As new Which? research shows more than half of households think the economy will get worse in the next year, we call on the new Prime Minister to restore trust in markets to deliver a better deal for consumers. New Which? research shows that consumer trust in essential markets to act in their best [...]
Ahead of a Commons debate on the Infrastructure Bill, new research from Which? has revealed the multi-billion pound costs that consumers will have to meet over the next decade. Based on data published by HM Treasury, Which? analysis shows that of the £327 billion infrastructure costs between now and 2021, consumers will ultimately pay around [...]
Richard Lloyd, Which? executive director said: “Markets that work for consumers are good for growing businesses, for innovation and for driving sustainable growth in the wider economy. With trust in essential markets at rock bottom and millions still feeling the financial squeeze, there is much to do to put the consumer at the heart of policy-making. “Which? already [...]
The sun has been shining, a Prince has been born and consumers are feeling more positive about the economy. For the first time since we launched our Consumer Insight Tracker in July 2012, more consumers now think that the UK economy will get better in the next 12 months compared to those who think it [...]
New research from Which? has revealed a change in shopping habits since the start of the financial downturn with consumers less likely to make impulse buys and more likely to seek advice before buying. Six in 10 (62%) consumers say their shopping habits have changed since before the economic downturn, with seven in 10 (70%) [...]
The latest data from the Which? Consumer Insight Tracker reveals how consumers are faring in the current economic squeeze and shows families struggling to pay for essentials like food. The latest monthly tracker data shows 1 in 5 households (5 million) used credit or their savings to pay for food in April, with people finding they are caught short of [...]
Which? executive director Richard Lloyd said: “We have avoided a triple-dip recession, but consumers are still feeling the pinch and many expect their household finances to remain under severe pressure for months to come. Our figures show a third of us feel squeezed with millions cutting back on essentials or resorting to high cost credit. [...]
New Which? research finds that women are more likely to be feeling the financial squeeze than men with many cutting back on essentials, struggling to save for the future and spending an extra hour and a half per month worrying about how to make ends meet. The latest Which? Quarterly Consumer Report shows a stark [...]
Despite strong support for individual measures in today’s Budget designed to boost household finances, our post-Budget poll has found consumers feeling less confident about their own financial situation and the wider economy. The latest Which? polling carried out immediately after the 2013 Budget found strong support for individual measures announced today by the Chancellor, including [...]
The Government must clean up the credit market to protect squeezed consumers As the long financial squeeze takes its toll on UK households, new Which? research paints a worrying picture of desperate consumers who are over-reliant on credit for essentials, and of vulnerable people forced into high-cost credit to repay other debts and at risk from irresponsible lenders exploiting the [...]