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British retailers in trouble 06-Jan-09 14:27
House prices down by 15.9% in 2008 · M&S to cut 1,000jobs · Cameron wants to 'Save, save, save', whilst Brown plans to 'Spend, spend, spend'
0 Comments | File under house prices, tax, unemploymentHomeowners offered help 05-Jan-09 16:19
Sales boost for retailers · Homeowners forced into becoming landlords · Support for mortgage interest · Mortgage lenders demand bigger deposits · Nationwide will not pass on cuts in interest rates
0 Comments | File under mortgages, salesGovernment does a U-turn on Social Fund reforms 22-Dec-08 13:31
Government criticised over proposed Social Fund reforms · House prices may not recover for 10 years · Bankruptcies rocket during the economic crisis · 100,000 jobs to be created · Empty houses go to waste · IMF believe the economic downturn could be worst that expected
0 Comments | File under bankruptcy, homeless, house prices, infrastructure, social fundSavers punished by banks 19-Dec-08 14:15
Banks cut saving rates · Government turning into a bank · Small firms take a Christmas break
0 Comments | File under loans, savings, small businessesHomeowners falling behind 18-Dec-08 14:24
Mortgage arrears could reach 500,000 in 2009 · Increase in sale in November · Woolworth's to close in January · Struggling homeowners seeking mortgage break · Pound still sliding · Free cash machines to be placed in low income areas
0 Comments | File under cash machines, financial crisis, Mortgages, pound, sales, unemploymentUnemployment now at 6 percent 17-Dec-08 12:51
Unemployment reaches 1.86million · UK income gap same as 1991 · First time buyers helped by government · Royal Mail to be part-privatised · Energy firms not publicising cheaper rates for those less well-off
0 Comments | File under energy costs, homeowners, income distribution, royal mail, unemploymentBorrowers offered lifeline 16-Dec-08 16:12
Darling introduces new measures to get banks lending · British firms lose money to fraudster · Pensioners face income cuts · Government offers loans to the low paid · Inflation fallen again
0 Comments | File under banks, borrowers, fraud, inflation, pensions, social fundUK public struggle on during financial crisis 15-Dec-08 14:32
People struggling more in 2008 · Council tax could increase · House prices could fall by 30% by 2010 · Holiday makers getting less for their money
0 Comments | File under council tax, financial crisis, house prices, poundCredit card firms sign up to code of practice 12-Dec-08 13:43
Credit card firms strike deal · Retailers across the country try to lure customers · Fuel continues to drop · Pound down for the fifth consecutive day
2 Comments | File under credit cards, financial crisis, fuel, pound, retailersBritish pound gets weaker and weaker 11-Dec-08 17:07
Pound continues to weaken · Egg fined for mis-selling insurance · Mortgage scheme unveiled · Woolies reach the end of the road · Carol bids farewell to Countdown
0 Comments | File under FSA, mortgages, pound, unemploymentAre government policies conflicting? 10-Dec-08 14:00
Government policies criticised · Landlords feel the strain of a troubled housing market · Benefit claimants have to work · Shoppers resorting to credit cards
0 Comments | File under banks, benefits, credit cards, house marketEconomy slowdown 09-Dec-08 13:44
Housing market almost at a standstill · Credit card scandal · High street sales continue to fall · Fuel prices fall as suppliers continue in their price war
0 Comments | File under credit cards, fuel prices, house market, salesWill others follow HSBC's lead? 08-Dec-08 16:03
HSBS issues mortgage pledge · Payday lenders exposed · Unemployment could reach 3.5million · Impact of Labour's new benefit and tax policy · Tenants given more time
0 Comments | File under benefits, mortgages, payday loans, tax, unemploymentBanks still reluctant to pass on cuts 05-Dec-08 14:39
Borrowers receive some help, but savers made to suffer · Confusion over mortgage plan · House prices experience biggest drop in November · Jobs continue to go
0 Comments | File under homeowners, house prices, mortgages, savings, unemploymentInterest rates slashed 04-Dec-08 13:48
Struggling homeowners given a lifeline · Fair banking · Interest rates cut to 2%
0 Comments | File under banks, interest rates, mortgagesMortgages rationed 03-Dec-08 13:07
Lenders rationing mortgages · Hopeful homeowners not reaping benefit of falls in interest rates · Merging banks agree to help small businesses
0 Comments | File under mortgages, small businessesJob cuts continue 02-Dec-08 13:59
Further job cuts · Banks refuse to follow RBS' lead · Jobless face fine if they don't look for work
0 Comments | File under benefits, repossessions, unemploymentRBS offer some relief to homeowners 01-Dec-08 13:25
RBS delay repossessions · Mortgage lending falling · British consumers borrow way out of debt · VAT cut today
