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Top Money Stories Archive March 2009

Fuel costs rise as the government increase tax

Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009 | 1 Comments

Housing figures hint to the end of the slump · Fuel tax increased · Dunfermline's rescue to cost £1.6bn · Tesco plans to expand its banking

Filed under: crisis, financial fuel mortgages, prices, tesco

Financial services industry should expect more job cuts

Monday, 30 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Bank of England release encouraging figures for potential homebuyers · Financial sector to cut more jobs · Retailers resort to more sales · Nationwide come to Dunfermline's rescue

Filed under: crisis financial mortgages, sales, unemployment,

Tenants need protection

Friday, 27 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Tenants suffer as landlords fall behind with mortgages · Retail sales growth falls to lowest level since 1995 · Homebuyers encourages to lock into a fixed-rate mortgage · 'Budget for jobs'

Filed under: budget mortgages, sales, tenants,

Government fails to sell on its debt

Thursday, 26 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Governments failure to sell debt puts Brown's plans up in the air · Consumers seek value at supermarkets rather than Fair Trade · Council tax bills will increase next month · Tenants seek reduction in rent

Filed under: debt, rent sales, tax,

Is the government spending too much?

Wednesday, 25 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Bank of England issues warning to government · Lenders begin to pass on cuts · Insurers increase premiums to reflect the uncertain economic environment · HSBC announce jobs cuts · Public sector defy credit crunch

Filed under: crisis, financial income insurance, mortgages, unemployment,

Inflation falls to zero

Tuesday, 24 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Mortgage approvals continues to rise · UK avoid deflation, just · Government mishap on tax credits · Firms try to save jobs by offering pay cuts

Filed under: credits, crisis financial inflation, mortgages, tax

Ofgem sets new rules for energy suppliers

Monday, 23 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Ofgem to ban unfair energy prices · Mail to cut 1,000 jobs · Scotland's biggest building society in trouble · Conservatives still committed to tax pledge

Filed under: crisis, energy financial prices, tax unemployment,

Treasury criticised over Northern Rock

Friday, 20 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Northern Rock continued to offer high-rick mortgages after bailout · Bank fraud on the up · Conservatives are not going to lower taxes · Mortgage scheme lacking support

Filed under: crisis, financial fraud, mortgages taxes,

Tenants barter with their landlords

Thursday, 19 Mar 2009 | 1 Comments

Tenants negotiate cuts in rent · Increasing number of people resort to payday loans · Mortgage lending continues to fall · Social housing list expected to reach record levels

Filed under: housing loans, mortgages, rent, social

Unemployment reaches 2 million

Wednesday, 18 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Unemployment rate now 6.5% · FSA release repossession figures · FSA set to unveil new rules · Price of detached homes rise

Filed under: FSA house prices regulation, repossessions, unemployment,

Should the Post Office become a bank?

Tuesday, 17 Mar 2009 | 1 Comments

Call for a People's Bank · Legislation to be introduced to crack down on credit card companies · House prices fell by 11.5% in 2008 · Mortgage arrears up by 31% in 2008 · Npower cut electricity bills

Filed under: bills cards, credit energy house mortgages, Office, Post prices,

FSA expected to set new regulations on mortgages

Monday, 16 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Job market increasingly competitive · Mortgage cap to be introduced · UK households £45,000 poorer · Homeowners combat falling house prices by asking for more

Filed under: crisis, financial house mortgages, prices unemployment,

British workers forced to work less

Friday, 13 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Bernard Madoff pleads guilty · UK workers go part-time · Lord Myners calls for boardroom pay to be scrutinised

Filed under: fraud, unemployment

Mortgage lending falls again

Thursday, 12 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Mortgage lending still very low · British public demand cheaper food · The world's billionaires feel the strain · OFT release bank charge figures

Filed under: bank charges mortgages,

Good news for pensioners

Wednesday, 11 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Pensioners to get a tax break · Doorstep lender struggles to keep its head above water · Insurers add bank staff to blacklist · RBS to pump money into Scottish housing market · Carmaker cuts hours and pay to save jobs

Filed under: doorstep insurance, jobs lending, mortgages, pensioners,

House sales reach lowest levels seen since 1978

Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Housing market still feeling the strain · Fast-track scheme to turn jobless into teachers · Government's stamp duty holiday scheme not as effective as hoped · Savings rates drop to new low

Filed under: house market, savings unemployed,

Unemployment could be worse than expected

Monday, 9 Mar 2009 | 2 Comments

Unemployment could reach 3.2million · The Office of Fair Trading shut down misleading debt websites · Lloyds Banking Group plan to deal out £80million in bonuses · Pensioners short-changed

Filed under: advice, bonuses, debt pensions unemployment,

Savers hurt by the latest cuts to interest rates

Friday, 6 Mar 2009 | 0 Comments

Savings hit by interest rate cut · UK environment industries to create 400,000 jobs · Which lenders are passing on the cuts? · Lloyds expected to seal deal with government

Filed under: crisis financial jobs, mortgages, savings,

Interest rates near zero

Thursday, 5 Mar 2009 | 1 Comments

Bank of England cut interest rates cut for the 6th time · UK's biggest mortgage lenders reports further drops in house prices · Nationwide now charging for overseas transactions · Food inflation on the up

Filed under: bank charges, house inflation interest prices, rates,