All the airline’s staff are to keep the option to retire at 60 if they agree to pay more into their company pension
This Is Money: Microsoft To Offer Online Business Services
Microsoft is planning to launch a service that will make it easier for small businesses to start their own websites
This Is Money: Housing Crisis ‘needs £11.6bn’
The Chancellor must put £11.6bn into new affordable homes if the critical housing shortage is to be tackled, a powerful lobby has warned
This Is Money: Late For Work? Blame The Sat-nav
Modern technology is providing workers with new excuses for not being able to get to work on time
Scotsman: Families Pay £200,000 In Taxes Over A Lifetime
THE typical British household pays more than £200,000 in indirect taxes over a lifetime, according to a new report.
Scotsman: BA Opens Talks With Unions Over Pensions
BRITISH Airways started meetings trade unions yesterday to try and find common ground to hammer out a solution to its mountainous pension deficit.
Money Links For 16th Nov 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 16th Nov 2006.
This Is Money: Tax Net Tightens On Super Rich
Bosses such as billionaire Sir Philip Green who work in the UK but claim to live abroad will be hit by a tax tribunal ruling
Motley Fool: Guaranteeing A Home For Your Kids
Being a first-time-buyer doesn’t seem to be much fun these days. I get the odd email from 20 and 30-somethings who complain that the older generation has supposedly been so ‘greedy’ with buying/selling/making a profit on their homes that the youngsters have been excluded from the housing market.
Motley Fool: Warning Signs For Homeowners!
Every month, figures from the Bank of England show that the UK’s mortgage debt continues to soar. Here’s how it’s exploded over the past decade: