This Is Money has posted 5 tips for helping you to sell your home: Go for a quick fix – do all those jobs that you’ve been putting off, such as touching up the paintwork. Declutter – hide all of your clutter, as prospective buyers will be more impressed if they’re not having to step […]
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This Is Money: A To Z Of The Sunday Newspapers
Our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this week
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Scotsman: Merger Mutually Beneficial
THE merger between Nationwide and Portman building societies announced last week is tipped to trigger a wave of further consolidation, as societies unite to form new giant mutuals capable of giving the banks a run for their money.
MoneyExpert: Debt Free Direct Profit Explosion Raises Iva Anxiety
Insolvency advisor Debt Free Direct has highlighted the ongoing burden of debt in the UK with a prediction that it will beat profit forecasts by more than ten per cent this year.
This Is Money: £100 EBay Jug Fetches £46,800
A jug bought for just £102 on eBay has sold for £46,800 at Bonhams auction house| Five tips for safe eBay selling
Motley Fool: Coping With Financial Crisis
Last week, I wrote How To Master Disaster in an attempt to explain how to deflect the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, including the financial problems caused by death, serious illness, unemployment, accident and so on.
MoneyExpert: MPC Decides Against Further Rate Surprises
Interest rates will remain at 4.75 per cent for at least another month, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (lowercase – DN style) (MPC) has announced.
Motley Fool: Sweet And Simple Tax Returns
According to financial advisory service Smith & Williamson, if you earn £25,000 to £40,000, you’re likely to pay around 36% in taxes this year. If you’re moving house, the figure will probably be more like 41% to 50%, thanks to stamp duty. And if you’re a heavy-smoking, petrol-guzzling car-driving alcoholic, you’ll pay even more! To put it another way, taxes suck big time.
Motley Fool: Life Insurance – The Essentials?
The other day, while flipping TV channels, I chanced upon one of those American makeover programmes – the kind where a team of volunteers marches into a desperate family’s life, pulls down their house and builds them a new one inside seven days.
Motley Fool: Five Ways To Beat Rising Car Insurance Prices
So, young men and women, if you think your car insurance seems expensive now, just you wait!