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polene fr press KCSShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GoogleUK hotel prices fell by one per cent in the first half of the year, with hotels in Scotland experiencing the biggest decline, new research shows.Guests paid an average room rate of pound;104 per night in the first half of the year, according to The Hotels Price Index HPI , a survey by online accommodation provider Hotels.In London, the average price decreased to pound;135 from pound;137. However the biggest declines were seen in Aberdeen and Dundee, where prices fell by 18 per cent to pound;87 and eight per cent to pound;83 respectively.St Andrews also experienced a five per cent drop in prices. However it remained the most expensive town to book a room, at pound;153 per night, with London in second place. Despite an overall decline in prices, 35 of the 45 d
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Monday 18 June 2012 9:01 pmEU 8200;rules could push up cost of retirementBy: KCS-contentShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailAdd as a preferredsource on GooglePENSIONERS could face a reduction in income of up to 20 per cent if new European Union rules on capital requirements are implemented, according to accountancy firm Deloitte.The Solvency II reforms are set to shake-up the continentrsquo insurance business by setting common standards and increasing capital requirements. But t
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stanley quencher h by Deloitte suggests that in the best case scenario this would reduce annuity rates by five per cent, but it might lead to a fall of up to 20 per cent, depending on the outcome of ongoing EU negotiations. For a pensioner with a pound;100,000 pension fund, these changes could reduce their income by between pound;300 and pound;1,100 a year. The amount that annuity rates will fall by depends on whether there is a favourable outcome to negotiations, said Deloittersquo Richard Baddon. Whatever the outcome, it is likely that insurance companies will need to charge more in future for annuities.Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailSimilarly tagged content: SectionsNewsCatego