High house prices and mounting debt have left more than half of all graduates struggling to get a foot on the property ladder
Money Links For 5th Oct 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 5th Oct 2006.
Motley Fool: Cheaper Gas At Last?
Because of a new gas pipeline from Norway that opened a few days ago, we have seen wholesale suppliers giving their gas away to importers! If only the energy companies would be so generous to us, we would have cheaper fuel bills.
Motley Fool: Make Your Child Wealthy
My daughter turned three this week, so I’ve been giving some thought to her future needs and finances, as well of those of her big brother.
This Is Money: Top Woman At Topshop Quits
Topshop supremo Jane Shepherdson has resigned, following reports of a row with Arcadia boss Philip Green over his drafting in of model Kate Moss
This Is Money: Big Brother’s ‘blatant Rip-off’
The premium rate services regulator has slammed C4’s Big Brother for a ‘blatant rip-off’ in which viewers were misled into calling its premium-rate phone lines
Motley Fool: Why Mortgage Affordability Matters
The Council of Mortgage Lenders recently announced that the average first-time buyer was now borrowing 3.24 times their income when getting a mortgage – the highest income multiple level ever recorded. But being offered just over three times your gross salary isn’t much use if you live in an area where house prices are rather higher than that.
Motley Fool: Pay As You Drive Car Insurance
Finally, after two years of trials, a new type of car insurance product from Norwich Union is available to all from today. Probably any well-adjusted human being would find this terribly boring, but not me! Thankfully for you Fools, I’m geeky enough to actually find this interesting, as it should suit a lot of you and hopefully reduce your premiums.
This Is Money: Ford Fiesta Tops The New Car Chart
The Ford Fiesta was the best-selling car in the number-plate-change month of September, the first time it has topped the chart since March 2000
This Is Money: Black-box Car Cover Goes Live
Low cost pay-as-you-drive cover will appeal to many, but is letting your insurer know where you are, 24 hours a day, a price worth paying?