CITY watchdog the Financial Services Authority issued an urgent warning this week to motorists who may have bought car insurance from a company called Double Easy Brokers Ltd (which traded as Eeasybrokers) to arrange alternative cover immediately.
Month: September 2006
Scotsman: Anger Over Threat To Withdraw Crucial Company Pension Safeguards
THE government is threatening to remove vital safeguards for employees by allowing companies to renege on past pensions promises.
Scotsman: After 800 Years It Is Worth Keeping The Faith Despite Changes To Inheritance Tax
VALERIE SMART and JOHN WHITING conclude a two-part look at trusts.
Scotsman: Reed Exit To Rob Standard Life Of Elusive Stability Again
THE analysts are struggling to predict with any accuracy what sort of figures Standard Life will produce this week when it unveils its first interim results since the flotation in July, but it’s a fair bet they’ll point in the right direction.
Scotsman: Don’t Panic About Your Pension, Just Cross Your Fingers
OUR obsession with finding the elixir of life took a bizarre twist last week with a report from the healthcare company Bupa claiming that four out of 10 of us would happily give up sex in order to live to be 100.
Scotsman: Cost Of Digs Puts Students Deep In Debt
STUDENTS at St Andrews and Edinburgh universities face among the highest bills in Britain for student accommodation, according to a new report.
Scotsman: The Taxman’s Deadline Is Looming
MORE than 600,000 Scots have until Saturday to get their self-assessment forms into HM Revenue & Customs if they want the taxman to calculate their tax bill for them.
Money Links For 23rd Sep 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 23rd Sep 2006.
5 Tips To Help Sell Your Home
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 […]
Warning For Drivers Insured With CIS
The BBC reports that up to 2000 drivers insured with Co-operative Insurance (CIS) may be technically uninsured, due to a problem with some renewals. CIS says it will pay any claims that are made, but confirmed that technically the drivers are breaking the law by driving without valid insurance. If you’re insured to drive through […]