2005 Releases
- 23 December 05 £1.1 million per minute to be spent in Christmas Eve rush
- 19 December 05 Last minute Christmas spending approaches £9.6 billion
- 14 December 05 Sainsbury's Bank predicts continued growth in online purchasing of financial services in 2006
- 13 December 05 Christmas tidings of safety and care for homeowners
- 12 December 05 Consumers charges £12 million for withdrawing their own money
- 6 December 05 Sainsbury's Bank supports call for greater transparency in the pet insurance marketplace
- 5 December 05 Over 1.4 million people thinking of getting a dog or a cat this Christmas
- 28 November 05 Nation to take out £9.4 billion in car loans by March 2006(1)
- 21 November 05 Over five million people are planning to buy a second hand car
- 14 November 05 Pedigree dog and cat owners urged to make sure that they have adequate pet insurance to cover against heriditary conditions
- 7 November 05 Supermums - women do around £17,407 of "unpaid" work a year
- 1 November 05 Fireworks trauma costs up to £1.6 million in vet fees
- 31 October 05 Homeowners warned to prepare for the coldest winter since 1996
- 24 October 05 Research identifies huge differences in quality of cover provided by car insurance policies
- 17 October 05 Motorists to lose out on millions by not haggling over the price of cars
- 10 October 05 People could be paying around £2.2 billion too much for life insurance over a ten year term
- 3 October 05 Motorists urged to shop around to buck the trend of rising insurance premiums
- 28 September 05 Significant increase in the number of people planning to buy cars in the next six months
- 20 September 05 One in five people don't believe they have enough savings to survive beyond one month if they lost their job
- 12 September 05 39% increase in home improvement expenditure
- 5 September 05 Over £60 million worth of child trust vouchers lost or misplaced
- 30 August 05 £2,053 a year to drive your car
- 29 August 05 Men carry out around £11,920 worth of 'unpaid' work a year
- 22 August 05 New Visa card from Sainsbury's Bank: 0% on purchases; 5.9% lifetime BT rate with no additional fee
- 22 August 05 Medical and hospital care tops list of travel insurance claims
- 15 August 05 Motorists urged to reduce accidents by curbing bad driving
- 12 August 05 Unforeseen circumstances could mean up to 562,000 people have to cancel their holidays this year
- 8 August 05 More loans taken out for school fees, as education costs rise
- 1 August 05 Young holiday makers more at risk of suffering clamaties abroad
- 25 July 05 As many as four million parents may not have life cover
- 19 July 05 New car? New insurance!
- 18 July 05 Slow rise in 'retail therapy' spending
- 11 July 05 £467 million taken out in personal loans to pay for weddings
- 4 July 05 School holidays could mark the beginning of millions of pounds worth of accidental damage to homes
- 29 June 05 Sainsbury's Bank calls for pet insurance policies to provide greater cover for pet theft
- 21 June 05 Sainsbury's Bank warns pet owners of dental care cover gaps
- 20 June 05 Sainsbury's Bank cuts internet loan rates to 6.5%
- 13 June 05 Launch of Sainbury's car insurance index highlights the importance of shopping around for cover
- 6 June 05 Competition in the car insurance sector to reach all time high as Sainsbury's Bank announces major market initiative
- 31 May 05 Poor medical screening could leave thousands with inadequate travel insurance
- 25 May 05 Parents paying over the odds in car insurance premiums for their children
- 24 May 05 Personal loan apathy costs millions of pounds in excess payments - 38% of people taking out a personal loan only obtain one quote
- 16 May 05 Don't let 'green fingered' thieves cash in on garden investments
- 9 May 05 Sainsbury's Bank launches new initiatives to help motorists secure best deals on new cars
- 27 April 05 Sainsbury's Bank warns pet owners of 'inadequate' pet insurance and calls for major industry overhaul
- 19 April 05 Don't get caught out by annual car insurance renewal hikes
- 18 April 05 Parents' child trust fund delays can be costly for kids
- 12 April 05 Debt consolidation, cars and home improvements top the league for personal loans
- 11 April 05 New regulations for exended warranties should highlight benefits of home insurance
- 5 April 05 Sainsbury's Bank warns pet owners of reality of policy exclusions
- 4 April 05 Online purchasing of financial services predicted to soar in 2005 as customers favour convenience of the web
- 29 March 05 Sainsbury's Bank cuts cost of unlimited buildings cover by 10%
- 29 March 05 Average motorist could cut their premiums by a third if they shop around
- 22 March 05 Millions of homeowners could be overpaying on life insurance premiums by not shopping around
- 22 March 05 MoneyFacts names Sainsbury's Bank 'most competitive term insurance provide 2005'
- 21 March 05 Annual growth in home contents threatened by underinsurance
- 14 March 05 One in three people will take a short trip abroad before July 2005
- 8 March 05 Honest drivers pay almost £600 million for uninsured drivers
- 7 March 05 £41 billion to be spent on purchasing cars
- 1 March 05 Under-insurance fuelled by major home improvements worth £28.56 billion
- 28 February 05 New report calls for supermarkets to play a bigger role in closing the savings gap
- 22 February 05 61,000 cats and dogs to suffer 'master separation syndrome' as their owners split
- 21 February 05 Sainsbury's Bank warns motorists against 'frosting' car crime
- 14 February 05 377,000 motorists to lose out on £490 million by not haggling over the price of new cars
- 9 February 05 Up to two million couples to celebrate Valentine's Day abroad
- 7 February 05 Women will spend over £29 billion on home improvements - £1.76 billion more than men
- 1 February 05 Sainsbury's Bank reminds parents to provide for life's unthinkables
- 24 January 05 Brits to spend over £13 billion securing their home in 2005
- 18 January 05 Sainsbury's Bank warns of potential rise in European ski accidents
- 18 January 05 New year car offers from Sainsbury's Bank
- 17 January 05 One in five people will not clear their Christmas expenditure by the end of January
- 12 January 05 Sainsbury's Bank Home Insurance increases number of call centre staff to deal with flood claims
- 11 January 05 Sainsbury's Bank welcomes Government launch of the Child Trust Fund
- 11 January 05 Debt consolidation loans top £5.4 billion
- 10 January 05 Sainsbury's Bank launches Child Trust Fund
- 10 January 05 Sainsbury's Bank cuts in-store and phone loan rates to 6.5%
- 6 January 05 10% discount on 5 star rates Sainsbury's Bank home insurance
- 4 January 05 Sainsbury's Bank launches new internet saver: 5% interest from £1 up
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