Nationwide sees 84,000 people open its Start to Save lottery-style account since launching in February – with the first draw taking place yesterday There were 450 savers who won £100 in Nationwide’s first prize draw The building society introduced the Start to Save easy account earlier this year It is aimed at families and young … Read more
Around two in five have saved more than they usually would in recent months as a large chunk of day-to-day expenses disappeared during lockdown, a survey by Britain’s biggest building society shows. A similar number will continue with the new found savings habit, despite the dramatic drop in rates on offer from all ranges of … Read more
Is the mortgage freeze starting to thaw? Nationwide and Coventry BS bring back small deposit deals after stamp duty cut gives the property market a boost Nationwide and Coventry set to reintroduce 90% loan-to-value deals Most low deposit deals were cut in the wake of the coronavirus lockdown This comes as experts predict housing market … Read more
Amazon employee launches nationwide appeal to find her engagement ring – after she dropped it into a package which was sent to a customer Jasmine Paget, 18, from Swansea, dropped engagement ring in Amazon package Launched nationwide appeal in hope customer will find it and return safely Ring is silver band with focus diamond and small … Read more
Nationwide, the country’s largest building society, does so many things right. Since Covid-19 brought the economy to a virtual standstill in late March, it has reassured its mortgage customers that none of them will lose their home in the next year if their household finances have been disrupted by the virus. Also, its boss, Joe … Read more
The ninth night of protests over the death of George Floyd came to a relatively peaceful end on Wednesday as crowds in several cities dispersed without aggressive intervention from police enforcing curfews. In Atlanta, streets that were filled with hundreds of protesters during the day emptied out when a 9pm curfew went into effect. Similar … Read more
The average house price across the UK suffered its biggest drop for more than 11 years in May, a leading index revealed today – with one leading estate agent calling the numbers a ‘car crash’. In May, the average cost of a home fell by 1.7 per cent month-on-month, marking the sharpest decline since the … Read more
Dr. Dre, speaking about the death of George Floyd, held nothing back in speaking about his anguish over the intent in which the 46-year-old restaurant security guard died after since-fired police officer Derek Chauvin held him down with a knee to the back of his neck. ‘It felt like that cop had his knee on … Read more
Jeremy ‘Hot Felon’ Meeks marches shirtless in LA as he joins nation-wide protests over killing of George Floyd By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 04:35 BST, 31 May 2020 | Updated: 04:35 BST, 31 May 2020 Jeremy ‘Hot Felon’ Meeks has had his fair share of run-ins with the law, becoming famous thanks to his … Read more
Nationwide Building Society lost its current switching crown to digital challenger Monzo in the final three months of last year, new figures show. Furthermore, the highest number of people in four years switched their bank accounts in March, according to the Current Account Switch Service. It found 113,037 people switched accounts last month, the most … Read more