Economy
-
Nov- 2025 -6 November
BoE holds interest rates at 4% ahead of Budget
The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to keep interest rates steady at 4% ahead of the upcoming Budget announcement…
Read More » -
Sep- 2025 -18 September
BoE holds interest rates at 4%
The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to hold interest rates steady at 4% amid concerns around the recent rise…
Read More » -
Aug- 2025 -7 August
BoE cuts interest rates to 4%
The Bank of England (BoE) has cut interest rates to 4%, down from the previous rate of 4.25%, marking the…
Read More » -
Mar- 2025 -20 March
BoE holds interest rates at 4.5%
The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to hold interest rates at 4.5%, having cut the rate last month to…
Read More » -
Feb- 2025 -6 February
BoE cuts interest rates to 4.5%
The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to cut interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5%, the lowest level since June…
Read More » -
Dec- 2024 -19 December
BoE holds interest rates at 4.75%
The Bank of England (BoE) has voted to hold interest rates at 4.75%, following a recent hike in both inflation…
Read More » -
Jun- 2024 -11 June
Brighton most expensive for direct burial, study finds
Brighton has been found to be the most expensive city for a direct burial at an average cost of £1,667,…
Read More » -
Feb- 2024 -22 February
Almost half of over-50s ‘can’t afford to die’, Final Duties finds
Some 43% of over-50s can’t afford to die, the latest research by Final Duties has reported, after the average cost…
Read More » -
14 February
Distinct Cremations welcomes CMA efforts to keep sector prices low
Distinct Cremations has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority’s efforts to keep funeral costs low for the benefit of bereaved…
Read More » -
Jan- 2024 -15 January
Average funeral cost rises by 4.7% in 2023, SunLife finds
After two years of lower funeral costs – in part due to the pandemic – prices are on the rise…
Read More »
