3 min Read
04 Mar 2010
I could list a million ways to cut your energy usage, and hence your bills, by insulating your home, turning lights off etc. But, a lot of this is common sense....
Author: Damien
1 min read
04 Mar 2010
Today (the first Thursday of the month) the Bank of England will announce whether interest rates will remain at 0.5%. It is widely expected that they will especially given the...
Tips, Utilities, Owning A Home
Money tip #16 - One simple way to reduce your household bills and save £100s a year
1 min Read
03 Mar 2010
It may seem bizarre but how you pay a bill can affect how much you are actually charged – and a lot of people do not even realise.
1 min read
02 Mar 2010
The Treasury has accepted ‘in principle’ pension proposals from the Tax Incentivised Savings Associaton (Tisa) to reduce the annual allowance and restore higher rate tax relief. Tisa director of retirement planning Malcolm Small believes it has enough support for its pension reforms to see it become Treasury policy later this year. The...
1 min read
02 Mar 2010
Today’s Headline of the Day centres on Sterling’s continued weakness as a result of the UK’s debt mountain combined with the increased the likelihood of a hung parliament following the upcoming general election ‘’The prospect of a hung parliament is raising concerns of a delay in tackling Britain’s record budget...
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01 Mar 2010
1 min read
26 Feb 2010
''I'd done this interview and the forces of hell were unleashed." Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, on Gordon Brown’s response following his prediction that the recession would be worse than expected. Given the state of the economy some would argue it’s not Gordon's first time.
1 min Read
26 Feb 2010
Today’s Headline of the Day was chosen to highlight how money and finance impact on all our lives whether we like it or not. Football has been living in la-la land for years now and the news that Portsmouth FC are to go into administration today is simply reality catching...
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25 Feb 2010
If you are aged over 60 you will almost certainly be entitled to claim the Winter Fuel Payment from the government.... To quote the Directgov website - the purpose of the...