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Financial priorities change due to recession
30/06/2009
Some stubborn consumers are doing all they can to not make lifestyle cutbacks, despite the costs of the recession.
The new Look After What You Love Index, from insurer Liverpool Victoria, showed that "sustaining a comfortable lifestyle" was the single biggest financial priority among Britons and just 33 per cent of UK adults were found to have a savings account to give them a "safety net" against financial hardship.
This comes at a time when the UK is facing its worst recession in decades, with unemployment rising to a 12-year high of 7.2 per cent and leading more and more people to face sudden drops in income.
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Bank charges case 'could backfire on customers'
30/06/2009
The long-running bank charges case could result in the "end of free banking", an expert has claimed.
Daoud Fakhri, financial services analyst at research firm Datamonitor, made the comments as the House of Lords considers the latest stage of the case.
Customers have complained over the high fees they were obliged to pay to their banks for offences such as exceeding overdraft limits - and are demanding refunds.
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- 17/06/2009 Tenants market 'changed by rising job losses'
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- 16/06/2009 350k 'could lose government jobs'
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- 04/06/2009 Redundancy fears leading to fewer worker holidays
- 03/06/2009 Mortgage rescue scheme 'helps just two homes'
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- 03/06/2009 Mortgage rates 'becoming less affordable'
- 03/06/2009 PPI sector 'still hasn't improved'
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