Rates vote 8-1 on fear of divided economy
The Bank of England warned yesterday that the widening divide in Britain's two-speed economy could prevent it from cutting rates again for fear of sparking a resurgence i...
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Granny's cash is vanishing
Nicky Philpott
Age: 32
Lives in: Brixton, London
Occupation: Charity worker
Earns: ?18,000
Mortgage: ?82,000
Debts: Credit cards
Investments: ?10,000 in Na...
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How to turn kitchen-table dreams into bricks and mortar
Find a mortgage
The Norwich and Peterborough (on 01733 372372) offers any mortgage from its range as a self-build loan that can be drawn down in tranches as each stage ...
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Please give us all that cash back
Last year's take over of Scottish Widows by Lloyds TSB resulted in some of the biggest windfall payments yet made - the average was more than £5,000. But for some "l...
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Flexible loans get personal
Flexibility - the in vogue feature among credit products right now - has hit the personal loan market with this week's launch of a deal by Abbey National's online bank ca...
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New rules make homebuying easier
Homebuyers will soon have a clearer idea of what they are getting when they sign up for a mortgage under new proposals drawn up by the Financial Services Authority.
The ...
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Britain's most luxurious mansion sells for ?70m
While most homebuyers fret about a potential rise in mortgage rates, the only concern for Updown Court's purchaser will be which of its five swimming pools to sample firs...
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Inflation rise may end fall in interest rates
Britain's 11m mortgage payers were served a warning yesterday that the move to lower interest rates may be coming to an end after government figures showed the annual inf...
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Inflation hits 26-month high
Britain's underlying inflation rate has hit a 26-month high of 2.4%, according to the latest consumer prices indices released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) t...
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Planning life in a mild climate
Frank and Freda Parker
Ages: 59 and 55
Live: in Goole
Occupations: Engineer and laundress
Earn: ?22,000 and ?6,000
Mortgage: ?43,000
Debts: Car loan, repayme...
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