- Woolwich reveal house survey worries
Many buyers admit that they will pull out of a property purchase if the survey shows problems, according to the Woolwich. - Norwich Union: Neighbours provide insurance security
Norwich Union Insurance has raised concerns that many Brits are failing to get to know their neighbours despite the numerous benefits associated with having a good neighbour. - CreditExpert warn against credit ignorance
The online credit monitoring service CreditExpert is warning consumers not to ignore potential credit rating problems. - Paragon Mortgages predict upbeat landlords
Landlords are optimistic that rental yields will remain strong and many property investors are keen to expand their portfolios, according to new data from Paragon Mortgages. - Abbey: First-time buyers need parents
Many first-time buyers automatically assume they will need help from their parents to help them step on to the property ladder, claims Abbey. - Zurich launches IHT planning roadshows
Financial services provider Zurich is to host a series of inheritance tax (IHT) planning roadshows around the UK to help advisers understand the current rules and regulations and how they can be used to benefit clients. - Abbey raises interest rates on savings accounts
Abbey is to raise its savings account interest rates to reflect the new 4.75 per cent base rate set by the Bank of England earlier this month. - Nationwide opens flagship branch in Cardiff
300 million in improving access to services for members. - Leeds Building Society launches high long-term ISA and TOISA rates
Leeds Building Society is launching a new 5-year fixed rate ISA and TOISA paying a guaranteed tax-free return of 5.2 per cent until October 1st 2011. - CML comments on new perpetual mortgage
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has warned that a new mortgage that will allow borrowers to pass on their mortgage repayments to the next generation must be thought through carefully before being taken out. - Banks slow to alter savings rate
Many banks have not altered their savings rate following the 0.25 per cent increase in the interest rate by the Bank of England this month, according to Moneyfacts.co.uk. - HSBC announces new range of mortgages
HSBC has announced a range of new mortgages available to all with rates starting at 4.95 per cent. - Nationwide launches new Guaranteed Equity Bond
Nationwide has launched a new incentive for investors in its Guaranteed Equity Bond (GEB). - Bradford and Bingley acquires mortgage portfolio
599 million. - Mortgages hit summer slowdown
The BBA has said that there are divergent trends in the UK mortgage market after MBBG lending figures were released for July. - Bingley lands mortgage portfolio
599 million deal. - Fixing a fair fee for finance advice
Figuring out whether the fees and commissions your independent financial adviser charges are fair can be difficult. Are the charges you are paying to invest in an annuity or unit trust appropriate? Could you find a more appealing deal? - Standard opens door to more changes
Modifying funds to meet new regulations. - Government threat to restrict the alternatives
The Treasury has thrown the pensions market into confusion by appearing to threaten the future of a valuable tax break for older people introduced in April. - Providers call for better deal on pension transfers
Pension providers are calling for the government to give a better deal to pension fund members who transfer out of final salary schemes when new regulations come into force next year. - Make sure your cover prepares for the worst
The vast majority of the thousands of travellers who were delayed by the security clampdown at UK airports to foil an alleged terrorist plot will not receive a penny in compensation because of terrorist exclusion clauses in their travel policies. - Older borrowers wise up on securing finance
Many of us will have to work extra years, and take our pensions later, to accommodate rising life expectancy. But for those looking to move up the property ladder later in life, most mortgage lenders are failing to keep up. - Hedge funds have not done what it says on the tin
Hedge funds are frequently promoted as offering positive returns regardless of conditions in the markets. But the recent performance of funds of hedge funds, which offer the additional security of investing across a range of underlying funds, has cast dou - Tax inspectors seek power to search and arrest evaders
HM Revenue & Customs is pushing for new powers to make arrests, take fingerprints and execute wider search warrants without the police as part of a government clampdown on tax avoidance. - Sound buildings will survive the rate tremors
Property has been an excellent investment for the past decade but this month’s quarter percentage point rise in the bank base rate is expected to put a brake on the sector’s already slowing momentum. - French property to benefit from safe home in Switzerland
Sunshine, long lunches and rosé by the pool – all excellent reasons for buying a property in France. But the stumbling block for many has been the complicated tax and ownership issues. - I hearby leave my mortgage to…
A new mortgage allowing homeowners to pass on their mortgage debt when they die and thereby cut the inheritance tax bill faced by their heirs was launched this week. - It’s time to consider your defence mechanisms
After years of being seen as a bit of a dowdy practice, defensive investing is in fashion again. - Savers frustrated by three-week delay
Many lenders have been quick to raise their standard variable rates on mortgages but many of the UK’s major banks have yet to declare what they are doing with their savings rates. - Education in letting as landlords look for bargains
Students may have a reputation for being rowdy, disorganised and less than houseproud, but according to mortgage lenders, they can make for some of the most reliable and lucrative tenants. - Surge in bad debts forces lenders to tighten criteria
Banks and loan companies have been tightening up their lending criteria for unsecured loans as they become concerned about rising bad debts.