted measure of house prices does not accurately reflect the state of the market.... read more »

Mortgages, house prices & homeowners

22 September 2008
Whatever you may hear, falling house prices aren’t necessarily terrible news for all homeowners. ... read more »

Mortgage provider: house prices rise 1.2% in May

29 May 2009
The average house price has risen by 1.2% since April this year, according to Nationwide, making May the second month in three months in which it has risen.... read more »

Inflation falls to 2.2%

16 June 2009
According to The Office for National Statistics (ONS), annual inflation in the UK slowed again last month, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell from 2.3% in April to 2.2% in May, the BBC reports.... read more »

Energy prices rise by 22.7% in a year

1 July 2009
Figures compiled by the Office for National Statistics show that between the first quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, domestic electricity prices increased by 19.7% in real terms, while the price of domestic gas rose by 34.8% and the price of coal and smokeless fuels rose by 28.9%.... read more »

7.3% fall in energy direct debits amidst debt fears

21 August 2009
A survey from uSwitch.com has found a 7.3% decline in the number of people switching energy suppliers who choose to pay their bills by direct debit, potentially losing them a combined £33.5 million a year in discounts.... read more »

Energy debts could be made worse by `overcharging`

27 August 2009
Energy industry watchdog Ofgem has claimed that customers are being overcharged by as much as £100 a year for gas and electricity.... read more »