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Household bills fall and discretionary spend rises as spring gives Brits fresh hope
- Nationwide’s Spending Report shows essential costs fell 4% in March despite overall spending remaining flat
- But increase offset by 4% rise in non-essential spending, from gardening and eating out to holidays
- Warmer weather, combined with stabilising costs, likely contributed to respective rise and fall in spend
- Despite some optimism, costs still higher across essential areas such as supermarkets, rent and mortgages
Nationwide Launches British Sign Language Service As It Increases Access to Financial Services for Deaf People
- Website translation service comes as Sign Language Week begins in the UK
- Enhances support Nationwide offers Deaf customers in branch and contact centres
- Just 6% of financial services firms1 offer websites in British Sign Language (BSL)
- Deaf charities call for greater awareness of BSL as a recognised UK language
- BSL is the primary language of 87,000 of UK’s Deaf population
Nationwide Urges Government To Boost Homeownership Ahead of Spring Budget
- Asks include a market-wide review, reintroduction of Help to Buy ISA, stamp duty reform and an increase in higher loan to income lending
Discount store spend jumps 41% as Brits offset cost-of-living by bagging bargains
- Households aim to make money go further by shopping at discount stores, such as B&M, Poundland & Temu
- Nationwide’s Spending Report shows Brits spent £7.5bn in January – three per cent increase on last year
- Renters face biggest hike as rent payments rise 28% year on year, while mortgage repayments up by 11%
- Despite rising essential costs, spend up on non-essentials, from subscriptions to holidays and health & beauty
- Nationwide, which operates a cost-of-living helpline (0800 030 4066) urges anyone struggling or worried to contact their financial service provider to help them get back on track
Nationwide Reaffirms Cost-Of-Living Support As Poll Shows Cumulative Impact Of Rising Bills On Typical British Family
- New research highlights impact of cost-of-living crisis since 2021 as 69% of families more worried compared to last year
- Since 2021, average family energy bills have risen by 63%, fuel by 39%, food by 32%, rent by 26% and mortgages by 22%
- Percentage of families with no spare cash at the end of each month almost doubles between 2022 and 2023
- Britain’s biggest building society reminds worried or struggling customers to contact its dedicated cost-of-living helpline
- But one in five feel that financial pressures are starting to ease in 2024, and are hopeful things will start to improve
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23 Apr 2024
Household bills fall and discretionary spend rises as spring gives Brits fresh hope
- Nationwide’s Spending Report shows essential costs fell 4% in March despite overall spending remaining flat
- But increase offset by 4% rise in non-essential spending, from gardening and eating out to holidays
- Warmer weather, combined with stabilising costs, likely contributed to respective rise and fall in spend
- Despite some optimism, costs still higher across essential areas such as supermarkets, rent and mortgages
16 Apr 2024
Life Starts At 40: One In Five Expect To Wait Until At Least Their Forties Before Owning A Home
- Nationwide poll reveals 84% agree cost-of-living has impacted purchase of first property
- Deposit and ability to afford mortgage payments act as major hurdles, with more than half willing to relocate to afford a home
- Nationwide offers a range of options and support to help people into their first home
- Britain’s biggest building society calls on government to boost homeownership as it prepares to publish Housing White Paper alongside Building Societies Association
25 Mar 2024
The Mortgage Works reduces rates
The Mortgage Works (TMW) will be reducing rates on selected buy-to-let and limited company products by up to 0.40 percentage points. The new rates will be effective from Tuesday 26 March.
21 Mar 2024
Nationwide Building Society confirms offer for Virgin Money UK PLC and extends Branch Promise
- Deal to deliver greater value to Nationwide members and access to wider range of services over time.
- Branch Promise extended by two years.
19 Mar 2024
Nationwide launches new fixed rate ISAs
Nationwide Building Society is today (19 March 2024) launching new issues of its Fixed Rate ISAs.
