Posts Tagged ‘INCOME’

British households continue to be financially squeezed

Influential think tank, the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), has said higher inflation and low pay rises means British households face their biggest squeeze since 1921. The report suggests a typical British family will have £910 less to spend this year than they did in 2009 due to higher food and energy prices [...]

Yahoo revenue grows but falls short of expectations

Online search giant Yahoo has published its second quarter results which disappointed the market, sending its shares diving more than 7%.
Profits at the company grew by more than 50% in the quarter, but net revenues missed expectations.
Revenue in the three months ending June 30 totalled $1.6 billion (£1.05 billion), compared with $1.57 billion in [...]

Mortgage lenders’ responsibilities redefined

FTB affordability eases despite house price rises

In its May affordability index, FindaProperty.com has reported that first-time buyer house prices have increased for the fourth consecutive month, taking the average asking price of a starter home to £155,677.
The figure is 1.2% higher than a year ago and at its highest since February 2009.
At the same time, affordability has improved for those getting [...]

Recession hits personal pension contributions

Figures published by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) revealed the recession had a severe impact on personal pension contributions.
According to figures, workers put £1 billion less into their personal pensions last year – the first fall since the mid 1990s and was primarily due to lower employee contributions.
Higher unemployment during the period and the [...]