Personal Finance News
New Mortgage Allows Switch From Tracker To Fixed Rate
3 September 2010, 11:39AMA new mortgage has been announced that allows borrowers to switch from a tracker rate to a fixed rate at any time in the future without having to pay an early redemption charge. [More]
Lloyds TSB New Fixed Rate Mortgage
2 September 2010, 4:53PMLloyds TSB this week launched a new fixed rate mortgage with a market leading rate of 2.94%. [More]
House Prices Drop Again Raising Property Market Fears
2 September 2010, 9:04AMHouse prices fell for the second consecutive month in August prompting further fears over the state of the property market. [More]
Garden Gnome Makes a Comeback
2 September 2010, 8:38AMThe garden gnome is back in favour and considered hip 'n' happening by many but as the designer gnome grows in popularity so does stealing them. [More]
Consumers Not Informing Lenders About Loan Repayment Difficulties
1 September 2010, 10:23AMMany consumers are not informing their bank if they fall into difficulties with their loan repayments. [More]
Household Debt To Increase By £159 Million Per Day
31 August 2010, 4:14PMHousehold debt is predicted to rise to £159m per day by the end of 1015, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility. [More]
Consider Depreciation When Buying A New Car Advises BMW
31 August 2010, 10:13AMMany motorists are not considering future depreciation when buying a new car, which may prove expensive, warns BMW. [More]
Personal Loans For Home Improvements As House Price Woes Deter Moving
31 August 2010, 8:44AMHomeowners are keen to invest in home improvements even in these challenging economic times as one in five of all personal loans is being used for this purpose. [More]
Homeowners Too Trusting With Sporting Equipment
28 August 2010, 10:56AMHomeowners are too trusting with their sporting equipment, opening themselves up to thieves looking to grab a sporting windfall. [More]
Mobile Broadband Usage Booms In The UK
27 August 2010, 1:33PMMobile broadband usage is booming in the UK the latest Internet Access survey from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) shows. [More]
Savings Fall As Consumers Rush To Pay Off Debts
27 August 2010, 8:49AMConsumers are focussing on repaying debts as fears of a double dip recession remain, however this is badly affecting the amount of savings being put aside. [More]
New Fixed Rate Mortgage From Leeds Building Society
26 August 2010, 12:07PMA new 5 year fixed rate mortgage has been launched by Leeds Building Society with a market leading interest rate. [More]
Check Your Holiday Travel Insurance Protection Options
26 August 2010, 10:35AMIf planning a last minute holiday or thinking about next year's holiday, make sure you consider what travel insurance cover you need should your operator go out of business. [More]
Back to School Costs Hit Parents
26 August 2010, 10:04AMAs children prepare to go back to school, kitting them out is costing more and hitting parents hard. [More]
Bikes Stolen In Twenty Minutes In Cycle Theft Blackspots
25 August 2010, 10:22AMBike theft is on the rise, making cycle insurance more important as a covert experiment by Aviva showed a bike being stolen within twenty minutes when left with poor security in a theft hotspot. [More]
Women Rack Up Debts To Follow Latest Fashions
25 August 2010, 8:27AMFollowing the latest fashions is forcing UK women to rack up £13 billion in debts, uSwitch has discovered. [More]
Petrol Prices To Fall At Asda Tomorrow
24 August 2010, 3:14PMPetrol and diesel prices will fall by 1p per litre at Asda just in time for the Bank Holiday. [More]
Beware The Bank Holiday Traffic Jams
24 August 2010, 2:00PMWith the August Bank Holiday approaching fast, motorists are being warned to prepare for long traffic jams during the big holiday get away. [More]
Net Mortgage Lending Increased In July
24 August 2010, 9:11AMThe annual growth in mortgage lending increased in July according to the latest figures from the British Bankers' Association. [More]
Why Waste Money On Your Car Insurance Renewal?
