News Archive : 13th March, 2008
- Card fraud 'increases by 25 per cent'
Card fraud rose by 25 per cent to cost the economy £535 million last year, figures from Apacs have shown. (13 03 2008 02:30) - CML: First time buyers put off by market conditions
Homes are becoming harder to afford for first time buyers, the Council for Mortgage Lenders (CML) has claimed. (13 03 2008 02:30) - TUC: Women still paid less than men
Unequal workplace pay between men and women has been criticised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC). (13 03 2008 02:30) - uSwitch comments on Budget's fuel proposals
Vulnerable people struggling to pay their gas and electricity bills have been failed by the government, uSwitch commented yesterday. (13 03 2008 02:30) - Bibit announces PayPal link-up
PayPal has joined forces with payments services provider Bibit, the two firms announced yesterday. (13 03 2008 02:30) - Nationwide comments on Darling's 25 year loans call
Alistair Darling's call for extra fixed rate home loans to be made available has been welcomed by lender Nationwide. (13 03 2008 02:30) - Government accused of 'stealth tax'
Chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has levied a hidden tax on high earners' national insurance payouts, the Daily Mail reports. (13 03 2008 02:30) - Loan rate trends revealed by Moneyfacts.co.uk
Unsecured personal loan rates are on the up, new research from Moneyfacts.co.uk suggests. (13 03 2008 02:30) - BBA slams Budget
The British Bankers' Association (BBA) has criticised yesterday's Budget for neglecting the needs of UK business. (13 03 2008 02:30) - Darling introduces new 'gas guzzlers' tax
Drivers of highly-polluting vehicles are to face extra taxes, chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling told parliament yesterday. (13 03 2008 12:00) - Egg boss resigns
The chief executive of credit card firm Egg has resigned, it has been announced. (13 03 2008 12:00) - Car depreciation 'worsening'
New cars are losing value at an increasingly sharp rate thanks to current economic conditions, the BBC reports. (13 03 2008 12:00) - Hotel stays 'becoming more expensive'
Britons funding their holidays and mini-breaks through personal loans have been warned that UK hotels are the most expensive in Europe. (13 03 2008 12:00) - CIOT welcomes budget
The Budget, unveiled by the chancellor of the exchequer in parliament yesterday, has been broadly welcomed by the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT). (13 03 2008 11:00) - Straw baling for homes 'becoming more popular'
More and more people are using straw baling in the construction of their dream home, amazonails has revealed. (13 03 2008 11:00) - Buy-to-let 'still going strong'
Investors aiming to take out a home loan in order to get into buy-to-let should tread carefully, Blevins Franks Mortgage Services has advised. (13 03 2008 11:00) - Budget: Affordability of bills and loans tackled
Significant future reforms to the housing and energy sectors have been announced by chancellor of the exchequer. (13 03 2008 11:00) - 'Scandalous' rise in personal accounts budget revealed
The government's attempt to overhaul individual pension schemes has trebled in cost, Reuters reports. (13 03 2008 11:00) - Sharp price rises for alcohol announced by chancellor
Alcohol will cost much more in future, chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling has announced. (13 03 2008 11:00)
