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HSBC mortgage offer extendedWed 14th May 2008 HSBC has announced that it is extending its Rate Matcher mortgage offer to homeowners whose current fixed-rate mortgage period matures before August 31st 2008. |
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Halifax: EU stock prices rise 118%Wed 14th May 2008 European Union stock prices have risen by 118 per cent over the past five years, according to Halifax. |
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LV= Insurance axes "unfair" admin feesWed 14th May 2008 Liverpool Victoria (LV=) has announced that it is removing "unfair" administration charges for its insurance customers. |
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Rics reports house price fallWed 14th May 2008 The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) house price balance dropped for the ninth consecutive month in April, with 95.1 per cent more of its members reported a fall than a rise in house prices. |
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Lloyds TSB Insurance: Homeworkers need right insurance coverWed 14th May 2008 Ahead of National Working At Home Day (May 15th), Lloyds TSB Insurance has urged Britain's growing number of home-based workers to ensure they have adequate insurance cover. |
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CPI inflation hits 3%Wed 14th May 2008 Consumer price index (CPI) inflation has risen to three per cent, according to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). |
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HSBC Insurance: Future not bright for some retireesWed 14th May 2008 HSBC Insurance's annual global The Future of Retirement study has found that most people would prefer to leave their perspective on life rather than their money as a legacy to their heirs. |
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Saga welcomes care review but stresses need for financial adviceWed 14th May 2008 Saga has welcomed Prime Minister Gordon Brown's decision to hold a social care review to look at ways of making care services fairer and more affordable. |
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Lending for house purchase fallsTue 13th May 2008 The latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) shows the number of loans taken out for house purchase stood at 46,500 in March, down 48 per cent from the same month in 2007. |
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Sainsbury's Insurance: 1.1 million UK pet owners have no coverTue 13th May 2008 Sainsbury's Insurance has found that up to 11 million pet owners in the UK have no insurance cover for their cats and dogs. |
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Nationwide mortgage rates reducedTue 13th May 2008 Nationwide has cut the price of its two and five-year fixed rate mortgages, effective from May 16th 2008. |
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Tesco Life Insurance for over-50s launchedTue 13th May 2008 Tesco has launched a life insurance policy for the over-50s, which allows customers to leave loved ones a guaranteed tax-free cash lump sum. |
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Legal & General Insurance: No 'make do and mend' for BritsTue 13th May 2008 Legal & General Insurance has found that 46 per cent of Britons would replace a stereo, mp3 or DVD player if it stopped working, rather than try and repair it. |
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Halifax Home Insurance: £52bn worth of jewellery horded in UK homesTue 13th May 2008 There is a total of £52 billion worth of jewellery inside British homes, according to new research from Halifax. |
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Egg savings account: New rate announcedTue 13th May 2008 Egg has announced a new fixed introductory rate of 6.05 per cent gross per annum/AER on its savings account. |
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Repossession 'unlikely' to affect first-time buyersMon 12th May 2008 First-time buyers are the least likely buyer group to have their home repossessed, according to the operations director at Firstrung. |
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NatWest: Mancunians splash the cashMon 12th May 2008 People in Manchester are the biggest spenders in the UK, according to a new study from NatWest. |
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Halifax finds £1 million property sales are on the upMon 12th May 2008 The number of million pound property sales in the UK rose by 36 per cent last year, according to new research from Halifax. |
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Nationwide home insurance offer announcedMon 12th May 2008 Nationwide has launched a new home insurance offer today, which gives customers purchasing their buildings and contents cover together a 20 per cent discount now and on next year's premium if they renew both policies jointly. |
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Nationwide issues money guide to teenagersMon 12th May 2008 Nationwide has issued over 5,000 copies of its The Teenager's Guide to Money to secondary schools and colleges across the UK. |
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