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What is a Child Trust Fund?

A Child Trust Fund (CTF) is a long-term savings and investment account for children in the United Kingdom. The UK Government introduced the Child Trust Fund with the aim of ensuring every child has savings at the age of 18, helping children get into the h... Read >
Author: Katie Brown

Just Steam and Stress Less

According to the National Health Interview Survey, 75% of the general population experiences at least "some stress" every two weeks and half of those experience high levels of stress during the same two week period. With all of the effects stress has on a... Read >
Author: Divapor

Understanding Home Information Packs

Whether Home Information Packs (HIPs) will or won't take effect is a theme that has been debated endlessly over the past few weeks and months. Leaves you thinking that everything that can be said has already been said.? Yet there as many different sp... Read >
Author: Chris

10 Tips To Finding The Right Mortgage Loan Broker

More than half of all borrowers use a broker to arrange their mortgage. But how do you go about finding one? Should you be paying any fees for their services and how do they work? #1 There are literally thousands of mortgage brokers in the UK - well o... Read >
Author: Christopher

Buy to Let Mortgages. Landlords face new Rules.

As landlords know, there's a huge demand for small self-contain units, especially in University towns. But as from the start of this tax year, landlords are faced with the necessity to have a building licensed for occupation if the property is on at least... Read >
Author: michael challiner

Your health in Spain

The community health system in Spain is excellent, probably better than most in Europe. The ‘ambulatorio' or local health center is usually open 24 hours a day and the hospitals are extremely well run. The only thing that non-Spanish people may find a... Read >
Author: Susie Kay

Mutual Legal Assistance and Tax Treaties

MLAT (Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty) The UK has such treaties with Bolivia, Hong Kong, Panama (narcotics trafficking only with Panama, no fiscal crimes and Panama has no tax treaties with anyone), USA (extensive) and Uruguay. Below is the link to t... Read >
Author: Ronald Edwards

The financial industry: your rights as a consumer

The financial services industry is highly regulated and companies selling financial products or advice must adhere to a stringent set of guidelines set out by the industry's independent regulatory body, the Financial Services Authority. The FSA has wid... Read >
Author: Benedict Rohan

Car Insurance - Safety first child restraints

September 2006 will see the introduction of new laws regarding child restraints in cars. Current laws state: - · Children aged three to 11 (inclusive) and less than 150cm tall are permitted to travel in an adult seat belt if no child restraint is fi... Read >
Author: michael challiner

How to Detect Fraudulent Wholesalers and Companies?

Article Body: Recently there has been an influx of fraudulent wholesalers and dubious bulk discount stores on the net. This article concentrates on how to detect such companies and what necessary checks must be carried out before investing in any busine... Read >
Author: William King

UK Mortgages - Need To Know Information

Whatever stage of the mortgage game you're at, unless you happen to be a qualified financial advisor, solicitor and broker all rolled into one, you'll need professional help to find and arrange your loan. This guide presents some basic information on mort... Read >
Author: Joseph Kenny

Children's Bank Accounts - Planning Your Family's Future

Everybody wants to give their children the best possible start in life, and make their future as secure as possible. Two ways of helping them, money-wise, are by encouraging them to save with their own bank account, and by making investments on their beha... Read >
Author: Joseph Kenny

Trade Marks & Service Marks on the Internet

The problem with trade and service marks on the Internet is that trademarks are territorial (i.e. they are registered for specific areas/countries) whereas the internet, by definition, is global and almost "anti-territorial". This leads to major complica... Read >
Author: peter arkwright

Letterhead Design for Beginners

This article describes various points to consider when designing letterheads and stationery as part of a complete business identity package. It is important when you design your letterhead that you make sure that the design does not interfere with the ... Read >
Author: Jake Gourd

Time limits for pursuing compensation following a missold endowment policy

Endowment complaints in the UK. Time bar arguments mean millions could miss out on compensation. There is much discussion in the financial sector regarding the endowment mortgage misselling scandal that has affected up to 8.5 million policyholders in t... Read >
Author: martin nolan

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