A high profile entrepreneur and FIRE campaigner who successfully fought the banks in court is now campaigning for major legal changes to the way finance is sold An entrepreneur who has won awards for promoting opportunities for the disadvantaged is demanding the ban of advertising for high cost debt. Alan […]
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7 out of 10 consumers would give up personal details for a discount code
Dear media representatives, According to the recent findings by the Atlas VPN team, 73% of consumers would provide at least one personal detail to an app or a website in exchange for a $20 discount code. Furthermore, 52% of people believe there is no such thing as online privacy. […]
Research reveals poor mortgage knowledge of many first-time buyers despite being deposit-ready
New research (1) from the Nottingham Building Society reveals that despite many would-be first-time buyers amassing sizeable deposits, many admit to having poor mortgage knowledge. The Nottingham’s findings reveal that 15% of those surveyed who are planning to buy their first home confirm they know nothing about mortgages, and 31% […]
Ryanair’s increased summer capacity shows low-cost airlines will emerge strongly from the pandemic
Rising living costs and increased airfares will lead to passengers, who may traditionally prefer to stay loyal to national flag carriers, booking with low-cost airlines. Ryanair’s plans to increase its capacity to above pre-pandemic levels shows that the low-cost airlines segment will emerge from the pandemic stronger than ever, found […]
Don’t Wait Until Autumn to Turn the Page on Low Growth
Action can be taken outside of a Budget this summer to bolster business confidence and get firms investing In a speech to the CBI’s Annual Dinner today (Wednesday) its President, Lord Bilimoria, will say that with negative growth in March and forecasts of a weak outlook for the rest of 2022, the Government must act on the cost-of-living crisis and help firms to invest in […]
CBI Responds to Latest Inflation Data and Labour Market Statistics
CBI RESPONDS TO LATEST INFLATION DATA: Rain Newton-Smith, CBI Chief Economist, said: “Inflation was always likely to hit hard in April given the energy price cap increase. Looking ahead, inflation is likely to stay high, with a resulting historic squeeze in households’ incomes and a tough trading environment for businesses. […]
£150 billion of UK property assets are at risk from flooding
Are Property Owners Prepared for the Impacts of Climate Change on Flooding in the UK? At the end of last year, The Environment Agency shared that 5.2 million homes and businesses across England are at risk of flooding, that’s one in every six properties. Roughly half of these are at […]
UK Consumers are Willing to Spend More on Their Holidays This Year
Independent Research from Fresh Relevance and Censuswide Provide New Insights to Help the Travel Industry Bounce Back Post Pandemic Fresh Relevance today revealed that the majority of UK consumers (62%) feel confident to travel again, with 30% having already booked a holiday in 2022 and another 32% planning to do […]
Loyalty programs and increased collaboration will be key features of post-pandemic travel
Price-conscious travelers may be lured by the reboot of loyalty programs across the tourism sector. Various travel companies are now repositioning loyalty programs as value-orientated, rather than solely price focused in post-pandemic travel as they seek to tap into individuals’ desires for budget experiences, says GlobalData, a leading data and […]
20% of UK pension funds have seen 21-30% wiped off value of commercial real estate assets in past 12 months due to brown discounts
The majority (78%) of UK pension funds expect commercial real estate with good environmental, social and governance (ESG) credentials to provide better returns or ‘green value’ over the next five years. However, real estate which falls short will suffer significant value depreciation due to ‘brown discounting’, according to Deepki, the […]