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51. | Mias Calls On Mortgage Lenders to Fix Their Exit Fees
MIAS, the Mortgage and Insurance Advisory Services , is concerned that, despite the recent publicity and various campaigns in the press, borrowers are still being stung by punitive exit fees.
Lenders charge exit fees when customers redeem their mortgage ...
[Added: 18 May 2006 Hits: 291 Words: 695]
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52. | Credit card safety – chip and pin not enough
Credit cards and debit cards are viewed as relatively secure methods of making purchases; however as with any security measure there are people who will try to find their way around it. Various increasingly complex methods have been devised to access bank accounts by obtaining the consumer's details ...
[Added: 18 May 2006 Hits: 713 Words: 664]
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53. | Travelling down Route 66
Since the 1960s, touring across America and looking for adventure has become synonymous with driving down Route 66. Immortalized in film, songs and books, the highway from Los Angeles to Chicago may have changed since the original route that ...
[Added: 17 May 2006 Hits: 346 Words: 510]
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54. | The short break solution
Whether it is due to a dislike of rushing to make tight connecting flights, crowed airports or a simple fear of flying, increasing numbers of travellers simply don't want to get fly long distances by airplane. International terrorism, bird flu, language barriers ...
[Added: 10 May 2006 Hits: 479 Words: 591]
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55. | Disposable income figures show gap narrowing
The research from KDB has also revealed the full extent of the north-south financial divide.
Taking the UK as a whole, the typical household has some £40,000 of disposable wealth, but this figure oscillates wildly depending on where you look – and indeed where you live.
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56. | Payday loans could cushion savings fall
Consumers in this country saved an average of £495 each over the first three months of this year, the research found – a far cry from the £680 which was being typically hoarded in the final quarter of 2005, perhaps influenced ...
[Added: 05 May 2006 Hits: 190 Words: 475]
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57. | Housing market cools but more needs to be done to assist buyers
The figures show that house price inflation slowed to only 0.1% in April, significantly slower when compared with a 1.1% increase for March, and the annual house price change fell to 4.8% in April from 5.3% in March, ...
[Added: 05 May 2006 Hits: 804 Words: 749]
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58. | Doorstep lenders receiving unwanted interest
Unwanted interest has come from sources including industry regulator, the Competition Commission (CC), following an Office of Fair Trading (OFT) investigation which was in turn sparked by a super-complaint lodged by the National Consumer Council (NCC).
Doorstep ...
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59. | Blue Skies for Extreme Sports
Ample leisure time allows for a raft of thrilling experiences inducing different degrees of adrenaline rush from balloon rides to freefall parachuting.
Unpredictable UK weather conditions can be a bit of a stumbling block but add a small slice ...
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60. | Holidaymakers should use payday loans wisely
If you're travelling abroad on holiday it may well be cheaper to arrive with ready cash than rely on using your credit or debit cards, according to a survey from uSwitch which highlights the impact of hidden costs and supplementary charges which are imposed upon holidaymakers when they use ...
[Added: 27 Apr 2006 Hits: 232 Words: 532]
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61. | UK debt trends worrying loan and credit card analysts
According to research from One Advice, there are over two million people in the UK who owe over £10,000 on credit cards, or unsecured loans. Of these borrowers, about half a million owe over £20,000, and a quarter of a million owe £50,000 or more through unsecured loans.
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[Added: 27 Apr 2006 Hits: 444 Words: 646]
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62. | Warner breaks with Superbreak.com – Why adults should have fun too!
Hotel short break experts Superbreak have a simple philosophy – grown ups should be having fun too! It is keeping this belief in mind when they created their innovative "Warner Breaks" which offer adults the very best in live entertainment, leisure activities and luxury accommodation – all at ...
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63. | May Bank Holiday Offers
What better than an early summer mini-break – with your other half, or with your kids, too? It might be may-day, but there's no need to panic – Superbreak still has heaps of early bank holiday offers available ...
[Added: 27 Apr 2006 Hits: 520 Words: 529]
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64. | Blooming Brilliant Chelsea Flower Show Packages
Every year, for five days during May, the grounds of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea are transformed into a plant paradise with thousands of glorious blooms, a selection of spectacular show gardens and the finest examples ...
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65. | Why it is never too early to book your Summer Beach Break
With the exception of your friends and family it always seems to be the same type of people you speak to about summer holidays. With me it always seems to be taxi drivers or barbers. ...
[Added: 27 Apr 2006 Hits: 554 Words: 703]
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66. | Debit card stats outline payday loan flexibility
Research from Apacs released earlier this week provided the news that debit card purchases have, for the first time in history, outstripped cash spending in terms of the amount of money splashed out – underlining the flexibility which people today appreciate when it comes to making everyday buys.
