Jul
2008
Articles from 11th Jul 2008
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Time to start budgeting or Christmas will be upon us
Jul 11 2008 | Legal
As turmoil at major British firms like Marks & Spencer, HBOS, Barclays and Taylor Wimpey has shown with alarming frequency, boardroom bosses on vast salaries were no better prepared for the slowdown in the British economy than families gamely trying to balance household budgets. Read
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Living for today all very fine, but what about tomorrow?
Jul 11 2008 | Legal
Whether it is the Average Earnings Increase, Retail Price Index (RPI), or Consumer Price Index (CPI), I, like many home owners, have an important interest in The Real Cost of Living Index. Read
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New product charges £137,500 just for arrangement fee
Jul 11 2008 | Legal
A mortgage with a record six-figure arrangement fee was launched this week – it charges borrowers up to £137,500 just to arrange the loan. Read
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Home insurance tailored to your individual needs
Jul 11 2008 | Legal
A high street bank has launched a home insurance package allowing customers to tailor cover. Lloyds TSB says its Insurance Personal Home Plan is designed specifically for 50-plus “financially savvy” customers who want to take control and not pay for things they don’t need. Read
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Midshires raises £1m for Shelter
Jul 11 2008 | Legal
Birmingham Midshires, the specialist savings and lending arm of the Halifax, Bank of Scotland group, has raised £1 million for housing and homelessness charity, Shelter. Read
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Jobson James advises taking longer look at investments
Jul 11 2008 | Legal
Months of mayhem in the global equity and money markets have sent nervous investors skittering every which way, in the desperate search for decent returns. Read
