The housing industry has experienced a significant decline with reports showing that the commercial sector is experiencing a fall if its own. In fact, the demand for commercial property is decreasing at the fastest rate in a decade. The property downslide is an underlying factor in the ongoing threats of recession, a first for Britain [...]
A recent survey revealed that homeowners trying to sell their homes have had to reduce their asking price by more than £4,000 in just the past few weeks. Reductions prior to this survey may show an even greater drop in asking prices. In fact, the average asking price decreased anywhere from £4,345 to £235,219 between [...]
A recent survey provides a gloomy outlook for new college graduates. The more positive points of the survey said there has been an increase in hiring by employers in the sports arbitrage industry. This is mainly due to new investment software that has taken sports arbitrage to the mainstream. Former City trader Rajeev Shah who authored [...]
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The economy is undoubtedly going through a rough time, but the troubled market should not disrupt the outlook for long-term savers. The primary stock market investment for most people is their pension which may have some in an uneasy state of mind after reviewing their latest statements. There has been a significant decline in the [...]
Families now have £155 less to spend each month according to recent reports. Disposable income has decreased to its lowest rate in the past five years. Unfortunately, household expenses continue to increase despite this shortage of cash.
In short, wages have not been able to keep up with the rising petroleum costs, utility bills and taxes [...]
The number of individuals enjoying final salary company pensions has decreased by one million over the past three years. According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of members has dropped from 9.8m to 8.8m during 2007 and down 4,000 as compared to 2006.
Final salary plans are also known as occupational schemes in which [...]
There can be no more depressing news regarding the current financial crisis than recent findings that more and more people are using their credit cards to “borrow themselves out of trouble”. This is nothing short of a recipe for disaster for people who are already financially committed way over their heads. Yet who is to [...]
Tagged Arbitrage, Bank Of England, Cost Of Living, Economic Forecast, Economy, Employment, Housing Market, Inflation, Interest Rates, Mortgages, Oil Prices, Real Estate, Stagflation, UnemploymentLondon, England – Wednesday, 20 August 2008 - Listen closely and you can hear the siren blaring. Yes, experts are warning of recession. In fact, it has been reported that Britain has already been hit and will be caught in the storm of recession until early to mid-2009. Concerns have emerged in line with the UK [...]
Tagged Arbitrage, Bank Of England, Cost Of Living, Economic Forecast, Economy, Employment, Housing Market, Inflation, Interest Rates, Mortgages, Oil Prices, Real Estate, Stagflation, UnemploymentLondon, England – Monday, 18 August 2008 - Couples living on the average UK salary must reportedly save approximately two-thirds of their household earnings to cover the expenses of purchasing a home. This amounts to approximately £30,000, a large amount of money which also means a large sacrifice.
This is a new obstacle for first time homeowners, [...]
Tagged Arbitrage, Bank Of England, Cost Of Living, Economic Forecast, Economy, Employment, Housing Market, Inflation, Interest Rates, Mortgages, Oil Prices, Real Estate, Stagflation, UnemploymentLondon, England – Tuesday, 5 August 2008 - Couples living on the average UK salary must reportedly save approximately two-thirds of their household earnings to cover the expenses of purchasing a home. This amounts to approximately £30,000, a large amount of money which also means a large sacrifice.
This is a new obstacle for first time homeowners, [...]
Tagged Arbitrage, Bank Of England, Cost Of Living, Economic Forecast, Economy, Employment, Housing Market, Inflation, Interest Rates, Mortgages, Oil Prices, Real Estate, Stagflation, Unemployment