2006 Archive
Top 5 mortgage tips for 2007
A new year also brings with it a new set of considerations for mortgages, from the expiry of fixed rates to choices about when to make an overpayment. |
Christmas store card warning for cash-strapped Brits
One in four Brits have used a store card to help finance their Christmas purchases but this could cost them an extra £1,500, Alliance & Leicester is warning. |
Product switches could save £5,200 in 2007
Switching to more competitive financial products could net consumers more than £5,000 over the next 12 months, new figures from a price comparison site show. |
Online social lending communities cutting out banks
Social lending communities on the internet are beginning to emerge as an alternative to bank loans, a new report reveals. |
One in three unaware of store card interest rates
A third of people who take out a store card have no idea of the interest charged with one in 16 also "sleepwalking into danger" by not clearing their balance. |
One in four transfer credit card balance
A quarter of credit card holders have transferred their balance onto another card in the last year, research from Moneyexpert.com shows. |
Can you take out a mortgage if you have an IVA?
Is it possible to take out a mortgage when you are still within the restricted period of an individual voluntary agreement (IVA)? |
Barclaycard and Oyster cards unite
Barclaycard holders will soon be able to use their card to travel on the London Underground and buses in the capital without having to buy a ticket. |
Millions of Brits carrying five credit cards
0% and interest-free credit cards mean 2.7 million Britons carrying five or more credit cards. |
Brits still paying credit cards from last Xmas
Some 4.2 million Britons are still paying credit card bills from Christmas last year, new research shows. |
Cost of university accommodation up 23%
The cost of university accommodation has risen 23 per cent in two years. |
Brits spend £1,509 a year fixing their home
In the last year UK residents spent an average £1,509 on tradespeople to work on their homes, research from Moneyexpert.com shows. |
Doorstep loans set to become clearer
The doorstep loan market will be opened up to competition and become clearer for customers and cheaper under new rules set out today. |
Christmas pushes 23m Brits into the red
The majority of Britons are set to become financially stretched this Christmas, Kelkoo reveals. |
Men spend loans on plastic surgery
An increasing number of men are taking out loans to fund plastic surgery, Sainsbury's Bank reveals. |
Check credit reports for free with Chiltern
People can now check their credit report for free online with Chiltern. |
Tory's plan to teach people to be debt-free
The Conservative party will put financial lessons on the school curriculum in an attempt to halt the UK's spiralling debt mountain. |
Credit card firms to get tough with late payers
Credit card companies could impose interest rate hikes for people that pay late or go over their credit limit, a new report finds. |
Balance transfer credit cards
Balance transfer credit cards allow new customers to transfer an existing outstanding balance from an old credit card to a new one. |
Charity credit cards
Charity credit cards return a percentage of what the cardholder spends on the card to a specific charity. |
Football credit cards
Football credit cards are a method of borrowing money linked to your favourite football club. |
0% credit cards
0% credit cards offer to take on new spending, or an existing credit card balance, and not charge interest on this money for a set period. |
Cheap credit cards
Cheap credit cards provide the ability to borrow money at a lower interest rate than many other cards. |
Interest-free credit cards cost Brits £1.7bn
Britons not switching from interest-free credit card balance transfers in time paid £1.7 billion in interest in the last two years. |
Bad credit car loans
Bad credit car loans, or bad credit car finance, are ways of borrowing money to fund the purchase of a new car for those with a poor credit history. |
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