From savings to insurance, Esther Shaw shows how to manage your finances while you see the world
Dental costs – Brits who put less money where their mouth is
Students should go for an overdraft that lasts the course
Consumer Rights: When identity protection won't do nicely
Julian Knight: What the Chancellor gives you, inflation will take away
'My partner and I made a 5 per cent downpayment for a new £232,995 off-plan flat in May 2007, to be completed in December; it's probably worth £200,000 now. Our adviser says we'll need a deposit of at least £52,995 to get a mortgage deal; to cancel, we'd have to pay 10 per cent – £23,299.50. Help!' FL, London
If a tax cut won't do the trick, can anything save housing?
Even when prices are falling, your house can be hard at work making you richer
The Mortgage Clinic: 'Should we extend our house or just move?'
Halifax welcomes stamp duty initiative
New home loans down 71%
If a tax cut won't do the trick, can anything save housing?
Even when prices are falling, your house can be hard at work making you richer
The Mortgage Clinic: 'Should we extend our house or just move?'
Halifax welcomes stamp duty initiative
New home loans down 71%
Inside Loans & Credit
Good habits that last a lifetime can deliver rich rewards
Sunday, 6 July 2008
In a faltering economy, it's wise to be setting cash aside for the future, whatever your circumstances. Kate Hughes shows you how
One in the eye for PPI: the cover that is out of credit
Sunday, 8 June 2008
As payment protection insurance is slammed by the competition watchdog, Kate Hughes asks if anyone should be buying these policies
James Daley: Overdraft fees can make you see red
Saturday, 31 May 2008
Almost all of Britain's high street banks have overhauled their overdraft charges over the past couple of years, deciding not to wait for the outcome of the bank charges test case, which has been under way since January, and which will, ultimately, settle what is fair and what is not fair when it comes to current-account fees.
Hitch a ride with your credit card – or your mortgage
Saturday, 24 May 2008
As the cost of flying goes up, companies are offering creative ways to collect air miles. By James Daley
Debts out of control? Here's what you can do
Saturday, 10 May 2008
Costs are soaring and times are tough, but there are ways to fix your finances. Here's how, says James Daley
Britons run scared of banks and stash their cash at home
Sunday, 27 April 2008
Savers are becoming much more cautious, with one in 10 people thinking their money is safest under the mattress, a survey from Newcastle Building Society suggests.
First round to the OFT in its battle against 'unfair' bank fees
Saturday, 26 April 2008
However, if you're waiting to claim back charges, there is still a long way to go, says James Daley
James Daley: Be careful what charges you wish for
Saturday, 26 April 2008
The popping of champagne corks on Thursday – when the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) won its court case against the banks – was more than a little premature. While the result does, indeed, open the door for an OFT clampdown on bank charges, it is improbable that anything will happen in 2008, and there is no guarantee that there will be a resolution even before the end of 2009.
Plastic loses out due to credit crunch
Monday, 21 April 2008
Shoppers spent £5bn more in notes and coins last year, according to research that challenges the long-held view that Britain is becoming a cashless society.
10 ways out of the credit crisis
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Slash? Spend? Guarantee? Co-ordinate? We analyse the options for Gordon Brown as he heads for US talks on the credit crunch
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