The West Midlands has taken the top spot for the fastest-growing rents in the UK, according to a new report prepared by Your Move. Rents in the region grew by four per cent to £641 per calendar month (pcm) during the 12 months to the end of April 2019. The most expensive region for rents…

According to new research around two-thirds of people from Generation Z (those born between the mid-1990s to mid-2000s) have less than £1,000 in savings. As many of these young adults leave full-time education and start work it is a worrying trend that so few have any form of significant saving, even though more than 40…

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed that thousands of grandparents may be missing out on a boost to their state pension. The ‘specified adult childcare credit’ gives a grandparent and some other guardians National Insurance credits if they care for a child under the age of 12 when their parents are at work….

According to several recent studies, those in retirement are enjoying a multi-billion-pound boom in income as they use equity release and pension freedoms. New figures from the Equity Release Council (ERC) indicate that last year the number of people choosing to release money from their homes rose by around a quarter helping retirees to unlock…

According to a new report by Money Mail, thousands of women may find that their returns on private pensions may be lower due to the change to their official retirement age. Those most likely to be affected are workers approaching the end of their careers, whose pension fund is moved into safer, but less profitable…

According to new research by online estate agents, Rightmove, house prices in the UK rose last month following the announcement that Brexit would be delayed until 31 October 2019. The report says that hesitant home movers have been chivvied on by the news, which is why the average asking price for properties rose by almost…