Property Rescue Blog

BT customers will soon see a 10% increase in call charges, as well as a 50p increase in monthly line rental.

Funding for the government’s home repossession scheme is poised to be cut, according to the housing minister.

Official figures show that new public sector borrowing in the month of June was higher than expected.

More and more pensioners are being forced to unlock equity from their homes as a last resort option for paying off debts and other bills.

The Halifax reported a slight drop in housing prices for the early summer, as compared to the beginning of the year.

The UK government has proposed changes to how some private sector pensions are calculated.

After the round of bailouts by the UK government that occurred last year, the European Commission ordered groups like Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group to sell off assets as part of efforts to safeguard against competition concerns.

The economic crisis has touched us all in one way or another, which was evidenced, once again, when it was learned that even the Royal Family has faced budget cuts.

Strikes could be on the horizon as threats of redundancy are on the rise. As part of the coalition’s ongoing effort to handle a record budget deficit, Treasury figures are suggesting that as many as 600,000 public sector jobs could disappear over the coming five years.

Starting in April 2013, unemployed people who claim Jobseekers Allowance for more than 12 months will experience a 10% cut in their Housing Benefit after the 12-month mark.