Ban on PPI by Competition Commission

For the past few years the insurance cover known as Payment Protection Insurance or PPI has been causing a great deal of controversy in the financial world. Read more

Tags: meet repayments, taken out, period, Competition Commission, selling, current economic downturn, mortgage, payment protection insurance

Property sales continue to slump

As most people are aware the sale of properties in the UK has really fallen over recent months, and estate agents have reported amongst their poorest sales figures of properties for decades. A recent report has shown that property sales have now fallen by 40%. In the last three months estate agents have average around five property sales a month each, as property transactions continue to plummet, and homeowners looking to sell their homes are finding things very difficult, with many feeling pressured to reduce the price and sell to predatory buyers looking to take advantage of the slow market by offering desperate selling ridiculously low prices. Read more

Tags: drought, property sales, everything, Chartered, mortgage drought, stamp duty, selling, slow market