Homebuyers face a steep rise in the cost of their mortgages this week when the Bank of England is expected to increase interest rates
This Is Money: Council Tax Bills Set To Double
At least half of English households face huge council tax increases under a nationwide reassessment of property values by a ‘Big Brother’ computer
Scotsman: Investors Plot Return To UK Tech Sector
INVESTORS expect to increase funding in UK technology companies in the next 12 months as confidence grows in the sector’s prospects, a new survey has found.
Scotsman: Small Is Beautiful When It Comes To Growing Returns
SMALL cap stocks have enjoyed an outstanding performance in recent years.
Scotsman: Treasury Urged To Raise Savings Limits For Isas
THE announcement by Ed Balls, the Economic Secretary to the Treasury, that Individual Savings Accounts will be retained beyond their current 2010 lifespan has done little to halt the investment industry’s call for more generous tax breaks for UK savers.
Scotsman: Madness Is The Only Sensible Explanation For This Mess
WHOM the gods would destroy they first make mad. Euripedes may have been describing the decline of administrations in ancient times, but how pertinent when watching the death throes of our current regime.
Scotsman: Pocketing Your Pension Pot
CITY watchdog the Financial Services Authority is poised to launch an investigation into the commissions paid to financial advisers, amid concerns that the price of a pension is rising again.
Money Links For 4th Nov 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 4th Nov 2006.
MoneyExpert: Visa Vouchers ‘just Like Using A Credit Card’
A new voucher scheme has been launched to “help beat the fraudsters”, by providing a method of payment similar to using a normal credit card.
MoneyExpert: ‘Non-traditional Lenders Offer Average To Bad Value’
Many financial services from supermarkets and other “non-traditional providers” offer value which is “at best average”, it has emerged.