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Purchasing a new home is becoming increasingly cost-prohibitive, and it doesn’t look like the situation will improve any time soon.

The amount of mortgage deals on offer to borrowers has suddenly dropped, after rising towards the end of last year. 

Unemployment levels for 16 to 24- year-olds are now record high after rising to over 1 million this October.

Consumers have been experiencing a decrease in take-home pay for nine months this August.

Since 1923, the number of new houses built in 2010 was the lowest ever.

Unemployment numbers in the UK have increased greatly by 38,000 to 2.49 million within the past few months.

Since May, the UK economy has drastically weakened, escalating Europe's debt crisis and fears of contracting in the US.

Since the government expects to make changes with public sector pensions, people have expressed their concerns.

A recent survey shows that UK manufacturing growth is slowing, with April growth at the weakest in seven months.

As consumers face increased prices for food and fuel, retailers are gearing up for a tough year with sales expected to be lower than usual.

Figures show that bankruptcies among men are on the rise at a higher rate than those among women; however, men seek help with their debts less often.

The United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has reported a new high in global food prices as of December.

Shelter, a charity organisation, recently conducted a survey with 2,202 participants and reported that more people are paying their mortgages or rent with money they borrow from credit cards.

Rampant wildfires and drought have devastated Russia’s wheat harvest, causing the prime minister to make the unprecedented move of placing a ban on the exportation of wheat.

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.

Fewer UK-listed companies issued profit warnings in the second quarter of this year, with only 45 firms issuing warnings between April and June, according to Ernst & Young.

The volcanic eruption in Iceland had a larger effect than simply annoying travelers when flights in the UK were grounded for approximately six days.

It will likely come as no surprise that long time unemployment figures, which includes those who have been out of work for at least one year, are now the highest they have been since 1997.

Official figures show that inflation in the UK rose higher than expected in November, due in large part to higher petrol prices.