Unexpected Payments Are Costing Brits More Than £175 BILLION
NEWS COPY Unexpected payments will cost Brits more than £175 BILLION, according to a new study. Research of 2,000 adults found that over the course of a lifetime, they will shell out £3,146 each on...
View ArticleResearch Reveals the Traits You Need to be a Successful Entrepreneur
NEWS COPY Do you think you have what it takes to run your own business? Now you can find out. New research has unearthed what it takes to be a natural business owner, with traits such as passion,...
View ArticleRevealed: Curveball Questions Modern Employers Use To Throw Off Candidates
NEWS COPY Is it ok to snitch on a co-worker? What tree do you resemble most? If you could have dinner with anyone in the world who would it be, and why? These are the curveball questions modern...
View ArticleTurning Off the Lights Is Brit's Biggest Tip for Saving the Pennies
NEWS COPY - By Emma Elsworthy Brits are looking after the pennies in the hope the pounds will look after themselves, a study revealed. Researchers found having learned lessons from the recession more...
View ArticlePayday Loans on the Rise as Brits Struggle to Make Ends Meet
NEWS COPY Damning new research has revealed public sector workers are turning to PAYDAY LOANS to make ends meet. The study has been revealed a day after Theresa May narrowly defeated a bid to end the...
View ArticleEdit Your Credit: Two Thirds of Brits Don't Know their Credit Score
NEWS COPY Two thirds of Brits have no idea what their credit score is, according to research. Poor money-management skills due to poor financial education in schools has led to two thirds of people...
View ArticleParents will Spend £36,000 Kitting Out their Kids through their School Years
NEWS COPY – WITH INFOGRAPHIC Kitting out kids during their school years costs parents a staggering £36,400, according to a new study. An Oxfam poll of 2,000 parents of four to 16-year-olds revealed...
View ArticleThe Perfect Job Pays £61K a Year, Has Flexitime and a Pint-Loving Boss
NEWS COPY By Emma Elsworthy The perfect job is a four-day, 24 hour week with a salary of £61,000 a year, free fruit and a boss who likes a pint, it emerged yesterday. Other requirements for the ideal...
View ArticleMillenials Inviting Pets into the Office for Paws-itive Work Environment
NEWS COPY Millenials are looking to create a paws-itive work environment by inviting their PETS into the office. New research has found 42 per cent of those aged 18-34 across the UK would like or enjoy...
View ArticleBrits Spend Just 8% of their Earnings on Things They Enjoy
NEWS COPY - WITH PICTURES By Astrid Hall The average Brit spends just eight per cent of their earnings on enjoying themselves, according to research. A study of 2,000 adults revealed nearly two thirds...
View ArticleBrits Invest in Rare Books, Records and Toys Instead of Paying Into Savings...
NEWS COPY Low interest rates are forcing Brits to switch traditional savings for more quirky investments – including books, vinyl records and TOYS. First editions by famous authors top the alternative...
View ArticleGetting a Call Five Minutes before Quitting Time is the Worst Thing about...
NEWS COPY – WITH VIDEO BY EMMA ELSWORTHY The average employee spends the equivalent of two working weeks a year grumbling - with the top gripes about IT, air con and printers, a study has found....
View ArticleGRAPHIC PUZZLE: Spot the Roulette Wheel Missing its Green Zero
NEWS COPY – WITH GRAPHIC PUZZLE BY RICHARD JENKINS Wheel soon see who’s got an eye for a puzzle – as readers struggle to solve the latest brain-teaser to hit the web. This image shows dozens of...
View ArticleArchaeologist Named the Adventurous Job Most Brits Would Like to Do
NEWS COPY Seven in ten Brits dream of packing in their jobs and starting again somewhere new, a study has found. A poll of 2,000 adults found the daily grind of working coupled with the poor British...
View ArticleUniversity Is Too Expensive and a Waste of Time, Say UK Graduates
NEWS COPY BY ASTRID HALL One in four graduates now regret having gone to university, according to research. A survey found the most common reasons to rue time spent in further education are paying too...
View ArticleKids Will Earn Over 5K in Pocket Money Over the Course of their Childhood
NEWS COPY - with video By Gemma Francis Children will earn up to £5,017 between the ages of 7 and 16 – but one in four will spend it as soon as they get it, a study has found. Researchers found pocket...
View ArticleBritish Blokes Would be Willing to Leave their Partner for as Little as 50K
NEWS COPY By Grant Bailey Millions of Brits would happily celebrate a big windfall – by ditching their other half, a study has revealed. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found more than one...
View ArticleHaving a Baby Sets a Woman's Career Back Six Years
NEWS COPY - WITH INFOGRAPHIC By Rob Knight Having a baby sets a woman's career back six years, according to a study of mothers. Researchers found becoming a mum can lead to missed promotion...
View ArticleUK Businesses Could be Losing Millions Because Their Offices Aren’t ‘up to...
NEWS COPY - WITH INFOGRAPHIC AND PICTURES By Rob Knight UK businesses could be losing millions because their offices aren’t ‘up to scratch’, according to a study. Research of 2,000 office workers found...
View ArticleLondoners Reveal What They Really Think About Uber Decision
NEWS COPY By Doug Shields Londoners have thrown their weight behind banned taxi firm Uber and hailed the company’s service as quicker, cheaper, cleaner - and more reliable than black cabs. A poll...
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