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Stamp duty: Estate agents voice fears as plug is pulled on the rock star’s property trick
15 january 2013 Buyers of homes worth more than £2m are going to be hit with a massive stamp duty rise from today, with a new 7 per cent stamp…
Card lending down as debts paid off
15 January 2013 Credit card lending has contracted by the biggest monthly amount since 2006 amid consumers’ determination to pay down their debts, Bank of England figures showed today. Card…
Hard-up Brits are pawning family assets to make ends meet
15 January 2013 Using valuable items such as jewellery or luxury motorcars as security for a loan, has become an increasingly popular way to raise cash during the recession. But…
Spotlight On: Lloyds TSB overdraft rates
15 January 2013 The deal The bank is changing the way it charges customers who go into the red from 2 October. Good points Lloyds is introducing a free planned…
Fears Lloyds’ overdraft fees will set a trend
15 January 2013 Customers of Lloyds Banking Group, including Bank of Scotland, are being stung by swingeing rises in overdraft charges from 1 October. The part-nationalised bank has announced its…
Five Questions About: PPI complaints
15 January 2013 Payment protection insurance? Haven’t complaints been dealt with? That’s the problem, they haven’t. So far, only £3.5bn of the £9bn set aside to compensate mis-sold PPI has…
Is this the ethical way for payday lending?
15 January 2013 An ethical, payday loan may sound like a contradiction, but that is what new provider fridayfriday.com says it is offering. The web-based lender promises to limit the…
Ethical loan deal helps 26,000 new businesses
15 January 2013 An ethical, micro-loan scheme which allows people to lend directly to potential entrepreneurs in developing countries has broken through the £1m barrier. The lendwithcare scheme was launched…
Julian Knight: Put the brakes on payday loan peddlers
15 January 2013 As a big cycling fan I have been glued to the television coverage of the Tour de France. The kit, the colours, the sheer effort of the…
Spotlight On: Payday loan code of practice
15 January 2013 The deal Payday and short-term lenders have this week launched a new set of commitments which they claim will raise standards and improve customer service. Good points…
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