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Bankruptcies are on the increase in the UK. Official figures revealed that a record number of people filed for bankruptcy in the last twelve months, and there is little doubt that the number will increase. Figures from the Ministry of...

Bankruptcies are on the increase in the UK. Official figures revealed that a record number of people filed for bankruptcy in the last twelve months, and there is little doubt that the number will increase. Figures from the Ministry of Justice showed that the total number of bankruptcy petitions was up to a new twelve-monthly high of 54,536 in the year to June. In the second quarter of the year tag:www.loanwize.co.uk,2007://1.78 2007-08-20T09:17:34Z 2007-08-20T09:18:53Z

HSBC, one of the biggest highest street banks in the UK, is axing all fees on mortgages until the end of September. This late summer promotion will apply to all mortgages – for both new and existing customers. It was...

HSBC, one of the biggest highest street banks in the UK, is axing all fees on mortgages until the end of September. This late summer promotion will apply to all mortgages – for both new and existing customers. It was only last week that HSBC announced that it was removing all exit fees in response to an investigation by City watchdog, the Financial Services Authority. In spite of the announcement tag:www.loanwize.co.uk,2007://1.77 2007-08-13T00:31:30Z 2007-08-13T00:35:24Z

The Halifax has reported that the housing market is still slowing down, in spite of a surprising jump of £1,500 in the cost of an average home in July. Halifax’s latest House Price Index showed a 0.7% rise in the...

The Halifax has reported that the housing market is still slowing down, in spite of a surprising jump of £1,500 in the cost of an average home in July. Halifax’s latest House Price Index showed a 0.7% rise in the price of property in July, taking the cost of an average home up to £198,915 from £197,450 in June. The average cost of a home is fast approaching £200,000, but tag:www.loanwize.co.uk,2007://1.76 2007-08-09T14:45:16Z 2007-08-09T14:47:37Z

It sounds great, doesn’t it? Transfer your outstanding credit card balance to another card and get charged 0% interest for three, six, nine, 12 months – sometimes longer. Must be a no-brainer; who wouldn’t do it? Why wouldn’t you do...

It sounds great, doesn’t it? Transfer your outstanding credit card balance to another card and get charged 0% interest for three, six, nine, 12 months – sometimes longer. Must be a no-brainer; who wouldn’t do it? Why wouldn’t you do it? Well, Banks love you to do it. They made £240 from credit cards offering 0% interest rates on transferred balances in Britain in the last twelve months. They made tag:www.loanwize.co.uk,2007://1.75 2007-08-08T00:44:46Z 2007-08-08T00:45:19Z

Credit card providers are always on the look-out for new ways to attract customers. Barclaycard has just launches a new card that offers a life long 0% interest deal on season tickets to watch any sports team. The idea is...

Credit card providers are always on the look-out for new ways to attract customers. Barclaycard has just launches a new card that offers a life long 0% interest deal on season tickets to watch any sports team. The idea is that the Barclaycard Football card will be used by football supporters for season tickets costing more than £250, but it can also be used by followers of other sports. The tag:www.loanwize.co.uk,2007://1.74 2007-08-06T01:39:52Z 2007-08-06T01:41:40Z

The pre-pay travel market is becoming increasingly competitive, and Barclays has just entered into the game by launching its ‘Travel Money’. The card is used by customers to put between £100 and £2,500 on it, which can be in any...

The pre-pay travel market is becoming increasingly competitive, and Barclays has just entered into the game by launching its ‘Travel Money’. The card is used by customers to put between £100 and £2,500 on it, which can be in any of Sterling, Euros or US dollars. Cards like this are growing in popularity as holiday makers are reluctant to take their regular cards abroad for reasons of security. Lose this tag:www.loanwize.co.uk,2007://1.73 2007-08-01T02:11:48Z 2007-08-01T02:13:42Z

Northern Rock, Britain’s fifth largest mortgage lender, has said that house prices could slow down dramatically in the next six months. The annual increase to June was just over 10%, but Northern Rock reckon that the annual rate could come...

Northern Rock, Britain’s fifth largest mortgage lender, has said that house prices could slow down dramatically in the next six months. The annual increase to June was just over 10%, but Northern Rock reckon that the annual rate could come down to as low as 4% by the end of the year. Problems will start to arise when the households with two and three year fixed rate deals come to tag:www.loanwize.co.uk,2007://1.72 2007-07-31T03:23:48Z 2007-07-31T03:24:45Z

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has calculated that the UK is worth a total of £6.525 trillion. It has based its workings on the value of all the country’s assets such as buildings, roads, machinery and finances to come...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has calculated that the UK is worth a total of £6.525 trillion. It has based its workings on the value of all the country’s assets such as buildings, roads, machinery and finances to come up with a figure for the end of 2006. That’s just over £100,000 per person (person NOT household). Do you feel worth it? Or more? The figures for the end tag:www.loanwize.co.uk,2007://1.71 2007-07-30T02:15:37Z 2007-07-30T02:16:13Z

If you are going on holiday abroad this year, then you a re likely to pay around £37 for using your credit and debit cards. That’s the average amount in fees that holidaymakers have to pay for using their cards...

If you are going on holiday abroad this year, then you a re likely to pay around £37 for using your credit and debit cards. That’s the average amount in fees that holidaymakers have to pay for using their cards overseas. Banks have been accused of profiteering from customers and campaigners have called for fees to be cut. Last year banks charged a total of £726m for card use outside tag:www.loanwize.co.uk,2007://1.69 2007-07-27T02:46:28Z 2007-07-27T02:47:54Z

If they don’t get you one way, they’ll try and get you another. Recently, mortgage arrangement fees came under scrutiny and have been shown to have rocketed in the last two years – some by an incredible 600%. In that...

If they don’t get you one way, they’ll try and get you another. Recently, mortgage arrangement fees came under scrutiny and have been shown to have rocketed in the last two years – some by an incredible 600%. In that way mortgage providers get their cut from you on your way in. They also want to sting you when you’re trying to find your way out. There are thousands of