The Daily Mail City team explain, or try to, the murky and complex world of stealth taxes
This Is Money: Learning The Abbey Habit
The voices calling the Abbey’s five-times mortgage ‘dangerous’ are no doubt doing so from the comfort of being residential millionaires
This Is Money: Tories Will Scrap ‘unfair’ Pension Deal
Public sector workers’ right to retire at 60 with a gold-plated pension will be scrapped if the Tories win the next election
This Is Money: Four Million Can’t Afford Heating
Four million householders will struggle to pay their power bills this winter, the Government’s energy regulator Ofgem has warned
This Is Money: Checkout Finance Is ‘poor Value’
Research out today shows that supermarket and High Street financial products – loans, insurance and bank accounts – are poor value. Ed Monk investigates
Scotsman: ISAs Are Here To Stay, Says Minister
INDIVIDUAL Savings Accounts (ISAs) are going to become a permanent feature of the UK investment landscape, the government has revealed.
Money Links For 1st Nov 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 1st Nov 2006.
Motley Fool: The Nasty Side Of Current Accounts
If you’re one of the 85% of British adults with a current account, you’re probably reasonably happy. After all, unlike many of our European counterparts you don’t have to pay for your debit card or chequebook, and as long as you stay in credit you can get some pretty amazing rates of interest.
This Is Money: Boost For Tax-free Saving
Changes to the rules governing tax-free Isa savings were announced by the Treasury this afternoon
Motley Fool: How Low Can Your Rate Go?
Good news for new Barclaycard Platinum MasterCard/Visa customers: the annual interest rate has just been cut by 3%!