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Debt For More Lavish Weddings

A recent report from Easier Finance indicates that many British people are willing to face further personal debt levels in order to have the perfect wedding. "If you stick all the costs of your wedding on a credit card, you could find your big day is m... Read >

First Direct

Two reports from Reuters in London shed further light on the ever-unravelling state of the mortgage market in the UK. "The credit crunch has resulted in a gap in the availability of mortgage credit relative to demand," said Jim Cunningham, senior econ... Read >

Home Insurance

Nationwide Building Society has announced that it will offer a 20% discount immediately, and then in the subsequent year, on combined buildings and contents insurance as a reward for loyalty from its customers. If new customers purchase services online, t... Read >

Car Insurance

Kwik-Fit Insurance has acquired a secure electronic delivery product that should support the secure delivery of car insurance e-certificates, a recent report indicates. Known as SDX, the delivery solution has been designed to provide safe messaging in ... Read >

Mortgage Feature

The mortgage providing division of Lloyds TSB has very recently launched an AIRMILES mortgage. In the second stage of its partnership with AIRMILES, Lloyds TSB says the new mortgage service will allow customers to earn 6000 airmiles upfront, and an ad... Read >

Debt Feature

Debt is having significantly negative effects on the nation's mental health, a leading charity has revealed. Mental health charity Mind's recently published study, In the red: debt and mental health, was conducted by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Th... Read >

Travel Insurance

Approximately one quarter of travellers do not take out travel insurance, recent reports indicate. While the recent tragic deaths of five young British women travelling through Ecuador on their gap year might have shed somber light on the importance o... Read >

Sainsbury's Home Insurance

"It's great news that so many of us are good-intentioned when it comes to planting trees, but it's important that we don't put our properties at unnecessary risk of subsidence," said Neil Laird, Sainsbury's Home Insurance manager. "Our advice is to do you... Read >

"Problem" Unsecured Debt £25 Billion In UK, TDX Group Reports

According to research published by TDX Group, "problem" unsecured consumer debt is currently at approximately £25billion in the UK. The company further reports that one million people have problem unsecured debt in the country, each of whom owes an avera... Read >

Life Insurance

Close to half of the UK's population think that they may die sooner than their actual life-expectancy rate indicates, according to research released by Life Trust Insurance plc. Life Trust is concerned that many people are unaware of the facts regardin... Read >

Drop In Mortgages Leads To Shocking Halt In House-Building, Largest UK House-Builder Reports

The severe drop in approved mortgages are being blamed for UK homebuilding giant Persimmon's report that it will halt work on new sites until the market improves. Recent reports indicate that the number of approved mortgages has plumetted to 50 per cent o... Read >