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Mortgage Rates at Record Low

Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by emilythomas.

Rates on tracker mortgages dropped to a record low in January 2010, according to Times Online. The average rate charged on tracker mortgages with a 25% deposit decreased from 3.92% in December to 3.63% in January, which is the lowest recorded rate since 1997.
Rates on two-year fixed rate deals also went down to a six-year [...]

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Consumer Credit Act

Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by emilythomas.

The Consumer Credit Act (CCA) establishes rules for credit providers and gives details about the rights of those applying for credit. For example, if you’re applying for credit and are rejected, you have the right to be told the names and addresses of any credit reference agencies with which the credit provider made an enquiry [...]

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Toyota Recall

Posted on 03. Feb, 2010 by emilythomas.

Today, Toyota confirmed the exact UK vehicles involved in the accelerator pedal recall. The automaker has communicated details of the 180,865 affected UK vehicles to the DVLA. The total is made up of certain models from seven Toyota ranges:

iQ
Aygo
Yaris
Auris
Corolla
Avensis
Verso

For the latest information about the Toyota recall, click here.

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Supermarket Savings

Posted on 01. Feb, 2010 by emilythomas.

Save money on groceries at mySupermarket.co.uk where you can shop, compare and get the best possible price for your grocery shopping at Tesco, ASDA, Sainsbury’s or Ocado. Pick a supermarket and import your Favourites, or browse Top Offers and Shelves. mySupermarket helps you save money and calories within your supermarket, or by switching to another. It is [...]

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Credit Monitoring

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by emilythomas.

You can monitor your credit yourself or sign up for a service to do it for you. This approach to credit monitoring usually proves to be more thorough since credit monitoring services have access to information that you may find difficult to find.
CreditExpert from Experian offers credit monitoring so you don’t have to spend time [...]

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Do You Live In an Area with High Fraud Activity?

Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by emilythomas.

Careful using credit cards in Cardiff! According to lovemoney.com, Cardiff is officially the worst place in the UK when it comes to card fraud. A recent study revealed that 37% of people in Cardiff have been card crime victims in the past.
A close second to Cardiff is London with 35%  of its population that has [...]

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Save Money On Car Insurance

Posted on 26. Jan, 2010 by reecegriffiths.

January is always a great time to set budgetary goals for the new year.  One great way to save money is by shopping around for a lower car insurance rate!
Visit www.comparethemarket.com to see how much you could be saving on your car insurance.  Compare the market is constantly reviewing insurance plans to get you the [...]

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Identity Theft & Fraud

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by emilythomas.

Identity theft is when Person A uses Person B’s identity (name, date of birth, current address or previous addresses) without their knowledge or consent. These identity details are often used by Person A to obtain goods and services in Person B’s name.
Criminals can get hold of your identity details in many different ways by going [...]

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Banks Block Online Haiti Donations

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by emilythomas.

According to a BBC article, some online donations to charities aiding Haiti earthquake victims are being wrongly blocked by banks as fraudulent. This is happening because some credit card thieves check to see if a stolen card works by making charitable donations. If that works, then the criminal is able to use it to buy [...]

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Tax Returns Due in 12 Days

Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by emilythomas.

I wanted to give everyone a friendly reminder that your tax return must reach HMRC by midnight 31 January, that is if you’re filing online. That only gives you 12 full days! Click here to register for HMRC online services before it’s too late!
Also, I wouldn’t suggest waiting til the 31st of January to submit your [...]

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