POUND NOTES
BUSY MUMS ‘BELIEVE HECTIC LIVES PUT THEM AT FRAUD RISK’
AROUND two-fifths of mothers believe their busy lives make them more at risk of fraud, research has found. Some 38% feel hectic schedules make them more susceptible to scams, according to a survey from Mumsnet and the finance industry-backed national awareness campaign, Take Five To Stop Fraud.
More than a third (35%) of mothers surveyed say they’re approached up to six times a week by calls, texts or emails in which someone wants to obtain personal information from them.
THREE-FIFTHS OF ADULTS ‘WOULD CONSIDER LIVING WITH OTHER GENERATIONS’
THREE-FIFTHS (60%) of adults would be willing to buy a house with other members of their family and live in a multi-generational home, a survey has found.
In fact, one in six (15%) of these said they would love to do so, Sarah Beeny’s estate agent Tepilo.com found.
When asked what would make living in a multi-generational living bearable, separate living spaces came out on top, followed by separate bathrooms, separate kitchens, soundproof walls and a big garden.
These factors were seen as generally more important than being able to fork out less for a mortgage or rent, the survey of 2,000 people aged 18-65 found.
HOUSING PRICE HIKE
THE total value of the UK’s privately-owned housing stock has passed the £6 trillion mark for the first time, according to research from Halifax.