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UK Rental Prices on the Rise
September 2011 - Financial Services
According to the latest Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) Residential Lettings Survey, the cost of renting a property in the UK has risen due to tenant demand outstripping the number of homes available on the rental market. Of those surveyed,… Read more...
Survey Finds Infidelity No Longer Main Cause of Divorce
August 2011 - Public Consultation
This year’s annual matrimonial survey by accountancy firm Grant Thornton has revealed that for the first time so far, growing apart or falling out of love is the number one cause of divorce instead of infidelity. In total, 27% of the divorce lawyers… Read more...
Poll Finds Majority of Britons Blame Poor Parenting and Lack of Discipline for Riots
August 2011 - Education
A poll on behalf of the Metro newspaper has revealed that the British public blames poor parenting and lack of discipline at school for the recent riots that shook the UK, rather than police harassment or poverty gaps. The survey results, published today,… Read more...
Consumer Attitudes Towards Smart Metering
August 2011 - Utilities
On June 22nd 2011 Ali Sims, who heads up Utilities Research at DJS Research Ltd attended the Market Force Smart Metering Update in London. The following details the results of an on going set of surveys being carried out by Ernst and Young; asking over 2000… Read more...
Survey Shows Lack Of Consumer Trust In Energy Sales Agents
August 2011 - Utilities
Consumer Focus surveyed 1,878 consumers in May 2011 about their views on doorstep sales, with a particular focus on the energy sector. Four fifths (82 per cent) of consumers have a negative view about any form of doorstep sales visits, a drop from 2009 when… Read more...
