What should and shouldn’t you pay for with Direct Debits?
Month: April 2006
Compensation Firms Threatened
Nearly 75% “no win, no fee” compensation claims companies may go out of business.
Pension Term Assurance
It’s now a lot easier and cheaper to buy your life insurance within a pension scheme.
Money Makeover: Teacher, 26
26 year old teacher from London looking to save a deposit to buy a house.
Stamp Duty Rates
Looking for a house has made me more interested in all the associated costs of home buying, which includes that lovely tax stamp duty. In his recent budget, Gordon Brown changed the stamp duty rates to the following levels: Property Price Stamp Duty Up to £125,000 0% £125,001 to £150,000 1% £150,001 to £250,000 1% […]
Encouraging Pension Figures
Pensioners are twice as well-off financially now as they were back in 1979.
Phishing Example
I mentioned phishing in a post yesterday, and not long after I received an email which was attempting to do just that in my inbox. For those who are unsure quite how phishing is done, I thought I’d show this attempt as an example of the sorts of things to look out for. Luckily in […]
Trade Old Mobile Phones For Cash
Here’s a great little tip courtesy of the Money Saving Expert forums.
Six Risky Funds
Looking to invest a few thousand pounds and not worried about the risk?
Government Premium Rate Phonelines
The Government is making money by using premium rate 0870 numbers on some of its helplines.