Personal Finance News
New Competitive Personal Loan Rate From Nationwide
16 March 2010, 11:07AMNationwide has a new personal loan rate for loans of up to 5 years and up to £14,999. [More]
Consumers Miss Out On Saving Money As They Are Too Afraid To Lose Their Mobile Phone Number
16 March 2010, 10:11AMWhilst some 25% of mobile phone users have switched networks over the last year to save money, around 2 million customers are missing out on a better deal because of their fear of losing their phone number. [More]
Buy To Let Debt Woes For Landlords
15 March 2010, 11:54AMBuy to let landlords are increasingly facing serious debt problems, according to new research by IVA.com. [More]
Lloyds Banking Group Allows Higher Mortgage Overpayments
15 March 2010, 8:41AMLloyds Banking Group has launched a new scheme that allows customers with a variable rate mortgage to make increased mortgage overpayments without any financial penalty. [More]
Use The Car Scrappage Scheme Before Its Too Late
12 March 2010, 9:39AMThe Car Scrappage Scheme is due to end on 31 March or when the money runs out. If you want to take advantage of the scheme to buy a new a car be quick as time is running out. [More]
Santander Cuts Interest Rates On Fixed Rate Mortgages
12 March 2010, 8:55AMSantander has cut the interest rates on its fixed rate mortgages by up to 0.4%, enhancing its market leading offering for those looking for long term fixed rate mortgages. [More]
EDF Energy And Scottish Power Join The Gas Price War
11 March 2010, 12:59PMHot on the heels of price cuts announced by nPower, EDF Energy and Scottish Power are also reducing their gas prices as the energy price war continues. [More]
Energy Bill Debts On The Increase
11 March 2010, 8:34AMAverage energy bill debts have increased 16% in the last 2 years and the coldest winter for 30 years has sent UK households deeper into debt with energy suppliers. [More]
Yorkshire Tracker Mortgage Interest Rate Cut
10 March 2010, 6:25PMYorkshire Building Society has cut the interest rate on its making the best buy tracker mortgage for those with a 15% deposit. [More]
Broadband Speeds Still Disappoint
10 March 2010, 2:02PMThe number of Brits who are unhappy with their broadband speeds has increased for the third year running, according to a new survey. [More]
nPower Lowers Gas Prices In "Spring Energy Sale"
10 March 2010, 10:28AMnPower is the latest energy company to reduce its prices as it lowers its standard gas prices for two million domestic customers. [More]
Dogs May Need To Be Insured And Microchipped
9 March 2010, 9:24AMThe Government plans to toughen laws to protect the public against dangerous dogs and as a result all dogs may need to be covered by insurance and have a microchip. [More]
Travel Insurance Costs Rise For Older Travellers
9 March 2010, 9:04AMBritish pensioners face high travel insurance costs, with European travellers facing a significant hike in prices as they reach the age of 65. [More]
Quit Smoking And Save On Life Insurance Costs
9 March 2010, 8:47AMNo Smoking Day is a timely reminder of the health dangers associated with smoking and the amount you can save on life insurance premiums if you quit smoking. [More]
E.ON Gas Prices To Be Cut By 6%
8 March 2010, 5:51PME.ON is cutting its gas prices by 6%, a move that follows that of British Gas just over a month ago and that of Scottish and Southern last week. [More]
Virgin Media To Launch Film4 HD And E4 HD
8 March 2010, 9:57AMVirgin Media will launch Film4 HD and E4 HD on its digital TV platform this summer. [More]
Car Insurance Premiums On The Rise
8 March 2010, 9:34AMCar insurance premiums are on their way up according to Admiral and supported by the latest AA British Insurance Premium Index. [More]
Scottish & Southern Gas Prices Cut
5 March 2010, 8:23AMScottish & Southern have announced they're cutting their duel fuel gas prices by 4% and their single fuel gas prices by 7%. [More]
House prices down 1.5%
4 March 2010, 10:39AMHouse prices were down 1.5% in February, but the average house price is still 8% above the bottom reached in April 2009. [More]
Driving Without Car Insurance A Common Motoring Conviction
3 March 2010, 10:40AMThe majority of motoring convictions are for speeding offences but driving without car insurance is high on the list AND men are more likely to have a driving conviction than women. [More]
Santander mortgage rates cut
