Vicky Shaw
Money
Initiative helping people to access banking services is expanded to more banks
Banks will work with Shelter and UK Finance to help improve access to banking services for people who are financially excluded.
By Vicky Shaw
9 Jun 2026
Property News
Most expensive streets revealed — and only one isn't in London
Britain’s priciest street has an average house price tag of around £12.5 million
By Vicky Shaw
9 Mar 2026
Money
Moving money to savings account at end of month ‘simple step’ to higher returns
Chase found men are particularly likely to leave big sums of money sitting in current accounts which pay little or no interest.
By Vicky Shaw
9 Mar 2026
Money
One in seven people have written a will with a charitable gift included – survey
Just 14% of people have written a will and included a charitable gift, according to a survey for Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity.
By Vicky Shaw
7 Mar 2026
Money
Nationwide launches new Isa deals as competition ramps up
This is typically the time of year when Isa providers compete most fiercely to make their deals enticing, a finance expert said.
By Vicky Shaw
6 Mar 2026
Property News
Average UK house price reached a new high in February
Looking ahead, geopolitical uncertainties seem set to influence the outlook for inflation and the wider economy
By Vicky Shaw
6 Mar 2026
Money
One in seven high street businesses ‘have gone cashless in the past year’
Fraud prevention, security concerns and a lack of customer demand were factors behind businesses becoming ‘cashless’, a report said.
By Vicky Shaw
6 Mar 2026
Money
Some mortgage rates set to be raised in coming days as lenders make changes
The cycle of lenders adjusting rates ‘almost invariably results in others following suit’, a mortgage expert said.
By Vicky Shaw
5 Mar 2026
Money
Households’ confidence in job security slumps to six-month low
A ‘major risk’ to UK households’ financial confidence has emerged in the form of escalating conflict in the Middle East, the report said.
By Vicky Shaw
5 Mar 2026
Money
Thousands of investors ‘within touching distance’ of being Isa millionaires
Many investors are expected to join ‘millionaires’ row’ in the decade ahead, money app Plum said.
By Vicky Shaw
5 Mar 2026
Money
Insurance industry has more to do to gain people’s trust, ABI boss tells MPs
The Treasury Committee held an evidence session into financial inclusion with representatives from the insurance and banking sectors.
By Vicky Shaw
4 Mar 2026
Money
Some mortgage lenders ‘pause rate cut plans’ amid economic uncertainty
Swap rates, which are used by lenders to price mortgages, have been rising sharply, Moneyfacts said.
By Vicky Shaw
4 Mar 2026
Music
Royal Mint gives Spice Girls fans what they really, really want with new coins
The Royal Mint said it anticipates ‘huge demand’ from fans looking to spice up their coin collection.
By Vicky Shaw
3 Mar 2026
Buying & Mortgages
Mortgage approvals to home buyers dipped to two-year low in January
January’s figure marked the first time since January 2024 that mortgage approvals for house purchases had fallen below 60,000.
By Vicky Shaw
2 Mar 2026
Property News
House price growth 'steady' as market activity expected to recover
Housing market activity is likely to recover in the coming quarters, Nationwide’s report said.
By Vicky Shaw
2 Mar 2026
Tech
Santander and Mastercard complete live payment executed by AI agent
The payment is a milestone in the use of AI systems capable of initiating and completing transactions on behalf of customers, the firms said.
By Vicky Shaw
2 Mar 2026
Money
Young homeowners who used bank of mum and dad ‘pressured to live near parents’
Some under-35s who were helped by the ‘bank of mum and dad’ said their parents had a say in which home they chose or influenced home improvements.
By Vicky Shaw
2 Mar 2026
Money
Nationwide records 9% jump in spending on gambling
The building society highlighted signs of a potential gambling problem.
By Vicky Shaw
27 Feb 2026
Money
Value of new later life mortgage loans jumped by a fifth in last quarter of 2025
Life for over-55s is increasingly ‘coming with a mortgage attached’, a finance expert said.
By Vicky Shaw
27 Feb 2026
Money
UK home sales fall by 5% month-on-month in first ‘significant’ dip since summer
Buyers remain cautious after a period of instability towards the end of 2025, a property expert said.
By Vicky Shaw
27 Feb 2026
Money
£900m economic opportunity in England ‘lost to property sales falling through’
Last year, it took an average of five months for a house purchase across Britain to go through the completion process, Rightmove said.
By Vicky Shaw
27 Feb 2026