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67. | Turn Marathon Misery into Triathlon Success
Now the dust has - just - settled on the streets of the London Marathon let's spare a thought for all those non-runners. Even before the race start, competition was keen with over 50,000 disappointed applicants unable ...
[Added: 27 Apr 2006 Hits: 301 Words: 394]
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68. | Adverse Credit Boom Prompts Questions
Over the last year, there's been a flurry of product launches, as lenders pile into this nascent market. Some of the new entrants in 2005 included the Bristol & West, Victoria Mortgages and Beacon Homeloans, while investment banks Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley are in the process ...
[Added: 27 Apr 2006 Hits: 305 Words: 535]
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69. | Reform aimed at personal finance and UK savings
The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has issued a report which supports the Pension Commission's recent demand for reform in the structure of the basic state pension. In fact the report goes further than simply backing the report, ...
[Added: 12 Apr 2006 Hits: 298 Words: 377]
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70. | What everyone at risk of home repossession needs to know!
Anyone who owned property during the last house price crash in the early 1990s will remember constant headlines about negative equity and home repossession. Between 1990 and 1996 over a million individuals experienced mortgage repossession as they struggled with ...
[Added: 12 Apr 2006 Hits: 320 Words: 808]
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71. | Frankfurt is the first World cup venue for England, how will you be getting there?
It's the end of another four year wait – the World Cup has rolled around again and this time we're off to Germany. On Saturday the 10th of July in Frankfurt, at 3.00pm, England will ...
[Added: 12 Apr 2006 Hits: 794 Words: 572]
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72. | Growing up in Belfast in the 70s and 80s
My childhood was very different to many of yours. I grew up in west Belfast, where the sound of bombs and gunshots was a normal everyday experience. With people being killed daily and British soldiers patrolling our streets; life on the ...
[Added: 13 Mar 2006 Hits: 790 Words: 408]
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73. | Mobile phone shops offer the best deals online
In light of the high street outlets offering better deals than the networks, exactly where should we be looking for the best mobile phone deals?
As soon as something closes in your High ...
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74. | How to Find Cheap Mobile Phone Deals
With such a competitive marketplace offering so many variations on the same theme and the market becoming cost led how does the consumer find the best cheap mobile phone deal?
The seemingly ubiquitous mobile phone has become an indispensable item. A market which was ...
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75. | Mortgage and UK housing markets experience fluctuations.
Mortgage lenders and property agencies have just released their latest figures for the UK housing market displaying some conflicting results but the overall mood from analysts appears to be one of optimism for improvements in housing market activity.
Property prices are on ...
[Added: 04 Mar 2006 Hits: 300 Words: 620]
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76. | Credit cards rise up…again
It's going up again: credit card usage in the UK looks set to continue increasing even after going through the roof last year in yet another yearly increase. It's really beginning to look like this is a trend that will run and run...
Despite being a tricky ...
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77. | Cancer Research UK and TK Maxx collaboration, 'GiveGet'
GiveGet is an annual campaign run by TK Maxx and Cancer Research UK and is one of the biggest charity collection campaigns in the UK. You should be familiar with the concept: collect any unwanted – ...
[Added: 04 Mar 2006 Hits: 1462 Words: 505]
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78. | Navigating Insurance for Students and Searching Out the Right Financial Solution for UK Parents
Students are often portrayed as being lazy, indolent, or, perhaps most damningly of all: scruffy. But today's students are often more active and involved than their parents, and they demand the rewards that come with this behaviour. Valuable pieces of equipment are de rigueur in many of ...
[Added: 25 Feb 2006 Hits: 602 Words: 589]
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79. | Shopping for Small Business Services
Should you be in the early stages of a business start-up then there are elements to your personal business banking service which you should be looking for – and if you haven't yet set up an account now is ...
[Added: 23 Feb 2006 Hits: 884 Words: 594]
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80. | Lifestyle Banking - Living for Pay Day
For some people it comes mid-month, for others at month's end. Occasionally it comes right at the start of the month – just in time for you to watch those figures plummet.
And what am I talking about? ...
[Added: 23 Feb 2006 Hits: 300 Words: 585]
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81. | Keeping Up with the Latest Mobile Phones Can Prove Difficult
Even as recently as the mid 1990's the majority of people seemed to function just fine without owning a mobile phone. The world continued to turn, people kept up with one another and generally ...
