Carys Robshaw

Swansea named safest city for motorists

The results of a new survey conducted by a top car insurance company have placed Swansea at the top of the list as one of the safest cities in the UK for motorists. The Welsh city was placed second throughout the whole country in a comprehensive survey... Read >

Compensation claims for ageism soar

Official statistics have revealed that claims for compensation from employers concerning ageism have tripled in the past year. According to the Tribunal Service, where there were only 962 claims for ageism made in 2006, nearly 3,000 claims were made in... Read >

Travel To New York This Summer

All eyes are on New York this week as the Sex and the City film premieres here in London. Travel experts believe that the film will attract many British tourists to New York as they see the beautiful setting of the film. Fans of Sex and the City can n... Read >

New Ride Highlights Need For Travel Insurance

A new ride has opened up at Universal's Orlando Resort which the company hopes will attract many more tourists to visit their Florida theme park. With thousands of fans expected to flock to the theme park to experience the ride, experts warn to travel... Read >

Middle Class Debt On The Rise

Community Money Advice, a charity offering debt advice across the country has reported an 85% rise in the number of people seeking debt advice in the past year. And the biggest rise has been seen among the middle classes. Transact is a national compan... Read >

Insurance Needed As 1 Bike Stolen Every Minute

Research has shown that almost half a million bicycles are stolen every year in the UK. That works out as one bicycles stolen every 65 seconds, almost once a minute. The capital is most badly affected place with four out of the top ten highest risk ar... Read >

Car Loans

There has been much discussion over the free and accessible way in which we have been able to obtain credit for cars or other luxuries. In light of the current credit crunch, many feel that the wide availability of credit has led many people into situ... Read >

Gutierrez Was Offering The Couple $5,000 To Move Out

His business is earning him a pretty penny during the mortgage crunch and is attracting the attention of large investors, despite Gutierrez currently running his business from a small office with just himself and his wife as employees. At this stage o... Read >

FDIC Offer Government Homeowner Loans

The credit crunch is hitting many homeowners both here and in the United States. Many have called for the government here in the United Kingdom to provide some sort of relief directly to homeowners rather than ploughing money into the banks. As many f... Read >

Europ Assistance Travel Insurance Messes Up

Europ Assistance has been making strange demands of its customers before agreeing to pay out on travel insurance claims. One woman experienced this first hand when she was rushed to hospital during her holiday with suspected thrombosis. There was no t... Read >

Crippling Debt Forces People To Abandon Pets

Across the country the cost of living has increased dramatically forcing people to reign in their spending. London, the South East and Wales have seen a rise in the cost of living of 5.8 per cent. As a result, people have been changing the way in whic... Read >

Working From Home May Affect Home Insurance

The number of people working from home has grown massively in recent years, thanks mainly to the increase in the use and availability of the internet. The majority of people in the United Kingdom now have internet at home and often more than one compu... Read >

Credit Cards More Popular Than Ever

New figures released by the Bank of England show that purchases on credit cards have risen in the first quarter of 2008. Compared with the same time period in 2007, card purchases rose by 8.9 per cent. Both the number of purchases made on credit cards... Read >

Cover Bogus Officials With Home Insurance

Age Concern is reminding the elderly to beware of bogus callers who target the older members of the population, gaining access to their homes by posing as officials. Vulnerable people are warned not to allow unknown callers into their home and to alway... Read >

Citigroup Shuts Down Future Mortgages

American bank Citigroup has announced that it will be removing itself from the British mortgage market, closing down its mortgage division, Future Mortgages and CitiFinancial, its unsecured loans department. The bank currently has 92,000 customers, the... Read >