Halifax launches new fixed-rate mortgage offers
December 20, 2006
Halifax has announced two new mortgage offers, the first of which is designed to help first-time-buyers as it is available at up to 97 per cent loan-to-value (LTV).
Leeds Building Society introduce longer fixed rate mortgages
December 20, 2006
Leeds Building Society has just released a range of long-term, fixed rate mortgages. This will permit borrowers to have the same rate for either 5 or 10 years with no higher lending charge
Christmas car park stress
December 20, 2006
According to online insurance provider Swiftcover.com, two thirds of drivers get stressed out even before they hit the shops by the hassle of parking. Blood starts to boil as people battle for the best parking spaces – no doubt trying to avoid a long trek back to the car while burdened with shopping bags.
The cost of Christmas rises further still
December 20, 2006
It is no surprise that Christmas costs us a lot of money. It is also no surprise that many people finance Christmas by taking out loans and overspending on their credit cards. However, it seems that although we know that Christmas is going to cost us a fortune, we still do not anticipate just how much it is going to cost us.
A fifth of all Britons use credit for Christmas costs
December 19, 2006
Many British people will be turning to their credit cards for all their festive needs from gifts to food/drink and outfits. This fact has emerged from the latest Maritz Research poll into consumer spending.
The big bonus of current account mortgages
December 19, 2006
Recent research from YouGov has shown that the average bonus received this year is £1,550.95 and many people are planning to use this to pay off debt. While 18 per cent of people surveyed last year planned to use their bonus for this period
Bankruptcy rises over the past couple Of years
December 19, 2006
It seems that bankruptcy has become increasingly popular over the past couple of years and HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world, has expressed its concern.
Don’t get caught out with insufficient cover, skiers warned
December 19, 2006
Skiers have been urged to ensure that they have cover that will insure them against particular eventualities, seeing as there is little or no snow in many of Europe’s top winter destinations.
Sainsbury’s warns customers over charging cash machines
December 19, 2006
Banking customers have been warned that they could be charged a collective £16.43 million by using charging cash machines this Christmas, £1.46 million more than last year.
One in four transfer their credit card balance
December 18, 2006
Roughly a quarter of credit card holders have transferred their balance onto another (cheaper?) card within the last year according to research by Moneyexpert.
