Personal Finance News Published In April 2007
- Two more utility suppliers cut their prices
- FSA simplifies insurance regulation
- Financial 'time-bomb' facing homebuyers
- Drivers 'cut corners to save motoring costs'
- Police unit tackles credit card fraud
- Interest rate increases 'will cause more repossessions'
- Study reveals the 'best savers in the UK'
- British Gas cuts utility prices again
- Insurers told to improve cold calling practices
- Consumers 'ready to switch' for better loan deals
- Government cracks down on 'unfair credit card practices'
- Future interest rate increases 'could spell hardship for mortgage holders'
- Consumers 'could save on utility bills by switching'
- Credit card lending falls
- Equity release 'could be used to help debt consolidation'
- Rising house prices 'force people to live at home'
- People 'use credit cards for major purchases'
- Consumer complaints about British Gas rise
- Perfect time 'to spring clean personal finances'
- Some early 30s 'living beyond their means'
- IVAs 'should be determined by personal circumstance'
- British Gas to offer green utilities
- Lenders rush to change fixed-rate mortgages
- Driving becoming 'prohibitively expensive' for young people
- Disparity between financial reality and spending 'causes debt problems'
- Mortgage brokers offer homeowner loan advice
- Rising inflation 'makes interest rate rise likely'
- Using credit cards online 'not perceived as a risk'
- Older travellers 'prevented from holidaying by expensive premiums'
- Utility costs 'should be lower still'
- Consumers 'are not checking credit card statements'
- Motorists advised not to rush into car finance deals
- Insurance 'vital for pets'
- Utility suppliers 'keep customer overpayments'
- House price crash 'a possibility'
- Identify fraud 'affects more and more people'
- First-time buyers 'face larger mortgages'
- Watchdog criticises IVA adverts
- Consider home owner loans 'over other types of borrowing'
- Drivers urged to haggle when buying new cars
- 'Use home improvements to increase property values'
- Average car insurance premiums fall slightly
- 'Huge fees' for holiday makers using credit cards
- 'Debt time-bomb' facing UK pensioners
- Insurance 'vital before carrying out DIY'
- Interest rates stick at 5.25 per cent
- 125 per cent mortgage welcomed by consumer website
- Young snub life insurance as '25 per cent are ripped off by insurers'
- Loft conversions 'are a sound investment for homeowners'
- 'Lax lending and advertising responsible for IVA increases'
- 'Wrong' holiday insurance could cost consumers
- OFT to probe credit card interest charges
- Debt 'soars as the young become increasingly financially illiterate'
- Pre-sale home improvements 'are often a waste of time'
- Consumers 'want more flexibility' from mortgage deals
- Gender 'influences how people buy second-hand cars'
