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Money Insider: Junior ISA offers best incentive for children to save
Saturday 11 February 2012
We often hear how important it is to put money aside and to have some savings behind you, but when you take a look at the rates of interest on offer for many children's accounts, it's easy to understand why some parents just don't bother.
Mortgages at 'most affordable for 14 years'
Tuesday 07 February 2012
Large deposits may be hindering house buyers, but for those on the property ladder, mortgages are at their most affordable for 14 years, the lender Halifax said yesterday.
Halifax: home loans 'affordable'
Tuesday 07 February 2012
Large deposits may be hindering house buyers, but for those on the property ladder, mortgages are at their most affordable for 14 years, the lender Halifax said yesterday.
Bank overdraft charges are 'too complex'
Tuesday 17 January 2012
If you go into the red, it’s almost impossible to work out how much it will cost you. Consumer group Which? put that to the test and asked volunteers – including a maths PHD student – to calculate the charges of an unauthorised overdraft for four different banks.
UK's average house price falls by 1.3% in 2011
Friday 06 January 2012
The UK's average house price fell by 1.3% in 2011 after a monthly decline of 0.9% between November and December, lender Halifax said today.
Five Questions About: The housing market
Saturday 31 December 2011
What has happened to house prices recently?
Housing market 'not set for slump'
Monday 12 December 2011
The "highly resilient" housing market will not suffer a slump in 2012 as many fear, but will instead remain subdued and stable, according to a forecast released by Halifax today.
Housing market 'remains stable'
Tuesday 06 December 2011
The average house price was only marginally lower last month than at the start of the year as the market remained remarkably stable throughout 2011, lender Halifax said today.
Surprise rise in property prices in October
Tuesday 08 November 2011
House prices rose by 1.2 per cent last month, according to the mortgage lender Halifax. The performance means the average property price of £163,311 is marginally higher than at the end of last year.
Wealth Check: 'How do I build up my savings after buying a house?'
Sunday 04 September 2011
An IT worker emptied his account last year when he bought his first property. Now he wants to know how best to put away more money now and for the future
David Prosser: Housing is affordable – once you've bought it
Wednesday 31 August 2011
Outlook On yesterday's warning from the National Housing Federation that home ownership rates are going to fall back to the levels of the 1980s, it is worth pointing out again that the affordability of housing has not been so good for many years.
Money Insider: Credit card battle fought on two fronts
Saturday 27 August 2011
Retail spending has become subdued in the current tough economic climate, but that hasn't stopped credit card companies from falling over each other as they try to persuade us to sign up for their new offerings.
House prices stabilise
Friday 05 August 2011
Further signs of a steadying in the UK house market have emerged after figures from the Halifax showed prices rose by 0.3% in July.
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Far-right French historian, 78-year-old Dominique Venner, commits suicide in Notre Dame in protest against gay marriage
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Eyewitness gives extraordinary account of her confrontation with Woolwich attackers
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Woolwich attack: The EDL might have a sinister plan as a soldier is murdered in suspected Islamic terrorist attack
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