As part of its detailed ongoing investigation into the UK’s shopping landscape, the Competition Commission (CC) will continue to look closely at grocery retailing at the local level.
With the big supermarkets making a substantial UK investment in their operations, the CC has been analysing issues around the supply chain, planning and land banks of the big four - […]

January is the cruellest financial month, breeding lots of temporarily broke people eagerly awaiting the first pay day of the New Year and borrowing money from their parents to tide them over.
This is not the time to compare credit cards, but rather to make ends meet by tapping mum and dad for a few pounds. […]

A report published by the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) has revealed that many women advised to declare themselves bankrupt are refusing because of the “stigma” attached to such a move in the current UK investment climate.
The CCCS has said that 61% of the total number of people it recommends go bankrupt are women and […]

EU laws on cross-border business could impact on sales made online and may cause legal chaos, business leaders in the UK have been warned by the CBI.
Smaller companies, especially those trading online, may have to put non-UK business on the backburner. This is because under EU proposals a UK company selling abroad as a UK investment opportunity […]

University tuition fees may have to go up to at least £6,000 a year, concludes a survey of university managers in England.
The Guardian poll of 100 university chiefs shows that there is mounting concern over the new funding system that only allows a maximum fee of £3,000 to be levied, as this does not represent […]

Things are looking good for the UK economy in the coming year, with strong growth and robust business saving and investment driven by the booming financial services sector, according to a report.
The Ernst & Young ITEM Club, using the Treasury’s model of the economy, predicted growth of 2.9% in 2007, although it did warn that […]

Council tax bills will go up by an average of 3.5% in April, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).
The figures, based on draft saving and investment budgets prepared by over a quarter of the country’s local authorities, would represent the second lowest rise since council tax was introduced.
The rise would add a touch less […]

A new Fraud Act will tackle the issue of identity fraud, which has become increasingly prevalent in recent years.
Until now, law enforcement officers have only been allowed to prosecute those responsible for perpetrating ID fraud after the fraud has occured and been reported by the victim.
The new Act will give Police the power to prosecute […]