ROYAL Bank of Scotland is launching a limited-edition Christmas savings bond with an interest rate of 5.3%.
Author: Rob Lewis
Scotsman: Personal Accounts: The Winners And Losers
EMPLOYEES aged over 22, earning more than £5,000 annually and not a member of an existing scheme will be automatically enrolled.
MoneyExpert: HiFX: Brits Look To France And Spain For Second Home
Britons looking for a homeowner loan in order to purchase a property abroad are tending to buy in close-to-home locations such as France and Spain.
MoneyExpert: Alliance & Leicester Predicts Changes To Home-buying Process
The demand for housing will increase over the next 20 years, according to Alliance & Leicester, which will in turn raise the uptake of homeowner loans in the UK.
This Is Money: Online Shopping Hits New High
Online retailers have seen a ‘breathtaking’ surge in business as traditional High Street stores report a big fall in shoppers
Scotsman: Critical Illness Cover Will Ease The Burden In Difficult Times
Often the best option is a critical illness (CI) policy, which, as the name suggests, will pay out on claims if the policy holder, and usually their family, develop a CI.
Scotsman: A Spot Of Stealthy Theft By The Big Banks
IT DOESN’T take an Inspector Clouseau to find a trail of clues being left by a new kind of robbery.
Scotsman: Commandment Eight: Get Your Pension In Good Shape
WHAT a mess! The government just does not seem to be able to take a consistent approach to pension planning and tax, other than that it is consistently inconsistent, and you can be forgiven for wondering what on earth is going on.
Scotsman: Parcel Phobia Explains An Awful Lot
IT’S been a funny old year.
Scotsman: Charges That Can Add Thousands To Your Mortgage
MORTGAGE lenders have been putting up their fees to unprecedented heights with 11 – including Abbey, Nationwide and Northern Rock – raising them by up to £200 in November.