23 August 2010, 3:09PMMany motorists automatically renew their car insurance but according to moneysupermarket.com this results in many wasting over £200 simply because they don't check they're getting the best deal. [More]
Number of Car Loans Rise As Car Buyers Rush To Beat VAT Increase
23 August 2010, 1:14PMOne in five car buyers will fund their purchases with a car loan, as the number of people planning to buy a car over the next six months increases to a three year high. [More]
New Zero Transfer Credit Card From MBNA
23 August 2010, 10:13AMMBNA have just launched a new zero transfer fee credit card with an introductory rate of 1.9 % for the first twelve months. [More]
Foreign Exchange: Pound Rallies Against US Dollar
20 August 2010, 12:37PMThe Pound yesterday rose strongly against the US Dollar and also made gains against 16 of the most actively traded currencies. [More]
Only Ten Percent Of Households Benefit From Cheapest Energy Prices
20 August 2010, 10:01AMOnly ten percent of households are receiving the cheapest energy prices with most paying around £300 more per year than if they switched to a better energy deal. [More]
Personal Loans Are 'Decoupled From Base Rate'
20 August 2010, 7:43AMThe cost of personal loans and credit card borrowing has become decoupled from the Bank of England base rate as loan interest charges have remained high despite the historically low base rates. [More]
National Counties Building Society launches inflation-busting ISA
19 August 2010, 3:16PMGood news for savers! National Counties Building Society has launched an inflation-linked Isa, which promises to pay 1 percent above RPI until 2015. [More]
10,000 grants still available to buy a computer
19 August 2010, 7:42AMLow-income families need to be quick to secure one of the 10,000 grants still available to buy a computer. [More]
Kiss Flights goes bust leaving 70,000 holiday plans in chaos
18 August 2010, 9:13AMThe holiday plans of 70,000 Britons were in chaos last night after Kiss Flights became the third UK holiday firm in the last three months to go bust. [More]
Coventry launches new mortgage range starting from 2.75%
17 August 2010, 9:12AMCoventry Intermediaries have today launched a leading range of first time buyer and residential mortgages through its two brands, Coventry Building Society and Godiva Mortgages Ltd. [More]
Government urged to tackle high fuel prices by petrol retailers
17 August 2010, 8:42AMPetrol retailers have demanded that the coalition Government stick to pre-election pledges over rising road fuel prices. [More]
Fear that rail fares may rise by 8%
16 August 2010, 11:57AMCommuters may see rail fares soar by as much as 8% if the transport department suffers big cuts in the spending review this autumn. [More]
Number of payday loan users in UK quadruples
16 August 2010, 7:48AMMore than a million people in the UK have taken out a payday loan, borrowing £1.2bn in total, according to an alarming report by Consumer Focus published on Saturday. [More]
Credit crunch still hitting mortgages three years on
13 August 2010, 11:11AMThree years into the credit crunch, and it's still very difficult to get a mortgage. A big deposit is the key to a cheap deal. [More]
Tesco launches £6 sim only mobile phone deal
13 August 2010, 10:50AMTesco has launched the cheapest mobile phone contract offering unlimited texts for just £6 per month. [More]
Mortgage lending picks up again
12 August 2010, 9:49AMMortgage lending to home buyers picked up again in June, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) says [More]
Parents expect university education to cost them over £9,000
12 August 2010, 9:37AMNew research from Barclays show that students believe their parents will contribute just over £4,000 to their university costs - while their parents estimate this figure to be over £9,000. [More]
Health blow for one in four in first five years of retirement
11 August 2010, 1:43PMA worrying survey by LV= reveals that 24% of pensioners report worsening health in the first five years of retirement. [More]
Retail sales growth slows in July
10 August 2010, 10:15AMRetail sales growth slowed down sharply in July as government spending cuts knock consumer confidence. [More]
Brits fail to save the pennies wisely
9 August 2010, 10:11AMNew research shows Brits could literally be sitting on £42.9 million of change down the back of sofas! [More]
Dollar plunges as unemployment figures disappoint
9 August 2010, 9:10AMUS non-farm payrolls data showed twice as many jobs were lost in July as economists had expected. [More]
