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Financial Fact:
THE average home owner moves properties every 23 years, according to property website Zoopla and analysts Hometrack, which looked at house sales across Britain.
Savers with Leeds Building Society will receive minimum interest rate:
A BUILDING society has pledged to give its savings customers a minimum of 0.5% interest.
Leeds Building Society is writing to its members to say it will pay at least 0.5% across both Isas and non-Isas.
The Society says its savings range should become clearer and more consistent for savers as a result of the changes.
Natwest launches ‘paperless mortgages’:
NATWEST is to offer customers paper-free mortgages. The bank’s customers can now apply for a “digital” mortgage if they want to, using technology to securely share and verify documents online.
Lloyd Cochrane, director of mortgages NatWest, says: “This innovation will make the process of buying a new home much simpler, easier and faster for our customers, transforming the way homes are purchased in the UK.”
Shoppers ‘facing last minute Christmas shopping dash’:
ONE in six (15%) Christmas shoppers will not finish buying festive goods until Christmas Eve, research suggests.
Despite putting off shopping for gifts, people tend to ideally like everything completed by mid-December (34%) or the end of November (29%) according to TopCashback.co. uk.
Among people who find it easier to shop with someone else, partners were found to be the most useful.