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New Mothers To Receive Finance Guide
2008-02-20 10:55:00 A scheme set up by the UK's finance watchdog plans to provide every new mother with a guide about money as from this summer. More About: Finance , Guide , Mothers
Mortgage Lenders Set To Pull Plug On 125% Mortgages
2008-02-20 09:55:00 In the aftermath of the credit crunch three high street mortgage lenders have been forced to stop selling their 125% home loans. More About: Mortgage , Mortgages , Plug , Lenders , Pull
Bill To Nationalise Northern Rock Will Go Before Parliament
2008-02-20 09:39:00 This week the bill to nationalise Northern Rock will go through parliament following the government's announcement on Monday to put the troubled bank into "temporary public ownership." More About: Bill , Parliament , Northern Rock
UK Tops The Charts For Credit Cards In Europe
2008-02-19 11:35:00 Research carried out by independent market analyst Datamonitor has revealed that British consumers take the lead when it comes to carrying plastic in Western Europe . More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Tops , Charts
Prime Minister Under Attack Following Nationalisation Decision
2008-02-19 11:11:00 Following his decision to place Northern Rock into public ownership, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has come under heavy criticism. More About: Decision , Nationalisation
Northern Rock To Be Nationalised
2008-02-19 10:49:00 Sunday 17th February Chancellor Alistair Darling announced the government's decision to temporarily nationalise Northern Rock bank. More About: Northern Rock
Lenders Increase Rates On Tracker Mortgages
2008-02-18 11:26:00 Recent research carried out within the mortgage sector has revealed almost a quarter point rise on tracker mortgages. Despite the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate a second time to 5.25%, many lenders are failing to pass on this total decrease of 0.5 % to their tracker mortgage rates. More About: Mortgages , Rates , Tracker , Lenders , Ages
Northern Rock Revises Bid Offering Government 10% Stake
2008-02-18 11:14:00 In an attempt to win the Treasury's support, Northern Rock 's in-house management team has revised the terms of its bid by offering the Government a 10% stake in the once-troubled bank. More About: Northern Rock
Property 'Sale & Rent Back' Schemes Should Be Regulated
2008-02-18 10:30:00 Companies that buy and rent back properties to people on the verge of repossession have come under close scrutiny as shady goings-on are uncovered. More About: Property , Sale , Back , Rent
Are There More Interest Rate Cuts On The Horizon?
2008-02-15 10:04:00 The results of a poll carried out this week by Reuters showed the likelihood of at least 2 more interest rate cuts by the end of this year. More About: Interest , Rate , Cuts , Interest Rate , Horizon
Cheques No Longer Popular
2008-02-15 09:52:00 Banking data has revealed that over the past year the popularity of cheques has decreased considerably. More About: Popular
Has Chip And Pin Been Successful?
2008-02-15 09:19:00 Valentine's Day marked the second year since the change over to chip and pin, the new credit card payment system, was introduced in the UK. But has this form of payment that replaced signing for credit card transactions proved to be to a success in the fight against credit card fraud? More About: Chip
Fall In UK Unemployment By 61,000
2008-02-14 10:46:00 Government figures for UK unemployment have revealed a drop by 61,000 in the last three months of 2007. Unemployment is currently estimated to stand at 1.61 million. More About: Fall
Home Ownership Down To Lowest Level In 10 Years
2008-02-14 10:35:00 Government statistics for 2007 show a further decline in home ownership making it the second year in a row as figures dropped to their lowest since 1998. More About: Home , Years
Repossessions Dominated By Sub-prime Market
2008-02-14 10:13:00 Official figures reveal the number of repossessions is on the rise with sub-prime lenders bringing in more than half of all repossession orders. More About: Market , Mortgages , Prime
Rate Cuts Should Improve Housing Affordability
2008-02-13 11:03:00 Last year house price affordability for first-time buyers fell to a dramatic 16-year low. However, the Council of Mortgage Lenders now says that conditions should improve due to the recent cuts in interest rates. More About: Housing , Improve , Rate , Cuts
Savings Accounts Safe From Rate Cuts
2008-02-13 10:49:00 Although we have seen two recent cuts in the base rate from the Bank of England, many savings accounts are keeping their interest rates respectably high. More About: Safe , Savings , Rate , Cuts
Credit Cards Criticised For Being Too Complicated
2008-02-13 10:10:00 A report issued by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has criticised credit card companies for making their products far too difficult to compare with each other. It has therefore been recommended that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) launches a credit card comparison website in order to help consumers get a better credit card deal. More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Cards , Complicated
Energy Bills Too Complicated For Customers
2008-02-12 10:25:00 Consumer watchdog Energy watch has slammed energy firms for making their bills far too complicated. More About: Customers , Bills , Complicated
House Prices Still Cooling
2008-02-12 10:13:00 Recent figures produced by the DCLG (Department for Communities and Local Government) suggest that annual house price inflation is continuing to fall. More About: House , House Prices , Cooling , Prices
Will Inflation Rise Affect Future Interest Rate Cuts?
