Families’ disposable incomes have fallen this year thanks to the rising tide of tax, Government figures have confirmed
Scotsman: Remortgaging Is Driving Debt Into Retirement
HOMEOWNERS risk falling into a £35 billion “never-ending mortgage” trap by failing to stick to or reduce the term of their loans – meaning pensioners are retiring with mountains of debt.
Money Links For 28th Sep 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 28th Sep 2006.
Motley Fool: Get A Mortgage With Bad Credit
If you wanted to borrow money in the old days and you had bad credit, you had to skulk off to some dark, sinister, pee-pee-soaked alley to find the villains who offered them, complete with their appalling small print and shocking interest rates.
Motley Fool: Why The Next Housing Crash Will Be Worse!
According to the Halifax House Price Index, UK house prices have risen every year since 1996, and 2006 looks like another positive year for property owners.
This Is Money: Maternity Pay Boost For Mums
Mothers of babies born next year will be entitled to an extra three months’ maternity pay under changes announced today
Motley Fool: My Ongoing Bank Charges Saga
From my last article on this subject, you will have assumed that my claim for bank charges was on the verge of victory. Unfortunately, I was jumping the gun a bit.
This Is Money: Green Humbled By Bhs Profits
Billionaire retailer Sir Philip Green today admitted that profits at Bhs halved last year amid crashing sales
Motley Fool: Mortgage Menace On The Wane
A couple of years ago, the city watchdog, the Financial Services Authority, took over the regulation of the mortgage market. And not before time when you consider the disgraceful levels of mis-selling of endowment mortgages during the Eighties and Nineties!
This Is Money: NatWest Three Were In On Deceit: Fastow
The NatWest three extradited to the US to face Enron-related fraud charges knew that they were involved in a complex series of deceits