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British Gas profits rise sharply on higher customer prices
31/07/2009
British Gas has announced an 80 per cent rise in residential profits for January-June 2009.
The nation's biggest gas and electricity provider's owners Centrica said that net earnings had hit £299 million over the six-month period, with the firm receiving a boost through 2008's price increases.
In January-June last year, profits were just £166 million.
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Car insurance premiums 'rise by 11%'
31/07/2009
The cost of insuring a car is on the rise, new industry figures have confirmed.
According to the AA, overall costs are up 11 per cent on last year - an increase way ahead of inflation.
This means that many more of Britain's 30 million-plus drivers will struggle to pay their premiums, especially in the current recession conditions.
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HMRC points to rich/poor gap
30/07/2009
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Bank attitudes 'have led to rise of doorstep lenders'
30/07/2009
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Debts rise as consumers take out cards and loans
29/07/2009
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Brits 'cutting pension contributions'
29/07/2009
- 29/07/2009 Housing market 'could be improving'
- 28/07/2009 UK pensioners 'facing poverty'
- 28/07/2009 Students warned over current accounts
- 28/07/2009 Low UK pension savings exposed by report
- 27/07/2009 Equity release overhaul tipped by new Discussion Paper
- 27/07/2009 Credit crunched workers 'focus on wages'
- 27/07/2009 Credit cards 'becoming harder to repay'
- 24/07/2009 Sale and rent back 'can be risky'
- 24/07/2009 Cheaper utilities 'good news for bill payers'
- 24/07/2009 Cost pressures for remortgagers 'might stay the same'
- 24/07/2009 Consumers get "great news" on PPI
- 23/07/2009 Think tank predicts 'weak recovery' for UK until 2014
- 23/07/2009 Second charge loan providers 'must act fairly'
- 23/07/2009 Over-50s urged to plan ahead
- 22/07/2009 Rise of part-timers noted by government
- 22/07/2009 Consumers 'control spending' with in-store credit
- 22/07/2009 Rise in mortgage lending is 'seasonal trend'
- 21/07/2009 Which? welcomes Tory banking plans
- 21/07/2009 Times pre-empts FSA complaints list
- 21/07/2009 More factories 'are freezing pay'
- 20/07/2009 BT imposes price increase
- 20/07/2009 Women 'budgeting better than men'
- 20/07/2009 Tight restrictions leave card customers disappointed
- 20/07/2009 Make card charges clear, OFT says
- 17/07/2009 Bad news continues for workplace pensions
- 17/07/2009 New report calls for regulator to step in on mortgage help
- 17/07/2009 Travel firm worries lead to holidaymaker fees increase
- 17/07/2009 Students urged to get accounts in order
- 16/07/2009 High street personal loans 'drying up'
- 16/07/2009 Butcher 'sacks own sons' due to downturn
- 16/07/2009 Government's Energy White Paper faces criticism
- 16/07/2009 Job losses in recession 'affecting white collar workers'
- 15/07/2009 Foxtons contract clauses 'are unfair'
- 15/07/2009 Recession 'has led to more older workers'
- 15/07/2009 Youngest and oldest 'hit harder by recession'
- 15/07/2009 EuroDebt launches new Debt Calculator
- 14/07/2009 Mortgage application lies 'on the rise'
- 14/07/2009 Energy group concerned over government's green plans
- 14/07/2009 Pontin's 'gets a boost from recession'
- 14/07/2009 Retirement age review announced by government
- 13/07/2009 Current fuel poverty measures "inadequate"
- 13/07/2009 Arrears charges 'should be reasonable'
- 13/07/2009 Energy improvements 'add most value to home'
- 10/07/2009 Mortgages up in May
- 10/07/2009 Sale-and-rent-back ruling "great news"
- 10/07/2009 "Never too early" to find student digs
- 10/07/2009 Nationwide offering 125% mortgages
- 09/07/2009 Brown expresses oil price fears
- 09/07/2009 Experts see savings shift
- 09/07/2009 Financial education plans "great"
- 09/07/2009 Commission's PPI update confirms reform intent
- 08/07/2009 Land Registry increases fees
- 08/07/2009 Switch to direct debit, customers advised
- 08/07/2009 Research shows "confusion" over mortgages
- 07/07/2009 CBI reacts to job losses
- 07/07/2009 Village pubs 'closing down'
- 07/07/2009 Sharp rise in pensioner bankruptcies
- 07/07/2009 New consumer attitude sees mortgages paid back
- 06/07/2009 Raising retirement age 'is unfair'
- 06/07/2009 Brown facing fresh 10p tax fight
- 06/07/2009 E.On reduces gas tariffs by 3.3%
- 06/07/2009 New criticism for Britain's credit card firms
- 03/07/2009 SRB providers 'have just weeks to register'
- 03/07/2009 Group notes rise in pension complaints
- 03/07/2009 Lenders stick up for Mortgage Rescue Scheme
- 03/07/2009 New loan review planned by OFT
- 02/07/2009 Debts still on the increase, study shows
- 02/07/2009 Government announces ban on card cheques
- 02/07/2009 Site predicts "divided Britain"
- 02/07/2009 Rising costs hammer low-income households
- 01/07/2009 Cable sees a 'repossession time bomb'
- 01/07/2009 Credit crunched web users 'face switching difficulty'
- 01/07/2009 Up your game, energy firms told
- 01/07/2009 New regulations arrive for sale and rent back
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