SAVINGS have received a welcome boost following last month’s increase in Bank of England base rates, and a second one is expected before the end of the year, but savers must keep a watchful eye on their accounts to avoid being shortchanged.
Money Links For 16th Sep 2006
Links to other interesting money articles on 16th Sep 2006.
MoneyExpert: More Than One In Four Pensioners Happy To Carry Debts To Their Grave
More than a quarter of all pensioners say that they are counting on death to catch up with them faster than their bank managers.
MoneyExpert: MasterCard Reveals Complex Credit Card Relationships
New pan-European research conducted by MasterCard has offered an unusual insight into our complex relationships with seemingly unremarkable credit cards.
This Is Money: Blunder Hid My Divorce Costs For 11 Years
An admin error hid the costs of Sue Ewing's legal aid for 11 years – when they finally emerged, interest had doubled the bill to £5,000
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This Is Money: Clampdown On Doorstep Sales
The Government is planning to introduce laws to give consumers greater powers against salesmen that come to their door
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This Is Money: Beware ‘mates’ Bad Credit Trap
First-time buyers clubbing together to climb onto the property ladder with ‘mates mortgages’ could be in danger of falling into a bad credit trap
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Scotsman: Experimental Living On A State Pension
EMMA and Donald MacSween live in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis and were given £121.39 by Axa to live on after fixed costs. Their allowance lasted until day four, but they eventually spent £246.36 – an overspend of 103 per cent.
Scotsman: Insure Your House Exchange Takes Place
THE problem home buyers face in finding the cash needed at exchange to secure a property could become a thing of the past, according to Exchange Insurance Company with has launched its Exchange Bond in the UK.
Scotsman: Setting Fresh Standards
STANDARD Life Investments (SLI) has revealed that its complete range of UK equity mutual funds has been top quartile over one, two, three and four years.