Archive for May, 2007

Government ‘not meeting personal account promises’

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

The government's pensions reform programme will be a success if personal accounts complement the system, it has been claimed.In a speech on pension reform, Stephen Haddrill, director general of the ... Read more..

Base rate effect ‘barely started’

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

The latest quarter of a point increase in the base rate announced last week has barely had an effect on the market, it has been claimed.The Bank of England's monetary ... Read more..

Price of a new home ‘up in April’

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Buying a new home in the UK during May 2007 cost 0.7 per cent more than the month before, it has been reported.According to the monthly house price index from ... Read more..

Interest rate rise sees landlords increase rents

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Landlords around the UK have responded to the latest rise in interest rates by hiking up rents, it has been reported.According to Paragon, the average cost of living in a ... Read more..

New study reveals cash withdrawal patterns

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

A study into the cash habits of people in the UK has revealed a major shift in activity, it has been reported.According to Apacs' The Way We Pay 2007 report, ... Read more..

Spring puts step in Scottish house prices

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

The average price of a domestic property in Scotland has seen an increase in the last three months, it has been reported.Lloyds TSB Scotland has found that up until April ... Read more..

BSA reports decline in mortgage approvals

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

The amount of money being given to people in order to buy a house has declined, according to new statistics.Figures from the Building Societies Association (BSA) have shown that approvals ... Read more..

One in three gas bills ‘may be outdated’

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Consumers may be paying over the odds when it comes to their gas bill for the winter, it has been claimed.According to moneysupermarket.com, 29 per cent of household gas bills ... Read more..

Online banking turns 10

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

This week marks ten years since online banking established itself in the UK, it has been reported.The payments association Apacs has revealed that 18.1 million Britons banked using the internet ... Read more..

Finances ‘come ahead of sex, work and food’

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

According to new research, one in four people in the UK ranks money as more important that sex, food and work.Picture Financial's Happiness Index found that 62 per cent feel ... Read more..

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