First-time buyers now need a 250percent deposit
Posted in: Articles, Business, Finance, UK, By: admin, At: November 24th, 2008
First-time buyers with deposits of less than 25% are struggling to find attractive tracker mortgage deals…
HSBC fails to pass on base rate cut to customers
Posted in: Articles, Business, Finance, UK, By: admin, At: November 24th, 2008
Mortgage lender HSBC has said it will reduce its standard variable rate by only 0.81%, despite the 1.5% base rate cut last month.
Abbey offers 100pound bonus to new account customers
Posted in: Articles, Business, Finance, UK, By: admin, At: November 24th, 2008
Switch to Abbeys limited edition current account before December 15 and get a 100pound post-Christmas bonus.
Payment habits could affect your credit rating
Posted in: Articles, Business, Finance, UK, By: admin, At: November 24th, 2008
Banks and building societies will share more customer personal information, in an attempt to spot early signs of financial difficulty, according to a consumer credit report service.
Pensions – Taking a payment break is a last resort, savers warned
Posted in: Articles, Business, Finance, UK, By: admin, At: November 24th, 2008
Millions of Brits are planning to manage the recession by taking a break from contributing to their pensions, but it could be a disaster for their retirement fund.
Internet fraudsters target online shoppers
Posted in: Articles, Business, Finance, UK, By: admin, At: November 24th, 2008
People who bank and shop online are most at risk of identity theft, according to new statistics from a fraud-prevention group…
Govt Planning £18bn Tax Giveaway
Posted in: Finance, By: admin, At: November 24th, 2008
SkyNews – Sky News understands the Government is planning an £18bn tax giveaway to be outlined in today’s pre-Budget report.
Dubai Boom Starts To Fizzle Out
Posted in: Finance, By: admin, At: November 24th, 2008
SkyNews – For most of the year, as the world plunged into economic gloom Dubai seemed to be bucking the trend.
Rescue Package For US Bank Giant
Posted in: Finance, By: admin, At: November 24th, 2008
SkyNews – US banking giant Citigroup has been propped up with public loans and guarantees worth hundreds of billions of dollars to try to stabilise the ailing firm.
D-Day On Barclays Fund-Raiser
Posted in: Finance, By: admin, At: November 24th, 2008
SkyNews – Investors in Barclays will decide today whether or not to approve a £7bn fund-raising which could put almost a third of the bank in the hands of Middle East investors.
