The UK financial watchdog has put forward proposals designed to curb excessive mortgage lending. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said it wanted to ensure that lenders only lent money to...
UK house prices are unlikely to reach their pre credit crunch peak for five, possibly ten years, according to accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers. While PwC expects a recovery in house prices...
The government has announced that consumers can now access their statutory credit report for £2 from each of the UK’s three credit agencies – Callcredit, Equifax and Experian.
‘’Around 74pc of people with a mortgage admitted they did not know how a 1 percentage point rise in the Bank of England base rate would affect their monthly outgoings,...
Yesterday the Chancellor announced that basic rate tax-payers can still enjoy a capital gains tax (CGT) rate of just 18% while high rate tax-payers will get stung by a new 28%...
How does the budget affect me? - The Emergency Budget at a glance courtesy of the BBC. Over the coming days we will let you know how the Emergency Budget...
The observant among you may have noticed that I've added a 'Finance Calculator' link in the 'More from Money to the Masses' box to the right of this article. This...
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