0 Comments | File under debt, mortgages, repossessions, VATInterest rates may fall again 28-Nov-08 12:52
Interest rates may fall further · Savers protected
0 Comments | File under interest rates, saversUK businesses struggle to survive 27-Nov-08 13:45
UK businesses feel the full force of the credit crunch · House prices fall, but not as fast · Credit card firms have agreed to help borrowers · Energy suppliers not passing on drop in wholesale energy costs to the consumer · United Response launch 'Making Money Easier'
0 Comments | File under credit cards, energy bills, financial crisis, house prices, united reponseHousing market still struggling 26-Nov-08 13:35
First time buyers having to provide bigger deposits · Repossessions still a real problem · Bank charges still increasing · Lord Mandelson to force banks to offer loans
0 Comments | File under bank charges, loans, mortgages, repossessionsPublic encouraged to save whilst the governments debt spirals out of control 25-Nov-08 12:53
Government debt · National savings scheme · New mortgage lending falls
0 Comments | File under debt, mortgages, savingsPre-Budget Report 24-Nov-08 18:27
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling has just delivered the Pre-Budget Report to the commons outlining the Labour's government's proposed £20 billion fiscal stimulus to rescue the economy from the current financial crisis.
0 Comments | File under benefits, employment, energy prices, financial compensation, mortgages, national insurance, savings, small businesses, tax, VATIncome tax rise for high earners 24-Nov-08 13:03
Top earners hit by Pre-Budget Report · Pensioners could face cut in income · Borrowers risk damaging their credit files
0 Comments | File under loans, pensions, repossessions, tax, VATProperty repossessions rise 21-Nov-08 13:01
Property repossessions up by 12% · Train fairs to rise by 6% in January · Honda plans to close Swindon plant for two months · Redundancy reaches 25,000 in one week
2 Comments | File under financial crisis, house prices, prices, repossessions, unemploymentChristmas come early 20-Nov-08 12:45
Retailers slash prices · Lloyds TSB shareholders approve HBOS takeover · Mortgage lending picks up · Banks urged to help businesses in return for their rescue package
0 Comments | File under loans, mortgages, prices, takeoverBorrowers not benefiting from interest rate cuts 19-Nov-08 13:01
Tracker mortgage customers not benefiting from interest rate cuts · Post office in talk with Bank of Ireland · Savers encouraged to act fast as rates descend
0 Comments | File under interest rates, mortages, post officeRecord inflation fall 18-Nov-08 13:25
Inflation fall · Further job cuts · Rent prices fall · Energy firms pressured to drop fuel costs
0 Comments | File under fuel costs, inflation, rent prices, unemploymentFear of homelessness 17-Nov-08 15:53
Fear of homelessness · Lack of mortgages in the housing market · Help for small business owners · Unemployment reaches 11-year high · Oil price falls to new lows · UK is probably in recession · Eurozone officially in recession · Increase in number of people pursuing bankruptcy
0 Comments | File under bankruptcy, mortgages, recession, unemploymentUnemployment continues to rise 17-Nov-08 14:26
Unemployment will reach 2.9million by 2010 · Icesave Refund · Low Deposit Mortgages
0 Comments | File under financial crisis, house prices, inflation, interest rates, mortgages, unemploymentHow much will you spend this Christmas? 12-Nov-08 18:11
How much will you spend this Christmas? · First-time buyers struggling to find deposits · Poor sales on the high street · Food inflation is falling · Sales of new cars falling at record levels · Interest rates cut by 1.5% · Number of insolvencies rises
0 Comments | File under bankruptcy, first-time buyers, inflation, insolvency, interest ratesRepossessions rise 05-Nov-08 11:10
Repossessions rise · More of us are dissatisfied with energy firms · Mortgage lending rose in September · Credit card borrowing rises · House prices fall in October · Job cuts likely
0 Comments | File under house prices, mortgages, unemploymentISMI to be extended in January 2009 27-Oct-08 19:02
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
1 Comments | File under financial crisis, house prices, mortgages, petrolSale and Rent Back schemes need to be more tightly regulated 21-Oct-08 19:07
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
0 Comments | File under financial crisis, inflation, northern rock, petrol, unemploymentStock markets tumble 14-Oct-08 11:22
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
0 Comments | File under house prices, interest rates, ofgem, stockmarketHow confident are you feeling? 08-Oct-08 11:28
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
0 Comments | File under bailout, financial crisis, minimum wage, stockmarket
