Leeds Building Society says all its fixed-rate mortgages will be available until close of business on Friday, 15 December. Karen Wint, head of marketing & PR said: “Fixed rate products provide peace of mind.”
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Scotsman: Taxing Thoughts
Norwich Union will offer free life cover to pipeline customers applying for life insurance with tax relief and mortgage life insurance with tax relief on top of its existing protection promise.
Scotsman: Low-cost Pensions Could Cost UK Employees £10bn
THE levelling down of generous company pensions schemes could cost employees £10 billion a year in savings, a key City investor warned today.
Scotsman: Insurers Pull Out Of PTA Market After Chancellor’s U-turn
THERE has been a mass exodus of providers from the personal term assurance (PTA) market following the Chancellor’s surprise decision to review tax relief on the product in this week’s Pre-Budget Peport.
Scotsman: Fact Of The Day: £346
THE amount, on average, that each retired Briton will spend on Christmas presents this year – up 21 per cent since 2005.
This Is Money: Stop Your Nuisance Calls
Five businesses that pestered people in their homes have been ordered to leave them in peace or face prosecution
Scotsman: Fears Over Interest Rates Leads To Rise In Fixed-rate Mortgages
THE number of homebuyers choosing longer fixed-rate mortgages has risen, according to research from home-loans broker Mortgages Direct, reflecting concern that interest rates will continue to rise.
Scotsman: Fact Of The Day: 2%
A NEW study by a United Nations research institute suggests that the richest 2 per cent of adults in the world own more than half of all household wealth.
Scotsman: Hi-tech Piggy Bank Plan To Help You Save Odd Pennies
A NEW scheme that offers the modern equivalent of saving coins in a piggy bank has been launched by one of the country’s biggest banks.
Scotsman: Treasury Cashes In On IHT
REVENUE from inheritance tax and the higher rates of stamp duty on homes soared to a record £6.7 billion in the last financial year.