Surge in inflation threatens loan rates
Homeowners were last night faced with the threat of the first rise in mortgage costs for two years after dearer food and fuel led to the largest one month increase in inf...
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For richer or for poorer?
Getting married might be all about sharing, but it does not necessarily mean pooling your finances.
If one thing kills romance, it's rows about money. So much so that f...
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Steep inflation threatens interest rates
The underlying rate of inflation in the UK rose to an unexpectedly strong 2.6% in January, prompting speculation that the Bank of England may have to raise interest rates...
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John of all trades seeks master plan
John Cowan
Age: 27
Lives in: Norwich
Occupation: Financial telesales
Earns: ?12,500 with commission
Mortgage: None
Debts: ?1,000 student loan
Investments:...
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House prices surge in last quarter of 2001
Low interest rates and a shortage of property helped house prices surge ahead by more than 8% during the last quarter of 2001, figures suggested today.
The Land Registr...
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Stop arguing and pay up
Mortgage lenders and other financial institutions often complain of the public's lack of interest in shopping around to make the most of their money. Yet they themselves ...
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Glum Virgins cause rethink
One of the best-known current account mortgages on the market has been given an overhaul - partly in recognition of the fact that some potential customers were being put ...
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Loan victory: and they're not alone
A homeowner whose case was first highlighted in Jobs & Money has won a landmark case against Britain's biggest mortgage lender which could benefit hundreds of thousan...
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Who will give their borrowers a break?
It is difficult finding something nice to say about the Halifax, Nationwide, HSBC and Abbey National and their dual rate mortgage policy.
They hatched a plan to attract...
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Experts give Brown room to breathe
The chancellor, Gordon Brown, could afford a further boost to Britain's public spending without raising taxes, a leading economic thinktank said yesterday.
As Mr Brown ...
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