Debt advisers to cash in on high borrowing
The rise in consumer debt, and the consequent increase in people who risk being swamped by their borrowings, has generated investor interest in debt advisers, with debts....
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Somerset reveal depth amid the tedium
The new-look C&G Trophy is about as attractive as a mortgage arrears notice, which might explain why Surrey members showed a marked lack of anxiety following the club's s...
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Your independent broker? Maybe
Is your independent mortgage broker really independent? According to the rules set down by the Financial Services Authority (FSA), a broker is classified as independent w...
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If it's not one thing it's your mother
While I wait to hear if our offer has been accepted, I call my bank to see if I can get a better mortgage deal than the one we have on the table, which doesn't include my...
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Banco Santander eyes up Alliance & Leicester
Rumours of another big Spanish acquisition set the banking sector alight yesterday, with Abbey-owner Banco Santander said to be lining up a £6.5bn takeover for Alli...
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Credit culture pushes insolvencies to record levels
The number of people filing for bankruptcy shot up to a new record in the first quarter of 2006, and the numbers are expected to rise rapidly this year. There were 23,351...
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Sorry Carol, these loans just don't add up
Channel 4 maths guru Carol Vorderman was this week accused by leading debt charities and Britain's biggest money website of fuelling the country's £1 trillion debt ...
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Halifax: house price growth is at two-year high
Britain's biggest mortgage lender yesterday ruled out the chances of a new property boom despite releasing figures showing that house prices rose at their fastest rate fo...
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Halifax: house prices up 2% in April
House prices increased by 2% in April, bringing the annual rate of price inflation to its highest in 13 months, according to the mortgage lender Halifax.
The bank said t...
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Lunchtime market report
Mortgage bank Northern Rock was in demand this morning, helped by a buy recommendation from Deutsche Bank that suggests the bank's long-term prospects are undervalued by ...
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