Archive for June, 2007

Britons’ clothes-spending ‘gives them 6K debt’

Thursday, June 28th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

People in the UK spend over £6,000 in their lifetime on unwanted clothes and shoes, it has been reported.Research from Scottish Widows also shows that Britons often lie about their ... Read more..

OFT and TSI issue debt warning

Thursday, June 28th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

The Office of Fair Trading and the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) have attempted to raise debt awareness in young people.On June 27th 2007, the two companies will stage the Young ... Read more..

Homeowners could save £29 billion in interest

Thursday, June 28th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

A collective sum of £29 billion could be saved by UK homeowners if they were to switch their mortgages, it has been claimed.According to a Yorkshire Bank study, more than ... Read more..

Britons ‘have seen over £1 billion in anti-social behaviour’

Thursday, June 28th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

The cost of anti-social behaviour in Britain is £1 billion over the last five years, it has been claimed.According to Zurich Insurance, over 30 million UK adults has experienced some ... Read more..

Job title ‘can see people save on insurance’

Thursday, June 28th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

An alternative method of describing a person's job could see them save money on their car insurance, it has been claimed.Research from confused.com has revealed that cuts by as much ... Read more..

The 40th birthday of the cash machine

Thursday, June 28th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

The world's first cash machine began dispensing money forty years ago, it has been reported.According to Barclays, television's Reg Varney was the initial user of the dispenser at Barclays Enfield ... Read more..

Rate rise ‘feared by Britons’

Sunday, June 24th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

Some four out of five UK consumers think that the interest rate will increase again in the near future - fuelling job security fears, it has been reported.The Consumer Barometer ... Read more..

Valuation fee ‘likely to be forgotten’

Sunday, June 24th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

People looking to take out mortgages often fail to remember all of the costs involved, it has been claimed.According to Moneyfacts.co.uk, the valuation fee goes undetected when buying a house, ... Read more..

Customers ‘pick cards by brand’

Sunday, June 24th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

A person is more likely to pick up a credit card based on the company carrying it, it has been claimed.Research from the Motley Fool has found eight out of ... Read more..

Young people ‘are shunning uni for houses’

Sunday, June 24th, 2007 Posted in News | Comments Off

A number of young people are deciding not to go to university, preferring to save money for a house instead, it has been reported.The Lloyds TSB mortgages Next Generation of ... Read more..

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