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Lowest UK interest rate in history - Thu, 8 Jan, 2009
Today the Bank of England cut interest rates down half a percentage point to 1.5%, t... [more]
Two new UK buy-to-let mortgages launched by TMW - Wed, 7 Jan, 2009
The Mortgage Works, the specialist lending arm of Nationwide, has announced that i... [more]
Interest on savings accounts expected to drop further - Wed, 7 Jan, 2009
Savings account interest rates may fall again as the ... [more]
Soaring debt problems will push over 400 people a day into bankruptcy - Tue, 6 Jan, 2009
Personal debt levels increased by a further 5.1% in the past year, accordin... [more]
Tax cuts for savers and pensioners under new Tory proposals - Mon, 5 Jan, 2009
David Cameron has just unveiled a raft of tax cuts targeting savers and pensioners, which would be funded by a reduction in public spending.... [more]
Nationwide delivers bad news to its UK mortgage customers - Fri, 2 Jan, 2009
Mortgage lender, Nationwide, has announced that it will pass on no further interes... [more]
Calls for cap on credit card interest charges - Wed, 31 Dec, 2008
In response to new figures showing increased debt problems among business o... [more]
Over a quarter of Brits saved no money during 2008 - Tue, 30 Dec, 2008
A total of 28% of people failed to save any money in 2008 according to a survey by ... [more]
Millions of pounds of Christmas presents to be returned - Mon, 29 Dec, 2008
Christmas presents worth over £2bn are given to people who don’t want them or will never use them, according to a UK survey carried out by... [more]
Brits snap up cheap flights and package holidays - Sat, 27 Dec, 2008
Major airlines and package holiday companies are fiercely competing for the attention of strapped British holidaymakers by offering massive price cuts... [more]
Price of stamps to rise again in 2009 - Wed, 24 Dec, 2008
The cost of a first class stamp will rise by 3p to 39p in April next year, while a second class stamp will cost 30p, also up by 3p.... [more]
Pocket Money Hit by Credit Crunch - Tue, 23 Dec, 2008
Even children have been hit by the credit crunch as new research reveals that weekly pocket money has dropped 23% on average in the last year.... [more]
NatWest and RBS offer lower fixed rate mortgages - Mon, 22 Dec, 2008
New customers at NatWest and RBS will have access to some new lower fixed-rate mortgag... [more]
Consumer confidence has increased says index - Fri, 19 Dec, 2008
Despite a subdued reaction from experts to the recent VAT and interest rate cuts, the GfK NOP consumer confidence index has increase unexpectedly by t... [more]
MPPI not redundant despite government mortgage plans - Thu, 18 Dec, 2008
Consumer groups are urging people to ‘think long and hard’ before cancelling their ... [more]
Brits Encouraged to Keep Saving - Wed, 17 Dec, 2008
The Government backed savings body National Savings & Investments (NS&I... [more]
Government help for first-time home buyers - Tue, 16 Dec, 2008
The government has announced that it will increase the amount of money available to first-time home buyers under the HomeBuy Direct scheme by a furthe... [more]
Give Pensioners Savings Account Tax Breaks, Says Campaign - Mon, 15 Dec, 2008
The Government is being urged to exempt pensioners from paying tax on interest earned in ... [more]
HSBC pledges 20% increase in mortgage lending - Fri, 12 Dec, 2008
In response to well-documented pressure from the government for banks to increase mort... [more]
Sharia Banking Growing Fast - Thu, 11 Dec, 2008
Islamic bank accounts used to be very niche products, offered by specialis... [more]
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