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Credit Crunch Likely to Impact on Car Insurance

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Posted 2008-04-29

Fears that the current credit crunch will have a considerable affect on the car and van insurance industry, as mortgage borrowers and secured loan borrowers begin to feel the financial squeeze, may be borne out by recent statistics published on...

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Understanding Car Insurance Discounts

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Posted 2008-04-24

Trying to save money wherever you can is important to us all. Car insurance should be no different. Do not assume that your agent knows everything about you and your vehicle. Drivers should take advantage of all discounts that many...

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Capitol buy-to-let professionals reap greatest rewards

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Posted 2007-12-18

A survey of landlords by Alliance & Leicester Mortgages reveals professional buy-to-letters with properties in the capital area are landing the highest profits. ...

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Buyers’ fears likely to fill landlords’ pockets

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Posted 2007-12-18

New data by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) revealed today that the dawdling housing market has enhanced the demand for rental homes but reduced the popularity for flats. ...

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Moneyfacts reflects mortgage rate decline

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Posted 2007-12-18

Data released last week by Moneyfacts.co.uk, a financial comparison Web site, showed 31 providers had publicized changes to their standard variable rates (SVRs) following a cut in interest rates. ...

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Broker predicts better value in tracker mortgages

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Posted 2007-12-17

Tracker mortgages, which carry a variable rate linked to underlying public interest rate typically dictated by the Bank of England, are being touted by some mortgage brokers as being a better value than their fixed-rate counterparts. ...

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FSA rules remortgagers may receive 2008 refund

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Posted 2007-12-17

Despite attempts by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to press lenders to make their remortgaging fees more transparent, research conducted by mform.co.uk (a mortgage authority Web site), has revealed the average cost of leaving your lender is still approximately £150 - and seldom made abundantly clear prior to the finalization of the paper work. ...

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Annual warning to no avail states Egg management

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Posted 2007-12-14

According to credit card provider Egg, some 4 million Britons will procrastinate to their own peril on holiday gift buying this year. Adding to the worst of these lambs who dive last from the cliff, are some 800,000, who will...

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LINK found between credit crunch and rising cash usage

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Posted 2007-12-13

Fears of the rising credit crunch seem to be driving consumers closer to their ATMs during this holiday shopping season. An increase, in the first ten days of December, by 7.1% over last month has been noted by the cash...

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Veiled credit card charges warned by Post Office

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Posted 2007-12-12

Yesterday, the Post Office warned that some 49% of the 2.4 million Britons planning to travel abroad this Christmas will only learn of “hidden” charges when they appear on credit card bills in the New Year. Many credit card issuers...

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