Sainsbury’s Finance has boosted the interest rate on its Easy Saver account for new customers. Interest on accounts opened after 25th June 2010 will be paid at 2.7% Gross AER, an increase of 0.2 percentage points on the previous rate. The 2.7% rate will be paid to new customers for 12 months provided they maintain [...]
Demand for second hand cars is in decline as consumers increasingly opt to buy new models under the car scrappage scheme. Research by Sainsbury’s Finance found 8% of adults plan to buy, or have bought, a used car between September 2009 and February 2010. This is compared to the 10% of consumers who planned a [...]
Supermarket finance is set to make significant gains in market share over the coming months, lovemoney.com said this week. The financial advice site made the claim after Tesco Personal Finance re-branded as Tesco Bank. Ed Bowsher, lovemoney.com’s head of personal finance, said the renaming signals the beginning of a marketing offensive by Tesco on financial [...]
The number of credit cards offering rewards to consumers has fallen by 11% in the past 12 months, research by Sainsbury’s Finance has discovered. In 2008, 78% of credit cards on the market offered a rewards scheme. This figure has now dropped to 11%. The rewards on offer have also changed, Sainsbury’s found, with air [...]
Sainsbury’s is offering 12 months car insurance for the price of ten this summer. Motorists taking an insurance policy with the supermarket financial provider before 31st August 2009 will receive 2 months cover free. Customers who take out the policy online will receive an extra 10% discount. Features of the policy include compensation for vehicle [...]
Savers looking to open a new account this month can secure a 2.6% interest rate with the Sainsbury’s Finance Internet Saver account. For Internet Saver accounts opened between 9th and 30th June, the supermarket financial provider will pay 1.85% above the account’s standard interest rate for 12 months, provided the account holder does not make [...]
One in ten UK adults will buy a second-hand car this summer, each spending an average of nearly £4,500. With 4.5 million drivers forking out cash for a used car between March and August 2009, the second-hand market could be worth more than £20 billion. However, this represents a 21% decrease in spending compared to [...]
Millions of people in the UK have cancelled or reduced their insurance policies in a bid to save money as the recession bites. Research from Sainsbury’s Finance found that nearly 950,000 Brits have either given up or cut down their home contents insurance, whilst an additional 700,000 have reduced or stopped payments for their buildings [...]
Supermarket bank Sainsbury’s Finance is offering loyal customers a lower rate of interest on personal loans. Holders of the Sainsbury’s Nectar loyalty card are now being offered a typical APR of 7.9% for loans between £5,000 and £15,000, if they apply online. This is compared to a rate of 8.1% for non-Nectar card holders. However, [...]
Fewer than 4% of instant access savings accounts pay AER at 3% or above, according to new research from Sainsbury’s Finance. A survey of accounts by the supermarket bank found that just 14 of the 367 instant access accounts currently available in the UK pay interest of 3% or more on balances of £5,000. The [...]
M&S Money launches 3% cash ISA
M&S Money has launched an Advantage Cash ISA paying 3 per cent, and which allows transfers in from other ISAs. It can be opened with a minimum deposit of £100 lump sum followed by minimum monthly deposits of £25. The 3% rate is variable, but there is no short-term bonus so the return won’t plummet [...]
Google suspends UK Compare Mortgages site
Google has closed its UK mortgage comparison site which it launched in July last year, after it proved to be less popular than expected. Mortgage comparison sites are designed to allow visitors to compare mortgages quickly and easily without having to visit each lender’s individual site. Google was competing with several well-established comparison sites, including [...]
AA launches ‘black-box’ policy for young drivers
The AA is launching an innovative car insurance policy called Drivesafe which could help younger drivers save up to £850 a year. Younger drivers already pay substantially higher premiums than other motorists and these costs are increasing. A new study by Confused.com suggests insurance costs for younger driver have gone up by 5.7 per cent [...]
ATOL scheme updated to protect online bookers
ATOL, a financial protection scheme managed by the Civil Aviation Authority, is being extended to protect up to six million more holidays a year. The scheme ensures that holiday makers do not lose out financially if a travel company collapses, and that they are not stranded abroad. An increase in the number of holidays booked [...]
Home repossessions lowest for four years
The number of UK homes repossessed fell to 36,200 in 2011, significantly below the Council of Mortgage Lenders’ forecast of 40,000, and lower than 2010 when 37,100 homes were repossessed. With interest rates remaining low and lenders adopting a sympathetic attitude to customers in financial difficulty, repossessions fell to their lowest level since 2007. However, [...]
Monthly pay lasting just 17 days
Workers are running out of money just 17 days after receiving their monthly pay, according to new research by the Halifax bank. This means that the average UK worker spends half the month worrying about money. The study, based on the responses of more than 2,000 adults, found that 10 per cent of workers start [...]
Women disadvantaged by auto-enrolment changes
Government proposals to increase the auto-enrolment threshold to £10,000 could put 1.8 million women at risk of missing out on a pension, the TUC has warned. Under the auto-enrolment scheme, which will be phased in from October, private sector employers will automatically enrol workers between the age of 22 years and the state pension age, [...]
Emergency household repairs company Homeserve is taking longer than expected to get back on track after its operations were suspended last October. The company expected customer numbers to fall by 5% this year but it has increased this estimate to 8% and announced the loss of 200 jobs. It estimates that renewal revenue in 2013 [...]
Sale rumoured for Yorkshire and Clydesdale banks
There is growing speculation that National Australia Bank (NAB) may sell Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank after the Australian parent company announced a strategic review of the two banks’ operations. The Australian economy is performing well and NAB reported strong profits for the final quarter of 2011 but with the UK economy at a virtual [...]
More women experiencing debt difficulties
Women in Debt, which offers female-focused debt advice, has warned that the number of UK women facing serious debt has grown significantly over recent years. The organisation believes that more women will need advice on solving debt problems in the future because they are building up an unsustainable level of indebtedness. Women in Debt’s director, [...]
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