Is your money as safe as offices? Feb 5 2007
WITH interest rates rising, house prices wobbly (in some areas), and inflation threatening to return, investors are increasingly turning to commercial property - shops, offices, retail parks and warehouses - as a safe port in a storm. more
It ain't over till it's over Feb 5 2007
MILLIONS of endowment mis-selling victims could still be in line for compensation despite missing their deadline to register complaints. more
Cash points Feb 5 2007
MANY employees spent the whole of January earning the money to service the interest on their credit card debt, says IFA Promotion which represents around 9,000 firms of independent financial advisors. more
Cash points Jan 22 2007
PROVIDERS of new home information packs (HIPs) aimed at slashing the number of failed housing transactions have agreed acode of conduct to protect consumers. more
British Gas fires fears of huge energy bills Jan 15 2007
Millions of us have been paying a very high price for loyalty where power companies are concerned.Jeremy Gates advises that now is the time to find a better deal more
Credit rating myths exploded Jan 15 2007
CONSUMERS risk misjudging their credit score by accepting a number of incorrect "myths" surrounding how data is compiled, according to a report out today. more
Cash points Jan 15 2007
THE take-up rate of Child Trust Funds (CTF) is worse in deprived areas where their benefit would be felt the most, new figures show. more
Avoiding the threat of insolvency Jan 8 2007
AFTER the traditional Christmas spending binge, New Year bills could provide the painful moment of reckoning . . . with perhaps 10,000 personal insolvencies triggered by the holiday celebrations. more
Government pleased with response to Child Trust Funds Jan 8 2007
NEARLY 2.5 million Child Trust Funds (CTFs) have been opened since the Government went live with the saving scheme less than two years ago, figures today show. more
Cash points Jan 8 2007
PENSION deficits facing the UK's top firms may have almost halved in 2006 but, for some companies, the funding gap will have widened, it was claimed today. more
Brown fails to spread seasonal joy Dec 18 2006
IF THEY can ease themselves away from seasonal celebrations, thousands of workers - and some pensioners too - might ponder the pre-Budget Report and wish the Chancellor had left them off his "present" list. more
Cash points Dec 18 2006
BRITISH shoppers are planning to cut their total spend on Christmas gifts by 12% this year as part of a worldwide seasonal tightening of the belt, according to new research. more
Christmas gift with lasting value Dec 11 2006
Jeremy Gates discovers a club for people who like the finer things of life - and a few other festive financial gift ideas more
Cash points Dec 11 2006
NEARLY a quarter of UK adults believe the housing market will crash within the next 18 months, new research indicates. more
Savers hope to reap the benefits Dec 4 2006
WITH another interest rate rise predicted for the New Year, Jeremy Gates investigates what this means for savers more
Cash points Dec 4 2006
OLE! Barclays Bank in Spain is launching a new 80% loan-to-value mortgage (against a previous limit of 70%) which also has its longestever mortgage term at 30 years, against the previous 20. Enquiries: 0845 976 0555. more
