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Yorkshire Leads the Way for Commercial Mortgages - Fri, 20 Jun, 2008
It seems "up north" is the place to go if you're looking for a commercial mortgage. ... [more]
Sales of Tracker Funds Hit £64 Million - Thu, 19 Jun, 2008
The latest figures from the Investment Management Association reveal that sales of tracker funds hit £64.3 million in the first quarter of 2008,... [more]
HSBC Extends Rate Matcher Mortgage Offer - Wed, 18 Jun, 2008
HSBC has today announced that it will extend its Rate Matcher mortgage offer.... [more]
FSA Launches New Website for Young People - Tue, 17 Jun, 2008
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has launched a new website to help educate young people about finance.... [more]
Tax Breaks for Employees who Cycle to Work - Mon, 16 Jun, 2008
A Government initiative to cut carbon emissions and boost people's health has seen a boom in ride-to-work tax incentives. ... [more]
Banks Compete for Savings Accounts - Fri, 13 Jun, 2008
Banks have responded to the credit crunch by granting bonuses to those in credit and further penalising those in the red, recent reports show.... [more]
Housing Market At Worst Since Records Began - Thu, 12 Jun, 2008
A report has shown that the housing market is at its worst for 30 years.... [more]
Gap Growing Between UK Rich and Poor - Wed, 11 Jun, 2008
A report released by the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) showed that, despite Labour's efforts, the gap between rich and poor is wider than it was ... [more]
Credit Card Details of 38,000 Customers Stolen - Tue, 10 Jun, 2008
The credit card details of up to 38,000 customers of clothing firm Cotton Traders were stolen after its website was hacked. A report just out from the... [more]
Economic Slump Could Lead to Recession - Mon, 9 Jun, 2008
The Governor of the Bank of England has announced that the British economy could be heading for a recession.... [more]
PPI Industry Investigated for Overcharging - Mon, 9 Jun, 2008
An insurance watchdog has announced that loans customers are being overcharged by over 1.4 billion pounds a year from the sale of insurance to cover r... [more]
Housing Market More Dire than 90s Recession - Thu, 5 Jun, 2008
House prices are plummeting at a faster rate than the 1990s recession, recent data has shown.... [more]
Hopes of Interest Rate Cuts are Slashed - Wed, 4 Jun, 2008
Borrowing costs look set to stay at their current rates, dashing earlier hopes that the central bank would slash interest rates.... [more]
Workers Finally Stop Working For The Taxman - Tue, 3 Jun, 2008
Today is annual 'Tax Freedom Day' - that means it is the theoretical day in the year when UK employees stop working for the government and start wor... [more]
Over 30% of Households Sent The Wrong Bills - Tue, 3 Jun, 2008
A report issued yesterday has shown that as many as one in three households regularly get sent the wrong gas or electricity bill.... [more]
Bank Bows to Pressure to Lower Charges - Mon, 2 Jun, 2008
There has been a revolutionary turnaround in the case of unfair bank charges, as Barclays slash their charges for returned or guaranteed transactions ... [more]
House Prices to Fall by 7% - Thu, 29 May, 2008
A monumental shift in the housing market has seen the Council of Market Lenders (CML) revise its October 2007 predictions from a 1% rise in the market... [more]
Enormous Upsurge in Financial Complaints - Wed, 28 May, 2008
The last financial year has seen an increase of 30% in financial complaints, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has announced.... [more]
Protests Against Fuel Tax Take to the Roads - Tue, 27 May, 2008
Hauliers today expressed their deep dis-satisfaction at the proposed fuel tax increases by travelling in convoys to protests in Central London and alo... [more]
Bank Charges May Take Years to be Returned - Fri, 23 May, 2008
The wait for the return of "unfair" bank charges could now be extended for years, after the banks were given permission to challenge a high ... [more]
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