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Top Money Stories Archive October 2008

ISMI to be extended in January 2009

Monday, 27 Oct 2008 | 1 Comments

ISMI to be extended in January 2009 · Manufacturing industry feels the crunch · The number of homes sold falls further · The Barnsley building Society is to be taken over · Repossession will be a last resort · Retail sales slow · Mortgage approvals fall · Petrol falls again · On the brink of recession

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Sale and Rent Back schemes need to be more tightly regulated

Tuesday, 21 Oct 2008 | 0 Comments

Sale and Rent Back schemes need to be more tightly regulated · £37 billion injected into three banks · Inflation hits 5.2% · Slow growth in the housing market · Unemployment rises · Price of petrol falls · Northern Rock: Not so nice · Food price rises are slowing

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Stock markets tumble

Tuesday, 14 Oct 2008 | 0 Comments

Stock markets tumble · Fall in the sale of new cars · Investigations into energy companies · Brown announces bailout · Interest rates lowered by 0.5% · 300,000 Icesave accounts are safe · Halifax confirms house prices fell in September · Paying off your credit card balance · Stock markets tumble

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How confident are you feeling?

Saturday, 4 Oct 2008 | 0 Comments

US bailout debate ongoing · Bradford and Bingley is nationalised · Decline in mortgage products available · Household savings fall · National Minimum Wage has increased · Investigations of PPI mis-selling · House prices continue to fall

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