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Many of you will have concerns about the recent meger. Unfortunately we can’t give you any advice as to whether or not to move your money, however the following information may be of use to you. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme guarantees up to £35,000 of savings with each firm...
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Today's good news (courtessey of the good ol' BBC): Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs could be freed from prison in one year's time Queen strips Mugabe of knighthood New online help for PPI customers Green energy push planned for UK Facebook website outage resolved
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If you read the following BBC article, it seems apparent that inflation is the BoE's main concern: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7462741.stm They've said the Bank's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was "prepared to take whatever action is needed" to bring inflation...
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Estate agents 'need regulating'! According to a BBC article ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7456359.stm ) "Estate agents, letting agents and managing agents, who handle residential property, should be subjected to formal regulation, a report says. The author, Sir Bryan Carsberg, who...
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After reading this BBC article I thought I would try and take some action to reduce my outgoings. Try at take some action that might counteract the lack of consumer confidence economic situation at the moment. What I discovered, after a brief search on the internet, was this following guide that may...
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According to the BBC ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7442650.stm ) "rising prices and falling property values have sent consumer confidence in the UK to record lows". People are feeling more glum than ever about job prospects, personal finances and spending capabilities Inflation is the...
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I read on the BBC website that Lloyds TSB has reached a deal so that Northern Rock mortgage customers coming to the end of their fixed rate deals will be encouraged to switch to it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7437100.stm As a Northern Rock customer myself, who's fixed rate deal ends in Feb...
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The BBC article mentions that British Gas have signalled fuel bills will rise again due to increases in wholesale gas prices. uSwitch reckons there will be a further 15% hike in household fuel bills in January. Where's it all going to stop? I mean everything's going up, up, up... Petrol Council...
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I've read on the BBC's website that gas and electricity bills are going to be increased yet again, taking the average family's gas bill to over £1,000 per year. We had the winter of discontent with the last Labour Govt in the 70's, and I wonder if this year will see the "winter...
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The tax rules governing offshore savings accounts are such that interest is paid gross without income tax being deducted, but UK residents must declare the interest on income on their self-assessment return. The taxman is really clamping down on UK resident's not disclosing interest earned on offshore...