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82. | The UK house market and how to survive it
According to the Nationwide Building Society, the UK housing market has made a "strong start" in 2006, with the biggest rise in house prices for 18 months, rising by 1.4% in January. This was seen by the Nationwide as part of a "strengthening trend" since October, with confidence ...
[Added: 08 Feb 2006 Hits: 477 Words: 850]
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83. | An alternative to using an estate agent to sell your property
Traditionally, anyone with a house to sell in the U.K. would use an Estate Agent. As they were ranked 2nd in a Radio 4 poll of "least respected workers" (M.P.'s were 1st!), for many people they are seen ...
[Added: 08 Feb 2006 Hits: 269 Words: 640]
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84. | UK consumers start clawing their way out of the financial debt pit
Another year ended, and another round of UK debt statistics. CreditAction has just announced the latest summing up of the personal debt situation in the UK.
Their figures show that the end of 2005 has seen the ...
[Added: 03 Feb 2006 Hits: 454 Words: 624]
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85. | Judging the hidden costs of credit cards
Recent reports from CreditAction and the National Debtline appear to show that UK consumers are becoming more financially aware and are looking to reduce their levels of personal debt which have spiraled seemingly out of control over the past few years. ...
[Added: 03 Feb 2006 Hits: 993 Words: 661]
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86. | Diamonds are Forever
In October 2005, Egg asked the Social Issues Research Centre to investigate the trends that would define the "Noughties". They found that many people thought of the period as the "Decade of Fear", due to the immense ...
[Added: 03 Feb 2006 Hits: 709 Words: 984]
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87. | Football fans can get to see all of the games this year
The ever-increasing season ticket prices means a lot of fans struggle to watch all of their team's matches. With the price of even just a championship season ticket being around £400 most fans can struggle to foot the bill, even if their team isn't in the ...
[Added: 31 Jan 2006 Hits: 1545 Words: 373]
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88. | John Lewis Tops Poll of Britain's Favourite Stores
British shoppers have voted on their favourite retail stores in a survey by market analyst Verdict. Over 6,000 shoppers were asked to name their favourite outlets.
"John Lewis" came out tops in an industry poll of British shoppers favourite stores. The department store was voted ...
[Added: 26 Jan 2006 Hits: 1085 Words: 347]
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89. | Total eclipse of the sun expected in March
A total solar eclipse, one of the earth's most unique phenomena is when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, its shadow hitting the Earth and blocking out the Sun. If you're lucky enough to be in the path ...
[Added: 26 Jan 2006 Hits: 340 Words: 497]
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90. | The Long Financial Winter - Protect your home
This time of year is always financially hard for families who may have over spent between Christmas and the New Year. Last year house repossessions in the 1st half of the year were 33% higher than at ...
[Added: 21 Jan 2006 Hits: 361 Words: 654]
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91. | Are toys for men or for boys?
With so many new "toys" around nowadays it's hard to figure the aim of the toy market.
My 9 year old son Jack got a visit from Santa recently. Santa was very good to Jack – he got him an IPod and a ...
[Added: 11 Jan 2006 Hits: 438 Words: 508]
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92. | Great Valentine's Day Gift Ideas
Cynics say that Valentine's Day is a fallacy invented by the greeting cards industry to increase our overdraft, just in case the Christmas credit card bill is starting to subside. Arguably the worst thing about Valentine's Day is hitting the ...
[Added: 04 Jan 2006 Hits: 1187 Words: 826]
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93. | The UK housing market is set to bloom in 2006
Broker's have predicted that the housing market is set to bloom in 2006.
After house prices dropping for 16 months in a row BBC news has reported that house prices are set to rise again in ...
[Added: 21 Dec 2005 Hits: 365 Words: 329]
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94. | Airport Hotels - The right way to start a short break holiday
Unless you have the dubious pleasure of living right next door to an airport one of the biggest downsides of going on holiday is catching a flight at an ungodly hour of the day. While driving half asleep at 4.00 am, with a nagging doubt you have forgot something ...
[Added: 17 Dec 2005 Hits: 585 Words: 625]
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95. | Last Minute Festive Packages From Superbreak
Why not let someone else worry about Christmas and New Year this year and book a last minute stay in a hotel over the festive period. Forget about buying the food, cooking the dinner, washing it up or organising the New Year ...
[Added: 17 Dec 2005 Hits: 637 Words: 504]
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96. | This Christmas time could see a rise in online fraud.
Imagine the scenario: you've just had a nice Christmas. Your kids are all happy when returning to school to see their friends and tell them what santa brought them. You're happy, because although you've spent a lot ...
[Added: 13 Dec 2005 Hits: 354 Words: 335]
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