News Archive : 10th March, 2008
- Car insurance customers 'taken for a ride'
Car insurance customers could be missing out on the most competitive quotes by remaining loyal to one provider, according to new research. (10 03 2008 05:45) - Money worries top conversation subject for Brits
Increased house prices, loan rates and inflation are among the most talked about subjects in the UK. (10 03 2008 05:45) - Rate roulette for current account customers
Recent changes to the base rate of interest have lead current account providers to switch rates on current accounts. (10 03 2008 05:45) - Smokers could save £1,000 a year
People who smoke ten cigarettes a day could save £1,000 a year by kicking the habit, according to one loan provider. (10 03 2008 05:45) - More than a million needed to live like a millionaire
It's probably something rather distant from those struggling with repayments on personal loans and mortgages, but new research has revealed that it now requires almost £6 million in the bank to live a true millionaire's lifestyle. (10 03 2008 05:30) - Bovis makes plea for interest rates cut
Housebuilder Bovis Homes is pleading with the Bank of England to make further interest rate cuts and reduce the cost of home loans in order to stimulate the market. (10 03 2008 05:15) - Inflation hits hope of a rate cut
The hope of many people that their home loans payments could be reduced by interest rate cuts by the Bank of England in coming months have been hit by financial data showing input prices are on the rise. (10 03 2008 05:15) - Crackdown on loan sharks in Suffolk
Suffolk is launching a crackdown on loan sharks in the county who prey on vulnerable people in need of good value personal loans but which are actually sold loans with sky-high interest rates. (10 03 2008 04:45) - Borrowing on the up
The amount of money borrowed by consumers in the UK increased by £11 billion in 2007, new figures show. (10 03 2008 04:30) - Stamp duty hits most in the south
First time buyers in the south of England are almost all having to factor in the expense of stamp duty into their home loan requirements, it has been revealed. (10 03 2008 01:00) - Inflation outpaces wage increases
More people in the UK could be turning to personal loans to fund everyday expenses as new research has revealed that the cost of living has surged nine per cent in the last year. (10 03 2008 12:00) - 70 days to pay interest on loans
Today is Debt Freedom Day - on average people in the UK have been working for the last 70 days solid to earn enough money just to service the interest on credit card and loan debt, let alone re-paying the actual debt itself. (10 03 2008 12:00)