2008-02-12 09:58:00 This January saw British factory gate inflation rise to its highest rate in more than 16 years. As a result fears have now sparked amongst the financial markets that the Bank of England will reconsider any further cuts in the interest rate that were expected to take place. More About: Future , Inflation , Interest , Rise , Rate
Riskier Customers Mean More Profit
2008-02-11 09:36:00 Following internet bank Egg's recent decision to withdraw credit cards from those customers it deemed as 'high risk', many other banks and credit card companies are now under scrutiny for similar actions. More About: Customers , Profit
Demand For Further Rate Cuts
2008-02-11 09:23:00 Following the Monetary Policy Committee's meeting last Thursday, the Bank of England cut interest rates from 5.5% to 5.25%. However, despite the good news of last week's cut, many business leaders are calling out for further reductions. More About: Rate , Cuts , Demand
Does Rate Cut Mean Cheaper Mortgages?
2008-02-11 08:44:00 Last Thursday the Bank of England announced a quarter point cut in the base rate from 5.5% to 5.25%. For many homeowners this immediately sparked wonder as to whether or not mortgage rates would follow suit. More About: Mortgages , Rate , Ages
Battle Of The ISA?S
2008-02-08 10:21:00 Amidst the aftermath of the credit crunch, the slowdown in the property market and reduced customer confidence, savings providers are now gearing up for this year's intake of tax-free ISAs (Individual Savings Accounts). More About: Battle
First-Time Buyers Hit Hard By Credit Crunch
2008-02-08 10:12:00 Recent Surveys show that as a result of the credit crunch first-time buyers are finding it increasingly more difficult to get on board the property ladder. Not only is it due to the staggering rise in UK house prices over the past decade but also the fact that mortgage lenders are now reducing the amount they are prepared to lend as part of their tighter lending conditions. More About: Credit , Time , Hard , Buyers , Crunch
Virgin Group's Plan to Cut Jobs At Northern Rock
2008-02-08 09:54:00 This Monday marked the deadline for all interested parties in the running for the Northern Rock takeover bid to put forward their rescue plans. More About: Jobs , Virgin , Plan
Are Mortgage Defaults On The Rise For 2008?
2008-02-07 11:39:00 Following its latest quarterly Credit Conditions Survey for the last 3 months of 2007, the Bank of England has warned of an expected increase in mortgage defaults for the first quarter of 2008 . More About: Mortgage , Rise
5 More Years For Mr King
2008-02-07 11:21:00 Chancellor Darling has confirmed the reappointment of Mervyn King as governor of the Bank of England for a second term. King will resume business as usual when his new 5 year contract commences in June of this year, topping up his current mandate as it is due to expire. More About: Years
House Price Predictions For 2008
More articles from this author:2008-02-07 11:04:00 With January's figures revealing neither a rise nor a decline in house prices so far this year, the direction of the property market for 2008 remains very much a talking point. More About: House , Predictions , Price , Mortgages 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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