Archive for July, 2010

House price inflation eases again
UK house prices fell 0.5% in July, the Nationwide says, cutting the annual rate of house price inflation to 6.6% from 8.7%.

House prices and home loans falling
FEARS that the housing market is set for a new slump strengthened yesterday after new figures showed a decline in both house prices and mortgage lending.

Confused.com: Game of Life
LONDON—-New research from Confused.com reveals risky attitudes to life insurance

Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank error leaves thousands of mortgage holders out of pocket
Yorkshire and Clydesdale Bank admitted that 18,000 customers will have to make up underpayments after it miscalculated the amount they owed.

Coping with debt, divorce and death
Debt, divorce and death: never mind the personal trauma, the financial costs of these can put enormous strain on families The figures make for grim reading. Average household debt (including credit cards and overdrafts, but excluding mortgages) now stands at �8,716. This rises to �18,159 if the average is based on households with some form of unsecured loan. In 2008, 136,026 divorces were …

Confused.com: Game of Life
LONDON—-New research from Confused.com reveals risky attitudes to life insurance