Copyright © 2008MoneyHighStreet.com Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:03:02 GMT Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:03:02 GMT http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/ Personal finance articles from MoneyHighStreet.com http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/ en Finance 60 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/529/ Falling commodity prices drove the FTSE down today (July 24th), after it rallied yesterday on news of HBOS'' possible takeover and a share buyback scheme from Vodafone. 24 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/529/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/feature/528/ Building an extension or renewing your kitchen has long been seen as an excellent way of adding to the value of your house, however the recent fall in house prices mean that investing in home improvements no longer makes financial sense. 24 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/feature/528/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/525/ Leading UK banking group HBOS has revealed that it is cutting jobs in a bid to streamline its retail and corporate divisions. 24 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/525/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/524/ Strong performances from banking and construction firms drove the London stock exchange up today (July 23rd), as it recovered from the losses sustained earlier in the week. 23 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/524/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/blog/523/ Is your mortgage adviser giving you full and fair advice and meeting all the regulatrory requirements? Apparently not, according to Which?, who found that more than 90% of the mortgage advisers they tested provided shoddy advice. 23 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/blog/523/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/520/ Nearly three million consumers will get into debt as a result of their summer holiday this year, a new report has suggested. 23 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/520/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/519/ London''s FTSE 100 index suffered losses today, driven down by profit warning from Vodafone. 22 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/519/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/blog/518/ Oil prices have been falling over the last few weeks, however petrol prices at the pumps have remained high, until today. Three large supermarkets have announced that they are reducing the cost of petrol and diesel in response to the shrinking oil price. 22 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/blog/518/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/515/ Drivers from the UK are risking higher car insurance premiums by blindly following their satellite navigation systems, a new report has warned. 22 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/515/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/514/ As fears mount about a possible recession in the UK, a new report has highlighted that investors can still expect impressive returns if they put their money in the stock market and adopt a long-term view. 21 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/514/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/513/ The recent slump in house prices is only really an issue for people who recently arranged mortgages and got onto the property ladder, a financial expert has said. 20 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/513/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/512/ It is often very hard for consumers to reclaim the rewards they earn for using credit cards, an industry expert has said. 19 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/512/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/511/ Mortgage lending in the UK continued to decline in June, the latest figures have revealed. 18 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/511/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/510/ Parents and their children are concerned about the debt they will accrue while studying at university, a new study has shown. 18 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/510/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/509/ Investors thinking about putting their money into commodities need to be careful, an industry expert has said. 17 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/509/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/508/ Concerns about future debt mean that families in the UK are planning on spending far less over the summer holiday this year, a new study has indicated. 17 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/508/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/507/ Further concerns about the US mortgage sector sent the stock markets in the UK tumbling this morning (July 16th), with banking institutions bearing the brunt of the slide. 16 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/507/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/506/ Despite the fact people in the UK typically earn more than their counterparts on the continent, the soaring prices of utilities, food and fuel in the Britain mean the country came nearly bottom of a new European quality of life index. 16 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/506/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/505/ New research has shown that the credit card market in the UK has finally been affected by the global credit crunch. 15 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/505/ http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/504/ Consumers are accepting higher insurance premiums because they cannot be bothered to look at alternative providers, a new report has warned. 15 July 2008 http://www.moneyhighstreet.com/finance-news/504/