ABOUT half of Scots – the highest level ever – are planning to do their Christmas shopping online this year to save time and money and cut down on hassle, according to a new report by Visa.
Scotsman: Long Arm Of New Age-discrimination Law
MOST pension schemes are littered with rules that relate to age: the age at which you can join, the age at which your pension normally comes into payment, the age at which you can take early retirement, and so on.
Money Links For 1st Dec 2006
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This Is Money: Fresh Crackdown On Loan Sharks
Specialist enforcement teams are being set up to tackle loan sharks that prey on poor and vulnerable consumers
Motley Fool: Best Mortgage Site Of The Year
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This Is Money: If Only Had The Cash I’d Bid On It
More than 900 pieces of Hollywood memorabilia worth £1.7million are going under the hammer in a Christmas Internet auction.
This Is Money: Offy Braced For Email Discount Deluge
Threshers off-licence chain was today braced for a rush of customers after a 40% discount offer was widely circulated via email
Scotsman: Brown Told To Revamp ISAs
THE UK’s largest building society today urged the Chancellor to raise tax-free savings limits and the stamp duty threshold to boost savings and encourage home ownership.
This Is Money: Millionaire Show Makes Carrott £17m
Comedian Jasper Carrott today emerged as one of the biggest winners of Who Wants To be a Millionaire? as he sold his stake in the business in a £112m deal.
This Is Money: Way Out Of The Property Crisis
Comment:Despite prices rising in the capital by 10% in a year, government can do more to resolve the chronic housing shortage