UK Finance News

It is a very fine line to tread for the State Owned Banks, do they offer financial assistance in the form of mortgages at cut rates to lenders in a bid to re-vitalise the property market as requested of them by the UK Government, or should they protect the tax payers interest by offering deals [...]

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The end is nigh for the humble bank cheque, after more than three hundred years as the payment of choice for many, banks are expected to vote to phase it out in favour of more up to date payment methods.
During the last  forty years credit and debit cards have taken over from bank cheques for [...]

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The UK’s Furness and Harpenden building societies have announced that they have signed up to compete for savers’ cash with Europe’s first and largest online interest rate auction house for time deposits, licuro.com.They make up seven UK societies that have signed up to the scheme that offers large lump sum investors the best time deposit [...]

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In a survey of the UK’s leading mortgage lenders conducted by The Independent, it is reported that home owners are more likely to be making bigger payments on mortgages than increasing spending elsewhere.
The report says that more customers in the UK are making inroads into their mortgage debt, with many households keeping repayments at the [...]

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As the winter draws in and the recession bites further into our incomes, memories of summer holidays long since passed may start us thinking of next years vacation or even thoughts of a life changing experience of  a ‘better life’ overseas.
The ‘easy’ life always sounds attractive, but is the grass really greener? It is worth [...]

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