Personal Finance News Published In February 2008
- People opting for learning holidays 'need comprehensive travel insurance'
- Fixed-rate mortgages 'offer piece of mind to stretched homebuyers'
- Consumers plan to use personal loans to finance weddings
- Children increasingly need financial help from parents to get mortgage
- Some consumers 'will be forced into more expensive borrowing after credit crunch'
- Many consumers are 'concerned they will never be able to afford a mortgage'
- Credit card customers 'plan to switch their balances'
- Expert: Brits can still find cheap properties in Spain
- Car insurance premiums still creeping up
- House prices continue to drop
- Store cards an 'expensive way to borrow'
- People 'need to check with insurance provider if going on very long holiday'
- Lenders pull 125 per cent mortgages
- Super-fast broadband services 'could become more popular in coming years'
- London's size 'makes it a credit card fraud hotspot'
- Tighter lending conditions 'will make bridging loans more useful'
- Drivers 'not clued up on car finance deals'
- Uncertain economic climate 'had left consumers confused about remortgaging'
- Rate cuts 'yet to be passed on to first-time buyers'
- Drivers 'need to check insurance details before heading to Europe'
- Consumers 'need to be careful if they have multiple credit cards'
- A third of adults 'are worried about their debt'
- Consumers 'are generally satisfied with life insurance providers'
- InterRailers 'need to make sure they have comprehensive insurance'
- Long-term fixed-rate mortgages 'could become more popular if they were cheaper'
- Energy expert: It is still possible to reduce utility bills
- Scottish house prices cool
- Nationwide scoops award for its credit card services
- People 'are keeping debts secret from their partners'
- Consumers 'are using loans to keep car buying costs down'
- Study shows consumers 'are paying more than they think for credit cards'
- Using a personal loan rather than a car finance deal 'could save consumers money'
- Research suggests men will use credit cards to fund Valentine's Day spending
- Mortgages 'will get more affordable in 2008'
- Consumers 'should not be basing insurance decisions on price alone'
- Financial expert offers tip for people worried about repossession
- Some people 'are revealing their credit card numbers on social network sites'
- Home insurance 'is absolutely vital for mortgage holders'
- Modern lifestyles 'might mean income protection insurance is a good idea'
- Consumers 'want to fix their mortgage deals'
- Homeowners 'should try to overpay mortgages now that rates are falling'
- Simple steps 'can prevent credit card fraud'
- Bank of England cuts interest rates
- Utility price hikes to be investigated
- Millions of homeowners switch mortgage deal
- More people opt for loans in January
- People with mortgages 'have still built up sizeable amounts of equity'
- Consumers urged to look for best loan deals
- New utility price hike 'will encourage more consumers to switch'
- Personal loans 'can be used to consolidate other debt'
- IVA numbers drop drastically in 2007
- Expert: Use payment protection insurance to guard against emergencies
- Consumer debt continued to increase in 2007
