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  • Mortgage activity to increase 'slowly but surely'
    Activity in the mortgage market is likely to increase soon, it has been said. People seeking home loan deals such as tracker mortgages are likely to see activity in the market increase "slowly but surely" in the ...
    Thu 28th Apr, 2011
  • BBA: Net home loan lending up in March
    Net mortgage lending went up last month. Net lending on home loan products such as tracker mortgages from banks and building societies increased markedly last month, new figures have shown.According to data published ...
    Thu 28th Apr, 2011
  • Home insurance premiums 'rose slightly last year'
    Home insurance premiums have gone up slightly in the last year, an expert believes. Home insurance premiums have increased only slightly throughout the duration of the last year, an expert has said.People with contents and ...
    Thu 28th Apr, 2011
  • Lloyds TSB adds to range of savings accounts
    A lender has created two new savings account deals. Britons seeking attractive savings account packages may be interested in a new range of bonds products on offer from one financier.In news that could also be of note to ...
    Thu 28th Apr, 2011
  • Government 'should do more to encourage use of savings accounts'
    A consultancy has called on the government to encourage saving. It is crucial for the government to do more in order to encourage Britons to store their cash in savings accounts such as ISAs in the near future, a consultancy ...
    Thu 28th Apr, 2011
  • Buy-to-let mortgages 'to become more accessible in coming year'
    Landlords will face favourable conditions in the next 12 months, an expert believes. Landlords seeking home loan products such as tracker mortgages are set to face more favourable conditions in the coming months.That is ...
    Wed 27th Apr, 2011
  • Lender improves home loan rates
    A lender has improved some of its mortgages. Britons searching for an opportunity to get their feet on the residential property ladder by taking out a home loan deal such as a tracker mortgage may be interested in a new ...
    Wed 27th Apr, 2011
  • Expert: Business banking tough to access
    Business banking options may be tough to access in the coming year, it has been said. Smaller companies hoping to compare savings on the best business banking options available to them in the near future may find it tough to ...
    Wed 27th Apr, 2011
  • Equity release 'can help with credit card debt'
    Credit card debt can be managed by equity release, it has been suggested. Older mortgage holders who are struggling with debts accrued on personal finance options such as credit cards should consider equity release as a ...
    Wed 27th Apr, 2011
  • ISAs becoming more popular, figures suggest
    Figures from a lender have suggested that ISAs are now more popular. A growing number of Britons have taken the time to compare savings regarding the best ISA rates available to them in the recent past, new figures from one ...
    Wed 27th Apr, 2011 (1 Comment)
  • Britons urged to check small print on personal finance options
    People must be fully aware of what they are signing up for, it has been said. Anyone considering taking out a personal finance option such as a zero per cent credit card instead of using a savings account such as an ISA to ...
    Tue 26th Apr, 2011
  • Mortgage activity 'likely to remain static'
    Activity in the home loan sector will neither rise or fall in the coming months, an expert believes. New statistics on the UK's home loan market make it clear that gross lending levels on products such as tracker ...
    Tue 26th Apr, 2011
  • Lender adds to buy-to-let home loan range
    A lender has created three new buy-to-let home loans. Landlords seeking attractive buy-to-let home loan deals such as tracker mortgages may instead wish to consider taking out one of a new range of fixed rate deals on offer ...
    Tue 26th Apr, 2011
  • Santander improves business banking options for north-west firms
    Companies in the north-west are set to benefit from a new initiative. Organisations based in north-west England looking to compare savings on the best business banking deals available to them may have a wider variety of ...
    Tue 26th Apr, 2011
  • Britons 'becoming more enthusiastic about saving'
    More people are eager to store cash in savings accounts, it has been said. A growing number of Britons are becoming more eager to store cash in savings accounts such as fixed rate bonds and ISAs in the aftermath of the global ...
    Thu 21st Apr, 2011
  • Low mortgage LTVs 'restricting new property price growth'
    An expert has spoken about the effect of low LTVs on the property market. The ongoing trend among financiers offering home loan deals such as tracker mortgages with low loan-to-value (LTV) rates is stunting the price growth ...
    Thu 21st Apr, 2011
  • CML: Gross home loan lending up 21% in March
    Gross mortgage lending increased last month. Consumers looking for a competitive mortgage product may face better conditions in which to search as gross home loan lending increased significantly last month, new research has ...
    Thu 21st Apr, 2011
  • AA adds to range of ISA products
    A lender has added to its ISA range. Britons wishing to compare savings on the best ISA rates available in the UK may want to consider a new deal on offer from one financier.As of today (April 21st), consumers are eligible to ...
    Thu 21st Apr, 2011 (2 Comments)
  • Rising gas and electric prices 'contributing to financial concerns'
    Consumers are struggling die to factors like rising gas and electric prices. Britons may be struggling to make ends meet using only their current account balance as the cost of essential outgoings such as gas and electric ...
    Wed 20th Apr, 2011 (1 Comment)
  • State pension 'is insufficient to provide for everyone'
    People approaching retirement age may wish to look into taking out savings accounts, it has been suggested. It could be essential for older people to take the time to compare savings on products such as ISAs and fixed rate ...
    Wed 20th Apr, 2011 (2 Comments)
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