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Romantic Brits spend an average of £70 on their valentines
Posted 2008-02-12
Research by Paypal shows that Brits will spend £1.6 billon pounds on Valentine’s Day, an average of £71.25 each. A third of people will spend £50 and £99, a figure that rises to 44% among 18-24 year olds. On top of this 22% of survey respondents plan to spend between £100 and £249. Cristina hole, spokeswoman for PayPal said: “It would seem that romance is far from dead as almost half of Brits will be splashing out a massive £1.6 billion this week.” ...
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Landlords positive about 2008 rental market
Posted 2008-02-8
Landlords are positive about the rental market in 2008. On top of this, according to the National Landlords Association more than a quarter of landlords expect to expand their portfolios over the next five years. Chairman David Salisbury said: “The chances are that, in the coming months, there will be increasing demand placed on the private-rented sector and well managed portfolios can only serve to benefit both tenants and landlords alike.” There is increasing demand and income from rental properties; recent figures from Paragon Mortgages show that rents increased by 19.4% in 2007, with an 8.1% rise in the last quarter. ...
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Rate rise could lead to bigger household energy bills
Posted 2008-02-7
Research by uSwitch.com shows that the average energy bill with E.On (formerly Powergen) is set to rise from £913 to £1,063. The energy provider will raise prices from February the 8th, a trend that has seen all but one major energy supplier increase their prices in recent months. Bucking the trend Scottish & Southern energy have assured a price freeze until late March. Anne Robinson, director of consumer policy at uSwitch.com said: “With savings of up to £325 to be made, now is the time for consumers to really start making competition work for them.” ...