The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced that a +4.1% rise in housing prices was seen in 2017 up to March. This is in contrast to a continuing lowering of house costs due to inflation since June, 2016. At that time, the yearly rate of growth was +9.4%. In addition, Halifax’s house pricing index noted for last month actually had a more difficult time, with a reported biggest dip in four years of approximately +3.8%. The ONS further reported that the typical property amounts according to the ONS are just short of £216,000. This is lower by £1,000 since…
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The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) set a record at 7458 on the morning of May 15, 2017. The high was attributed to demand from the Chinese infrastructure as well as a rally in the price of oil. The rise in the price of oil actually began when Russia and Saudi Arabia made a pact to keep easing up on the production of oil as far as into March 2018. Various sources have posited that this is action has a goal of “stabilising the market.” In addition, mining companies’ shares have gone up at least in part because President Xi…
According to a recent survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), British in hiring positions who would raise pay are at the lowest rate since 2013, thereby signalling more bad news for British households already dealing with the pressure of increased inflation since the 2016 Brexit decision. Anticipation is that the average company plans to increase basic pay for the next year by 1.0 percent, which is lower than the 1.5 percent in the prior quarter’s poll, CIPD reported. The Governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Mark Carney, in an advisory to residents last week, said…
It is the Portuguese who came in first in overindulging in alcohol consumption in Europe, according to a new study, with British men and women, respectively, coming in second and third in the area of over 21 countries. The Netherlands was also right up there against the UK for women, although those gathering the information concluded that British males take in three times as much as the typical European woman. he Netherlands was also right up there against the UK for women, although those gathering the information concluded that British males take in three times as much as the typical…
Based on a recent survey by Trainline, 47% of British holidaymakers said they chose not to respect other’s mores and cultures when they take a journey. When asked, nearly two-thirds of the 2,000 travellers from the UK questioned about their holidays said they do not check out the food and culture of the place they are going, and more than 70% say they never stretch to experience the local benefits of being on vacation. Having said that, there is hope; over 25% of respondents claimed that they do try to learn a few phrases in the primary language of their…
During the first quarter of 2017, second-hand car purchases set records in the UK, according to recently released information. In addition, registrations for new vehicles also were the highest ever in the three months beginning 2017, indicating that more Brits are purchasing more vehicles than ever. This is despite the fact that car sales dropped in significant numbers in April 2017. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) indicated that this new turn of events can be attributed to the manufacturing of better cars; specifically, there are safer, much better equipped and newer motors to be found in the…
A variety of financing options were utilised to buy approximately 120,000 used cars, and 200,000 new, to the tune of just over £5 billion in March 2017. The total value of the new cars exceeded 13 percent more than in March 2016, coming in at £3.6 billion, establishing a high new record. The prevailing wisdom is that many consumers decided to obtain new cars in order to register them to not be assessed taxes that would make vehicles costlier to possess. Those taxes came into effect during the first part of April 2017. Released as part of the 2015 Summer…
Think about the last time you felt down. If it was at 7am this morning, you’ll be part of the 3 in 10 people that admit that this time is when they feel the “most glum”. In a survey conducted by Inter Parcel, 62% of people said that waking up on a sunny day makes their day, meaning that it really is the simple pleasures in life that determine a good day from a bad one! The happiest hour in the day was found to be at 2.30pm, with the typical adult having an average of three ‘good days’ per…
When it comes to hosting a dinner party, it can be a difficult task to strike a great balance between providing your guests with a great, fun experience whilst still finding time to cook excellent food. According to this infographic, one of the worst faux pas that a guest could do on a dinner date is bringing their dog without asking. An astonishing 59% found this rude, making it the worst offender on the list. 66% of people commented that wearing muddy shoes throughout the house was a no-go, followed by 64% mentioning that being glued a phone wasn’t a…
Although we might think that we’re a nation of people in happy relationships, almost half of all women in a relationship admitted to having a “Plan B”; a man who they can run to if their current relationship turns sour. Mr. Plan B has been described as an old friend or an ex-boyfriend or husband. A colleague and gym buddy were also mentioned on the list. He’s also likely to be someone that the woman has known for around seven years, yet one in ten women said that their Plan B had already confessed his undying love for them. One…