A credit card that allows shoppers to buy items costing less than £10 without using a Pin number has been unveiled by Mastercard. The credit card firm has launched the PayPass system in London ahead of a UK rollout, saying it will cut queues and the need to carry cash.
Users pay for their goods by […]

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Nationwide International, the offshore subsidiary of Nationwide Building Society, has raised the top interest rate available on its Base Rate Tracker Premium investment account by 0.25% to 6.50% AER. The rate applies to balances of £25,000+. The rate for the £5,000 - £24,999 band remains the same at 5.95% AER, however. Corresponding monthly rates are […]

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As the ongoing credit crunch leads to higher borrowing costs between banks savers at least are beginning to benefit. Indeed, for the first time in 6 years you can now earn more than 7% on a fixed rate savings account, according to money search engine, Moneyfacts.co.uk.
Rachel Thrussell, Head of Savings, notes that the top rate […]

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With A-level results due out next week, students heading off to university need to be fully prepared for three years of working hard and partying hard but, with the amount of expensive gadgets freshers taking with them on the increase, insurance is a must.
Changing times
According to Legal & General full-time students have around £13,000 worth […]

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After suffering the worst flooding in modern history, sadly resulting in loss of life, heartache and extensive damage to thousands of homes and businesses, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) estimates that the insurance cost is likely to be more than £2 billion for June and July.
The first concern for those swamped by flood waters […]

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The deadline for submitting your tax return is the end of this month if you want HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to work out what you owe. The 30 September date is not as important as other cut-off dates, such as those that incur penalties if you miss them, but doing your tax return by […]

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New data from RICS (Royal Institution of Charted Surveyors) shows investors have returned to the buy-to-let market as rental growth has reached record levels. Tenant demand for rental property has been boosted by declining accessibility, rising uncertainty and a slowing housing market, which has reduced the impetus on would-be home buyers to enter the market.
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The number and value of mortgages taken out by both home-buyers and those remortgaging fell in July, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. But lending not accounted for by house purchase or remortgaging (primarily made up of further advances and buy-to-let) rose to its highest-ever value - £7.8 billion - and accounted for 23% […]

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It has been estimated that more than two thirds of parents would consider breaking the law by insuring their child’s car in their name. The practice, known in the insurance industry as ‘fronting’, is technically fraud and the consequences if caught are serious for both you and your offspring.

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New figures show that debt enquiries to Citizens Advice Bureaux in England and Wales have hit a record high, increasing by 20% in the last year and bringing the total to 1.7 million in 2006/07. Indeed, the number of debt problems brought to bureaux has doubled in the last 10 years.
National charity Citizens Advice says […]

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