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Mortgage rationing gets tougher
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:20:39 GMT
Mortgage lenders are continuing to demand larger deposits as they ration home loans to their customers. |
State mortgage help widened
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:57:13 GMT
The government extends state help for people struggling to make mortgage payments after losing their jobs. |
Gas price cuts 'likely in spring'
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:05:47 GMT
Scottish Power raises hopes that energy bills will fall after it cut prices - with rivals expected to follow suit. |
Cameron makes savings tax pledge
Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:57:16 GMT
David Cameron proposes to axe tax on basic rate taxpayers' savings and to increase pensioners' tax free allowances. |
Holidays affected by weak pound
Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:22:52 GMT
The weak pound is likely to affect the choice of 2009 holiday destination according to travel agents and tour operators' body.
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Nationwide ends tracker rate cuts
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:37:40 GMT
The Nationwide says it will not pass on any further cuts in UK interest rates to most of its tracker mortgage customers |
House prices 'fall to 2004 level'
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:15:30 GMT
The average UK house price falls to August 2004 levels after slumping a record 16.2% in 2008, the Halifax says. |
Gas row may cost UK consumers
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:11:22 GMT
A gas supply dispute between Russian and the Ukraine raises fears that UK energy firms may delay price cuts. |
Nationwide admits accounts glitch
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:54:31 GMT
The UK's largest building society says it has fixed a glitch that left salary payments missing from some customers' accounts. |
First pension 100 years ago
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:27:41 GMT
The first old age pensions were drawn 100 years ago when the average payment was five shillings a week. |
Record numbers 'face insolvency'
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:53:25 GMT
Accountants KPMG predict that the number of people facing insolvency in 2009 will reach record levels. |
State pension 'inadequate'
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:53:51 GMT
Three-quarters of Britons feel the state pension is not enough for retirement, a survey for insurer Friends Provident finds. |
Housing market sees another fall
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:02:27 GMT
House prices in England and Wales fell by a further 1.9% in November as activity dropped again, says the Land Registry. |
Icesave web claim deadline
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:01:42 GMT
The deadline has passed for online applications by UK residents reclaiming savings from collapsed bank Icesave. |
Mixed views on pensions' health
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:34:43 GMT
Two surveys offer a mixed picture of the health of the UK's largest company pension schemes in 2008. |
Record low rates for UK tourists
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:30:14 GMT
UK holidaymakers heading to Europe over the New Year will get the fewest euros for their pound since the euro was introduced. |
Credit card rates 'must not rise'
Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:01:13 GMT
Capped interest rates on credit cards would help small businesses in the downturn, an industry body says. |
Refund issues for Zavvi vouchers
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:32:22 GMT
Customers with gift vouchers and cards for stricken music chain Zavvi will have to apply to the administrator for a refund. |
'Stagnation' hits property market
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:23:00 GMT
One in five properties in some areas of the UK have been on the market for the whole of 2008, data suggests. |
Debt advice demand 'increasing'
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:48:13 GMT
Demand for assistance from a government-funded debt advice service rose by more than 40% in a year. |
