News
18 Nov 2019
House-share from hell: Brits reveal lack of sharing leads to housemate squabbles
- Four in five Brits admit to disagreements with housemates
- Cleaning and bills key causes of arguments, according to new poll
- People choose to live together due to financial difficulty of living alone
- One in three pay more than their fair share, adding extra £339 per year
- Quarter have even lost a friend due to a household disagreement
09 Oct 2019
Spend like a rockstar: Brits blow quarter of spare cash within 48 hours of payday
- 1 in 5 spend over half their spare monthly wages within 48 hours of getting paid
- Impulse purchases soar after payday, leaving 59 per cent with spending regrets
- 6 in 10 have less than £100 in their accounts before they get paid
- 15 per cent have no money at the end of the month, with funds running out 6 days before payday
- More than half dip into savings to sustain themselves until payday
23 Sep 2019
Fastest rise in Empty Homes since Recession
- Action on Empty Homes and Nationwide Building Society call for targeted national investment to bring homes back into circulation to help reduce the housing crisis
- Empty homes in England increase by 5% (11,000) – double the rise of previous year
- Now more than 200,000 empty homes across the country after second year-on-year rise
16 Sep 2019
Downsizing snub as half of older Brits refuse to move
- Only a third of over 55 year olds plan to move to a smaller house, shows Nationwide poll
- More than half see their current property as their forever home
- Four in ten haven’t thought or don’t know about how they will cope with their home in retirement
- But more than one in five say they will rely on family to help them with the upkeep of their home
13 Aug 2019
Putting things off costs people £29,200
- Leaving things to the last-minute costs people £449 a year or £29,200 over a lifetime
- 63% identify as procrastinators, leaving it late to buy gifts, plan holidays and save money
- Men procrastinate more costing them £571 a year, compared to just £325 for women
- One in three feel guilty about not exercising, 29% feel bad about not saving money
01 Aug 2019
One in four kids don’t know what a high street is
- 32% haven’t visited a butcher and 23% have never been to a greengrocer
- But kids prefer shops to online as they can explore, talk and feel grown up
- Three quarters of parents stick to supermarkets and four in ten shop online
- Kids want more places to play, more variety and mum and dad to take them
26 Jun 2019
Four in ten Brits lose then find their bank cards as Nationwide enables people to temporarily switch them off
- Members can freeze and unfreeze their bank card by phone instead of cancelling
- Most commonly lost items include glasses, keys, bank cards and gadgets
- Most likely places to lose items include our bags, back of the sofa and our pockets
- 53% of those in West Midlands lose bank cards vs just 38% of those in South West
22 May 2019
Rise of online shopping means two fifths of shoppers forget who has their card details
- Reliance on online for shopping and social media means many are sharing and storing personal details
- Six in ten post full name on social media while more than four in ten include date of birth and home town
- New industry efforts come into play in September to make online shopping more secure for customers
10 May 2019
Consumers on router financial ruin as poor Wi-Fi security puts personal data at risk
- Two thirds of consumers have never changed the password on their Wi-Fi router
- Close to a third (32%) who have changed, were initially still using the password that came with the router
- Nearly four in ten don’t know how to change the password, while 47 per cent who have changed passwords, opt for an easy to remember password, despite crackability concerns
05 Mar 2019
Pensioners of tomorrow risk staggering £68K shortfall as they underestimate cost of retirement
- Poll shows pensioners need average of £885 a month – £380 more than the £505 state pension
- But one in three people in middle age set to retire on state pension alone – leaving £68k shortfall
- Many are worried about being able to afford retirement and living the lifestyle they want to live
- Less than one in ten have clear retirement goals and over half don’t know their pension value
21 Dec 2018
What the Dickens? Rents of Christmas past ‘Cratchit’ up by around 120,000% since 1840s
- Rent on Bob Cratchit’s London home up 119,300% from 1843-2018, 10 times higher than inflation
- Matched growth would see homes cost around £548,076 per week in another 175 years
- Renting in London equivalent to £46 per week in 1840s vs £459 per year in today’s market
- Nine in ten Brits rented properties back in 1840s - far higher than the four in ten renting today
19 Dec 2018
Parents in the dark about cyber risks and so prioritise personal online safety over cyber security, potentially putting family finances at risk
- More than eight in ten parents share smart devices with their children, research shows
- Parents more likely to talk about personal safety online than cyber security
- Just one in six believe their children would be able to spot a fake email or download link
