Property Rescue Blog

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have seen a rise in bank fees this year, which is only making it more difficult to stay afloat and recover from the recent economic crisis.

The new coalition government has scrapped Labour’s flagship Saving Gateway savings plan, which was meant to start in July with the goal of encouraging the UK’s poorest to start saving.

Companies listed in the FTSE 100 share index paid out a record £17.5 billion extra into pension schemes in 2009 as part of their efforts to pay off accumulated deficits.

According to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, house prices are beginning to fall again.

Fraudulent benefit claims total about £1.5 billion each year, but credit rating firms are poised to play a bigger role in tracking down cheats.

For some time now, lenders have been criticized about payment protection insurance (PPI) and the manner in which some of these policies have been sold.

During the first annual energy statement delivered to Parliament, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne estimated a significant increase in energy bills for businesses over the next 10 years.

Currently, residents of England who are 60 or older are eligible to receive free bus passes.

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.