Car buyers could be saving £1,500 when purchasing popular models due to sales boom | Personal Finance | Finance

[ad_1] A surge in the availability of second hand cars, including a flood of cheaper used electric vehicles, is driving a sales boom. The number of used cars sold in 2023 was up some 350,000 on the year before, according to new analysis. This pushed the number of transactions up to 7,242,692, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers More...

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Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

DWP state pensioner secures £1,000 in back-payments – check if you’re owed money | Personal Finance | Finance

[ad_1] A state pensioner who had to do battle with three Government departments to secure her owed back-payments is receiving £1,000. Express.co.uk previously spoke to the 90-year-old and her family, as she More...

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

Premium Bonds update issued as NS&I explains how to add old certificates to accounts | Personal Finance | Finance

[ad_1] NS&I has issued an update to explain how to add old Premium Bonds to an account. A customer contacted the savings giant over X to ask: “I have found some older Premium Bond certs of mine that More...

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

UK firms relying more on overseas markets for sales growth | Personal Finance | Finance

[ad_1] A survey has found that more UK businesses are turning to international markets for sales growth, as they grapple with challenging economic conditions domestically and post-Brexit trade barriers. According More...

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

Interest rates cut could be on the cards as BoE ‘takes note’ of key development | Personal Finance | Finance

[ad_1] The Bank of England may be persuaded to drop interest rates could drop this summer as the unemployment rate has risen. The unemployment rate was at 4.2 percent in the latest figures, with total unemployment More...

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

Criminals using AI and deepfake technology to steal consumer details | Personal Finance | Finance

[ad_1] Criminals are escalating their use of social engineering and artificial intelligence (AI) to steal consumer details, according to fraud prevention body Cifas. The organisation has noted a rise in AI-enabled More...

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

Martin Lewis explains inheritance tax rules and when you have to pay | Personal Finance | Finance

[ad_1] Inheritance tax has been a hot topic of debate recently, with numerous voices clamouring for its abolition, yet no changes have been implemented so far. The complexities surrounding the tax can leave many More...

Tuesday, April 16th, 2024

Two-thirds of Brits who set financial goals for this year have already abandoned them | Personal Finance | Finance

[ad_1] Financial goals set at the start of the year have already fallen by the wayside – as motivation wanes to see them through, research has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found that over half (56 percent) More...

Monday, April 15th, 2024

DWP warning as thousands of pensioners miss out on free BBC TV licence worth £169 | Personal Finance | Finance

[ad_1] People of state pension age have been urged to check if they can get a free TV licence which usually costs £169.50 a year. Thousands of people are thought to be needlessly paying for their TV licence, More...

Monday, April 15th, 2024

WASPI woman who worked for DWP for 36 years issues damning verdict | Personal Finance | Finance

[ad_1] A WASPI pensioner who worked for the DWP for 36 years has said the department has made a “monumental mess” of the situation. She said it was a huge shock when she found out she would not get More...