20th July 2008
Over recent months the British Police Force has found itself dealing with a number of claims for compensation due to discrimination in the workplace on grounds of race and ethnicity. One Police officer has submitted a claim for £500,000 pounds because he...
20th July 2008
The whole process of buying and selling houses can be very expensive and is additional stretch on people’s finances. Two of the biggest costs are conveyancing and tax which can add thousands of pounds on both the buyers and sellers bills.
Recent fig...
20th July 2008
Recent figures show the number of houses sold in the UK in the last five months has fallen by 32 percent compared to the same time last year. Figures by the HM Revenue and Customs which record the houses purchases of properties worth more than the initial...
20th July 2008
For banks and other financial institutions finding enough people who want to use their loan products has not typically been a problem in the past. However due to recent events within the global financial markets, lenders have tighten up their lending crit...
20th July 2008
Credit cards have become a prominent part of modern day life with British consumers using them to pay from everything from the household bills to purchasing a new car. More people have also started to use them abroad on their holidays as a convenient way ...
17th July 2008
Legal firms who specialise in offering a conveyancing service are beginning to struggle to make the profits they were once used to. The downturn in the housing market has meant there are far less buyers and therefore fewer houses are actually selling.
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17th July 2008
Car insurers in Canada are predicting a steep hike in insurance premiums if a current cap on compensation payments is removed. The average increase in rates is estimated at around eleven percent, which is a huge increase and way above the rate of inflat...
17th July 2008
People living in Australia, suffering from mesothelioma, a disease caused by asbestos poisoning are passing away before their claims for compensation are being heard. One Sydney Judge believes this is due to a cost saving measure which was implemented in ...
17th July 2008
You may be forgiven for thinking that in today’s current economic situation finding a mortgage if you are a first time buyer is near on impossible. You would be right to a certain extent, in that mortgages for first time buyers are definitely harder to ...
17th July 2008
The housing market in Britain is on a decline with more and more people being forced to sell due to rises in mortgage interest rates, and less buyers willing to invest in housing. More first time buyers are staying away from the housing market altogether...
16th July 2008
Compensation for accidents claims can be complex and difficult to work out. In some cases the issue of who is at fault may not be clear cut and it could take time to collect the evidence to determine the facts of the accident.
In other cases the injur...
16th July 2008
The car industry is under pressure to make and sell quality products amidst the economic slowdown of the global credit crunch and the increasing awareness of green issues. One important factor in achieving this is to manufacture cars with high safety rati...
16th July 2008
Finding car insurance to meet your needs can be time consuming due to the high number of products available on the market. The car insurance industry is saturated with companies keen to sell their insurance products and beat the opposition.
In order t...
16th July 2008
House prices in the UK are plunging, with fewer buyers looking to purchase properties. Those selling their homes have to compete with each other, and many are trying to undercut their prices to secure a sale. In addition those who are looking to buy are p...
15th July 2008
The number of people resorting to short term loans to boost their monthly finances has increased more than 130 percent since August last year. These types of loans are typically taken out to tide people over from one pay day to the next, and have increase...
