Archive for April, 2007

Price cuts shake up gas market

Monday, April 30th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Utility bills are set to be reduced in price as new cuts on gas and electricity have been reported.British Gas is to implement a six per cent drop in costs ... Read more..

House price increase makes May rate rise ‘inevitable’

Monday, April 30th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

The growth of house prices this month has made a May hike in the base level of interest inevitable, it has been claimed.So far, April has seen the average house ... Read more..

Bike thefts lead to home insurance warning

Monday, April 30th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Britons looking to help the environment by using a bike instead of a car may be a prime target for thieves, according to a home insurance company.Research from Halifax Home ... Read more..

Price cuts seen in two of the ‘big six’

Monday, April 30th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Discounts have been implemented by two of the six biggest energy suppliers in the industry, it has been reported.This will see consumers saving more than £12 million in their gas ... Read more..

Birmingham Midshires: Britons want quick cash access

Monday, April 30th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

People in the UK prefer to have quick and easy access to their money at all times, it has been claimed.Research from Birmingham Midshires has found that over half (51 ... Read more..

BBA site achieves record hit rate

Monday, April 30th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

The website of the British Banker's Association (BBA) received a record number of visits during March 2007, it has been announced.Last month, the company received 261,429 online visitors - an ... Read more..

Insurance ‘not always reliable’

Monday, April 30th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Complications in insurance policies mean that they are not always as reliable as people would like them to be, according to a consumer finance company.Difficult premium definitions and exclusions, as ... Read more..

Britons ‘keeping secret accounts from loved ones’

Monday, April 30th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

New research from Abbey has found that many Britons have an extra money pot - a current account secretly hidden from loved ones (Cashflo).According to the company's current accounts division, ... Read more..

Parade of soft commodities ‘has increased’

Monday, April 30th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

The last five years have seen an increase in the prices of soft commodities, it has been reported.Clerical Medical has found that since April 2002, the price of corn has ... Read more..

House prices show ‘massive March increase’

Monday, April 23rd, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Houses prices in England and Wales grew stronger in March than at any point in the last four years, it has been reported.In the four weeks before April 7th 2007, ... Read more..

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