Articles, tagged with "lloyds tsb", page 4

Payment Protection Insurance Yes, Single Premium No

Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) pays your loan or credit card interest if you aren't able to keep up the repayments yourself, say if you've been made redundant or can't work due to illness or for whatever reason. You'd think that sounds like a very go... Read >
Author: michael challiner

American Express introduces dormant fee for unused credit cards

American Express will be charging its credit cards customers a £20 annual "dormancy" fee if they fail to use their cards for a year. The fee will applied to its Platinum cashback credit card, and is to be introduced to existing customers from 1 Octobe... Read >
Author: Sam Gooch

Finding The Right Man For The Job

For many finding the right plumber, electrician or builder can be extremely difficult, at the best of times, but now according to a new report many have been jeopardising there home insurance policies by unwittingly hiring under qualified or cowboy trades... Read >
Author: seamus

Has the Mortgage Freeze Started to Thaw?

First-time buyers have faced a conundrum over the last couple of years. After years of house prices spiralling out of reach of the average first-time buyer, they have finally fallen. But in a cruel twist, the mortgage market froze up last year and len... Read >
Author: MarkeD

Who Owns Who in the Banking Sector

The financial turmoil of the past 18 months has led to a wave of consolidation in the banking industry, making it even harder to ensure you're not putting all your eggs in one basket. We take a look at today's banking sector to find out who actually ow... Read >
Author: MarkeD

Free Flights On A Credit Card

Credit card companies are forever coming up with various marketing ploys to attract new customers, but cards connected to the airlines offer irresistible incentives to sign up. BMI and its baby, British Airways, Flybe and Ryanair all offer a free flight i... Read >
Author: michael challiner

A History of Mis Selling

HIGH RISK BONDS:Otherwise known as 'Precipice' Bonds or 'high income' bonds which originally surfaced around 2000. Lloyds TSB again faced a substantial compensation bill of £98 million, 44% of the policies sold being unsuitable for those individuals. The... Read >
Author: Martyn Witt

Top tips on how to keep your money safe

These are worrying times for savers. Not only have interest rates fallen to record lows, slashing the returns people can earn on their money, but there have also been a number of high profile banking collapses. Unsurprisingly, many consumers have been le... Read >
Author: MarkeD

The Top 5 Employers in Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and is home to almost 500,000 people. Being the second most visited city in the UK after London, you'd probably expect to find the majority of jobs in Edinburgh situated in the retail and tourism sectors, but sur... Read >
Author: MarkeD

Banks Set To Get Tough On Lenders.

One of the main reasons this country is seeing the effects of a recession is due to the banks being afraid to lend to each other. The reason that the banks are hesitant to lend are that they aren't sure that the banks are being totally honest about the le... Read >
Author: sam lowe

Don’t let the Weather Ruin Your Year

The winter blues could empty out your pockets if you don't take adequate precautions to protect your home this winter, homeowners have been warned. As the arctic weather draws in, the last thing anyone would want is to start the first few months of the... Read >
Author: Arti Manani

Cold Times in the Pipe Lines

A home insurance company revealed that there has been a 15% increase in home insurance claims this winter period from people who have experienced burst pipes in their homes as a result of the cold weather which has put its icy grips around the UK. The ... Read >
Author: Catherine White

Should I leave my New Star funds or just sit and wait?

Should I leave my New Star funds or just sit and wait? 19 December 2008 How the mighty have fallen! During the year, this share has traded from 167.50p to a halfpenny! The years fall is recorded at a horrible 98.96% which is pretty much as bad as it... Read >
Author: Peter McGahan

Add value to your home: refurbish your kitchen or bathroom

TV's Phil Spencer has recently been urging homeowners to "do everything they can" to improve the saleability of their properties saying that improvements to kitchens and bathrooms are among the best ways of selling houses. A recent Lloyds TSB Tickbox.... Read >
Author: Ivor Bates

Setting up an internet merchant account

The internet is fast becoming the medium for shopping and with it there is an inevitable increase in transactions made online. It is now becoming vital for businesses to begin to trade online and by doing so you need to set up an internet merchant account... Read >
Author: davidstoppa

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