3 March 2010, 9:59AMSantander will cut the interest rates on its 80% Loan To Value (LTV) mortgage deals from 4 March. [More]
Gas prices at record high despite drop in gas wholesale prices
3 March 2010, 9:45AMGas bills for retail customers are still at a record high despite the fact that wholesale gas prices have fallen by 60 per cent. [More]
New Fixed Rate ISA From Leeds Building Society
2 March 2010, 12:57PMLeeds Building Society has launched a new 5 Year Fixed Rate ISA paying a high tax-free interest rate coupled with unlimited access to 25% of the ISA amount invested at any time. [More]
UK Personal Debt Continues To Grow
2 March 2010, 10:15AMThe personal debt burden continues to grow in the UK as latest figures show that it increased by 0.8% last year and now stands at £1,463bn. [More]
Identity Fraud Rises Over 30%
1 March 2010, 11:11AMAccording to CIFAS, the UK's Fraud Prevention Service, 2009 saw a 32% increase in identity fraud, driven by identity fraudsters targeting bank accounts, communications, and mail order products. [More]
UK's cheapest energy deal launched by First Utility
1 March 2010, 10:21AMFirst Utility has announced price reductions that make its iSaveV3 tariff the cheapest energy deal available in the UK. [More]
Get A Free Mortgage For A Year
27 February 2010, 11:34AMSantander Home Insurance UK has come up with a great prize draw offering homeowners the chance to have their mortgage paid for them for a whole year. [More]
House Prices Stumble in February
26 February 2010, 9:54AMHouse prices fell by 1.0pc in February, according to latest figures from Nationwide. [More]
EDF Launches New Energy Plans As Energy Price War Hots Up
26 February 2010, 8:54AMEDF Energy has launched 2 new energy plans, the new Online Saver v6 plan and the new Fixed Price 2015 plan, adding to the energy price war, coming after such as British Gas recently cut their prices. [More]
Virgin Media Announces 100Mb Broadband Service
25 February 2010, 11:22AMVirgin Media will begin the rollout of 100MB broadband by the end of 2010. This will be the fastest commercially available broadband in the UK, the company is claiming. [More]
Expect Energy Price Cuts As British Gas Profits Soar
25 February 2010, 9:50AMEnergy bills may fall as British Gas Residential posts a 58% jump in profits - boosting its annual profits form £376 million to £595 million. [More]
Car Scrappage Scheme Ending
24 February 2010, 11:48AMThose intending to buy a car and who want to take advantage of the car scrappage scheme are today warned to act sooner rather than later as the scheme is nearing its end. [More]
npower Has Launched A New Reward Offer For Barclaycard Freedom Customers
24 February 2010, 11:23AMnpower has launched a new reward offer which gives Barclaycard Freedom customers the potential to collect Reward Money, an incentive perhaps to switch energy supplier. [More]
Record Numbers Of People Are Seeking Debt Advice
24 February 2010, 11:13AMA record number of people are seeking debt advice from the Citizens Advice Bureau as the recession continues to take its toll. [More]
Nationwide Launches New Cash ISA Range
24 February 2010, 10:09AMNationwide Building Society has launched an new Champion ISA, e-ISA and a new market leading 3 year fixed rate ISA. [More]
O2 and Vodafone mobile broadband on top
24 February 2010, 9:43AMO2 mobile broadband customers benefit from the UK's fastest connection speeds whilst Vodafone mobile broadband comes out on top for web browsing. [More]
More People To Be Eligible For Debt Relief Orders
23 February 2010, 3:11PMThe Government plans to make more people eligible to apply for a Debt Relief Order (DRO) providing much needed additional support for those with debt problems. [More]
One in Five Drivers Admit to Car Insurance Fraud
23 February 2010, 11:49AMOne in five drivers admit to committing car insurance fraud and misleading their insurers, new research has found. [More]
Energy Suppliers Charging Loyal Customers More
23 February 2010, 9:20AMEnergy suppliers in the main are setting their energy prices more competitively out of their host region as they seek to gain new business. [More]
Virgin Media Launches Mobile Internet And Mobile Broadband Travel Passes
22 February 2010, 11:39AMVirgin Media has launched arrange of mobile Internet and mobile broadband travel passes that allow customers to surf the web anywhere in the European Union. [More]
