An influencial economic group has claimed that there is no need for higher interest rates in Britain
Month: November 2006
This Is Money: Poor Credit Borrowers ‘misled’
Mortgage brokers specialising in advice for those unable to get mainstream homeloans have been misleading customers with inaccurate information
Motley Fool: Why Savings Vary In Energy Comparison
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Scotsman: FSA Targets ‘sub-prime’ Mortgage Brokers
MORTGAGE brokers targeting vulnerable “sub-prime” borrowers have come in for criticism from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) which has told 200 firms to withdraw or amend misleading advertising.
This Is Money: Duty-free Allowance To Double
Duty-free allowances are to be doubled for people returning from outside the EU, it was announced tonight
Motley Fool: More Cover For Less Cash!
One saying which really annoys me is “insurance is dead money” (although this is literally true when it comes to payouts from life insurance!).
Motley Fool: Pep Up The ISA, Gordon!
In the olden days before the term ‘ISA’ entered public consciousness, there was a different form of tax-free saving. Remember PEPs and TESSAs?
Motley Fool: Beware Of The Cashback Loan
Over the weekend, during a friend’s birthday party, I was chatting to a chap who seemed to be obsessed with money. Now, I’m often accused of being obsessed with money – it is my job to write about it, after all – but this guy was one of those ‘Know-It-All’ types and he really took the biscuit!
This Is Money: Copycat Fashion Sales Soar By 94%
Reproducing star’s designer outfits and selling them online at low prices has proved a huge success for Asos, which today announced a 94% surge in sales
This Is Money: Town Halls Face Caps On Council Tax
Households will see their council tax capped next year after town halls are warned to keep rises below 5%