House Prices down over 15%
Written by MoneyhighStreet Staff. February 27, 2009
According to the latest House Price Index from the Land Registry, January 2009 saw annual house prices fall by 15.1%
Nationwide to increase credit card interest rates by up to 2%
Written by MoneyhighStreet Staff. February 27, 2009
Nationwide Building Society has announced that it will be increasing the interest rate charges on its Gold credit card and its Classic credit card by up to 2%.
Retail investors retain a glimmer of confidence
Written by MoneyhighStreet Staff. February 26, 2009
Retail investor confidence fell between May and November last year as the credit crunch deepened and the bear market intensified.
UK motorists could overpay for their car insurance
Written by MoneyhighStreet Staff. February 26, 2009
Car insurance comparison site Gocompare.com has completed new research which suggests some 5 milion motorists could overpay for their car insurance, totalling over £1 billion.
All to stop selling single premium Payment Protection Insurance, PPI
Written by MoneyhighStreet Staff. February 25, 2009
The FSA has now written to all firms selling single premium Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) with unsecured loans requesting they refrain from doing this by 29 May at the latest.
HSBC offers two new fixed rate mortgages
Written by MoneyhighStreet Staff. February 24, 2009
HSBC has launched new five and ten year fixed rate mortgages at very competitive rates.
British Gas launches new WebSaver 2 energy tariff
Written by MoneyhighStreet Staff. February 23, 2009
British Gas has launched a new WebSaver 2 energy tariff; WebSaver 2 Gas, WebSaver 2 Electricity and WebSaver 2 Dual Fuel.
ISA new fund options from LV=
Written by MoneyhighStreet Staff. February 23, 2009
LV= Asset Management (LVAM), the fund management arm of the LV= Group, has developed three new ISA fund options; LV=Diversified Income ISA, LV=Balanced Managed ISA and the LV=Stockmarket ISA.
Rent guarantee insurance should be taken out by more buy to let landlords
Written by MoneyhighStreet Staff. February 20, 2009
More buy to let landlords should be considering rent guarantee insurance as an increasing number of tenants fail to pay their rent.
Car buyers more likely to go for a second hand car or an ex-demo model
Written by MoneyhighStreet Staff. February 19, 2009
According to the latest Car Purchase Index (CPI) by AA personal Loans, around two-thirds of car buyers will now buy a second hand car or an ex-demo model rather than a brand new car.
