FSA cracks down on sale and rent back schemes
Over the past few years an increasing number of people have had to turn to sale and rent back companies to try and get themselves out of a sticky situation ...
Stick to your New Year’s resolution to save money on your insurance costs
At the start of every year millions of people make New Year's resolutions, which at the time they fully intend to stick to. Of course, as most of us know ...
Are you hoping to get onto the property ladder this year?
Over the past couple of years first time buyers have been hit with a whole new problem. Following years of lack of affordability because of the sky high value of ...
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Negative equity forces couples to live togetherCharity officials have recently stated that there are many estranged couples that are being forced to...
Buyers striving to complete property purchase before end of stamp duty holidayMany buyers are now said to be rushing to try and complete the purchase of a property before the stamp...
Number of empty homes reached five year peak last yearRecently released figures have shown that the number of homes that were left empty reached their highest...
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Thirty billion a year attributed to fraudFraud is a type of crime that has hit the UK, as well as other major economies, hard over the years,...
Treasury gets involved in controversy over chequesRecently it was announced by the banking industry that by 2018 it was planning to phase out the use of...
Faster payments possible if consumers change banksThe UK Payments Council has recently stated that many banks are still not making same day transfers to...
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Many don’t realise costs of using prepaid cardsAccording to a recent report many low income consumers in some of the poorest areas of the country are having benefits paid onto prepaid cards, but fail to realise the high costs that can be involved in doing this. Concern... [Read more of this review]
Credit card companies to start targeting high earners againWhilst there has been something of a credit boom in the UK over the past decade, prior to this boom it was not unusual for credit card firms to focus only on wealthy, higher earners, leaving those on lower incomes out... [Read more of this review]
False sense of security for consumers being asked for minimum repayments on credit cardsExperts have recently expressed concern that many credit card customers may be getting lulled into a false sense of security as a result of credit card companies asking for very low minimum repayments on their credit... [Read more of this review]
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Green insurance on offer from M&SHigh Street giant Mars & Spencer has branched out into a number of different areas over the years, including financial services and insurance. It has been reported recently that those thinking of taking out cover... [Read more of this review]
Skiers need to remember their travel insuranceIndustry experts are warning skiing enthusiasts not to skimp on their travel insurance of they are planning to head to the slopes over the coming months. Figures were compiled by the Ski Club of Great Britain recently,... [Read more of this review]
Bill for losses from floods could be more than £100 millionIt has been estimated that the bill for the losses that were suffered in the recent and devastating floods in Cumbria could come to more than £100 million, according to a recent report. Hundred and homes and businesses... [Read more of this review]
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Tough year ahead for British retailersOfficials from the British Retail Consortium have recently stated that despite the encouraging sales figures seen by retailers over the Christmas and New Year period most retailers would be facing yet another very tough... [Read more of this review]
Recreated paperwork could cause problems for borrowersAccording to a recent report many lenders tend to misplace or lose loan and credit agreements, and in some cases this paperwork is even disposed of, which means that if and when the banks need to refer to the agreement... [Read more of this review]
FSA slated over its treatment of lendersAccording to recent reports the Council of Mortgage Lenders has accused the UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Authority, of treating banks and other lenders like ‘drug dealers at the school... [Read more of this review]
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