So you think it is impossible to get enough money together to convince the banks to offer you a mortgage on your first home? You are still renting and have given up getting your first foot on the property ladder?
Month: August 2006
MoneyExpert: Students Plan For £15k Debt
Students about to enter their first year of university expect to pay £33,512 for a three year degree course, NatWest figures have shown, with £14,779 of that borrowed.
MoneyExpert: HSBC Launches New 12-month Free Balance Transfer Deal
Good news from the balance transfer credit card market is not often heard these days, which is why so many will no doubt be glad to hear of HSBC’s latest offering.
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Family Finance: Check Before You Let
Author: Dot Piper
The buy-to-let market is buoyant, with buy-to-let mortgages up by over 475% in five years. As falls in share prices dent the confidence in the stock market, many buyers have moved to this more “hands on†type of investment, and most are very happy to have done so. Typically you may get a […]
MoneyExpert: Prepaid Cards To Grow To £50 Billion Market Claims Study
Around £50 billion a year will be spent on prepaid cards in the EU by 2010, a new report from Payment Systems Europe (PSE) has predicted.
MoneyExpert: Chip And Pin Cuts Fraud 60% Says Apacs
Six months on from the day that Pin-approved payments on all chipped cards became mandatory, payment services association Apacs has hailed the system as a success.
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Family Finance: Critical Illness Insurance. How Critical Can You Get?
There’s a new critical illness policy on the market which attempts to go some way with regard to sorting out the perplexity regarding exactly what is, and is not, covered when it comes to claiming on the policy.
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