News Archive : 19th March, 2008
- Market 'flat', agents say
Estate agents predict "grim times ahead" for the housing sector in the UK, the Guardian reports. (19 03 2008 04:15) - Phone resellers 'will be cracked down on'
Mobile phone operators must be more honest when selling handsets to consumers, Ofcom said yesterday. (19 03 2008 04:15) - Housing sector in UK 'will recover'
The property market in the UK will recover in the second half of the year, insurance and investments firm Legal & General said yesterday. (19 03 2008 04:15) - Britons 'paying too much' in tax
Britons are needlessly paying £322 million extra each year in tax, a new report from Unbiased.co.uk shows. (19 03 2008 04:15) - 'We can reduce bills by £1,500'
Consumers can cut their household bills by up to £1,500 through shopping around for the best deal, the Daily Telegraph reports. (19 03 2008 04:15) - Garden-grabbing an 'environmental disaster'
'Garden-grabbing' - the usage of big gardens in order to build multiple homes - represents an environmental disaster, a Tory MP has claimed. (19 03 2008 04:15) - Under-25s 'paying more for insurance, no matter what'
Young people pay more for their car insurance regardless of other lifestyle factors, figures from Confused.com show. (19 03 2008 04:00) - Mortgage queries on the up with Citizens Advice
More and more Britons are seeking debt help from Citizens Advice, the BBC reports. (19 03 2008 04:00) - Bailiffs 'to be given a regulator'
Homeowners threatened by bailiffs when they fall behind on their loan repayments are to gain greater government protection, the justice minister said yesterday. (19 03 2008 04:00) - Car insurance concerns as drivers 'don't know overseas rules'
Motorists are generally unaware of the "minefield" of driving regulations which come into effect abroad, a new survey has found. (19 03 2008 02:15) - Fed cut puts pressure on Bank of England
An additional 0.75 per cent interest rate cut from the US Federal Reserve was announced yesterday. (19 03 2008 02:15) - Advice to young drivers offered by insurer
Young car purchasers, who typically face high car insurance premiums on top of their car loans costs, can employ several techniques in order to make driving cheaper, the Daily Telegraph reports. (19 03 2008 02:15) - DIY disasters 'cost homeowners millions'
Over-enthusiastic householders will cause £25 million of DIY damage this Easter weekend, Allianz said today. (19 03 2008 02:15) - Engage: Share your money worries with the family
Children should be taught about financial matters by parents in order to help them budget well in the future, Engage Mutual Assurance said yesterday. (19 03 2008 02:15) - Britons dipping into deposits, Abbey says
First time buyers in the UK are making their home purchases more difficult by dipping in to their savings, Abbey has found. (19 03 2008 02:15) - Lenders becoming 'much more careful'
Lenders are continuing to rein back their credit allowances making it harder for householders to remortgage, the BBC reports. (19 03 2008 11:00) - London 'the most expensive city'
London is the most expensive city in the world to live in, new research from Swiss bank UBS has found. (19 03 2008 11:00) - Nation's shopping basket: CDs out, muffins in
Britons' retail preferences are changing, a new 'shopping basket survey' has revealed. (19 03 2008 11:00) - Website warns on card fees overseas
Britons are paying out an extra £686 million in fees for using their credit and debit cards abroad, new research has found. (19 03 2008 11:00)
