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23rd September 2009
When you want to send flowers it’s a special occasion – Mother’s Day, Valentines, Easter, Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries etc – so you want to get the best possible value for money, the freshest flowers and the best design.
Most of us turn ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle16th September 2009
With only days to go until old fashioned lightbulbs are banned by the EU (on the 31st August) in favour of low-energy alternatives, shops such as Homebase, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s and Asda are reporting severe shortages of clear 100w bulbs, with many ... Read >
Author: Jumping Spider Media07th September 2009
When the recession bites, insurance is one of the first things we tend to cut-back on. This trend has been widely reported since the peak of the credit crunch, yet the most recent reports according to The Guardian show the true extent to which we have tu... Read >
Author: MarkeD06th September 2009
Utility Warehouse have a range of products, but what makes it different from other suppliers is it's cashback card.
The cashback card is available to any utility warehouse discount club member at a cost of £1.00 per month. It works like a gift card, i... Read >
Author: Mlm Marketing UK26th August 2009
Handbags are like new shoes or cars, they must have "it" accessory that has all the fashion-istas clamouring for the latest offering from popular designers. It's also a market that has more in common with the male-dominated world of classic cars than you'... Read >
Author: vid25th August 2009
Children's education is of paramount importance to a growing number of parents who are taking out bank loans to pay for their offspring to attend private schools. It is estimated that expenditure on private school fees is around 7.9 billion pounds a yea... Read >
Author: michael challiner23rd August 2009
If you find you need directions a cab driver or a newspaper vendor will be a good source for directions. If you are in a busy shopping area, you may find a policeman that will be able to point you in the right direction.
Black cabbies own their own veh... Read >
Author: Auckland Semper Jr13th August 2009
What would you do if you needed to buy a new car or make home improvements but you didn't have the money in savings? If you are planning a purchase of a few thousand pounds and you don't have the cash up front, your overdraft probably won't cut it.
The... Read >
Author: MarkeD01st August 2009
Everyone in the UK is feeling the consequences of the ongoing financial crisis and during these hard times it helps to know a few tricks so you can stretch that pound further. Some of these guidelines are pure common sense, some need a bit of practice but... Read >
Author: Yossarian24th July 2009
Dangerous driving habits amongst Brits are to blame for a substantial number of accidents each year according to new research. One commonly overlooked menace is drivers who eat behind the wheel.
While this may not sound especially dangerous, it is in f... Read >
Author: Darrell16th July 2009
An increasing amount of parents are applying for bank loans to put their children through private school, new figures show. Spending on private school fess reached an estimated 7.9 billion pounds last year, compared to 6.9 billion pounds in the year 2001-... Read >
Author: michael challiner05th June 2009
Among the many things the credit crunch has brought is an end to the perception that finance is freely available for any and all who want it. While in the past a consumer may have expected to be able to take out a loan with minimal fuss, the fact is that ... Read >
Author: Graeme Knights11th May 2009
If you are planning to rent property in Nottingham or make a permanent move to the area you will probably want to know a bit more about the different areas there are to live in Nottingham. In this article we have collected together some general informatio... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer08th May 2009
With many families looking for ways in which to save money, the number of people attempting DIY building jobs on their homes has increased dramatically.
The dire state of the housing market has put many off moving house at this moment in time, so inste... Read >
Author: Carys Robshaw01st May 2009
The personal loans market is one industry that has been particularly hard hit in the current economic slowdown. Banks, already overloaded with large amounts of toxic assets, have become increasingly wary of lending to anyone without a spotless credit rati... Read >
Author: Darrell27th April 2009
New research from Sainsbury's Finance has indicated that 1.2 million travel insurance policies taken out in the UK may be invalid as holidaymakers fail to inform insurers of pre existing medical conditions.
In addition to the 1.2 million travellers ly... Read >
Author: Carys Robshaw25th March 2009
My girlfriends Facebook…
I wouldn’t describe myself as overtly jealous. Well, ok I am a bit. But this is more “alpha male” natural human jealousy than “self harming lunatic”.
You see on my page, I will occasionally speak with past wo... Read >
Author: Bachelorplace.com13th March 2009
Most supermarkets in the UK are an amazing resource for recipes. Free magazines that can be picked up in-store, recipe cards and websites make the collection of thousands of recipes very simple. Here is a selection of a small number of recipes from the... Read >
Author: James Lanka10th March 2009
The current housing market situation has meant more people are looking to ‘stay put’, choosing to improve their current home rather than looking for a new one. The quantity of loans taken out for home improvements has risen by 24% according to Sainsbu... Read >
Author: Eugene Henry10th March 2009
Insurance
Everybody needs car insurance, and there are many reasons why. Some people drive better than others and some people live in areas that are more prone to accidents than others. In this day and age, automobile i... Read >
Author: M S Nath06th March 2009
If you are a motorist with little experience of driving in adverse weather conditions you could be putting yourself at risk of making a car insurance claim, recent research indicates. Trade bodies recently stepped forward to offer tips on safer driving f... Read >
Author: Rochelle04th March 2009
Holidays Ideas to Beat the Credit Crunch
We are going to consider some holiday ideas to beat the credit crunch, because despite the economic gloom (research from Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance reveals) nearly 28 per cent of the adult population intend... Read >
Author: CW02nd February 2009
As the current climate draws in colder days and nights, more Brits are in search for a getaway holiday despite the current economic crisis.
According to new research by Sainsbury’s Travel Insurance, 28 per cent of Brits are still planning to book a h... Read >
Author: Arti Manani01st February 2009
It appears that Britons have left the “buy now pay later” mentality behind, in response to the credit crunch. Credit card users, were realising that they could not continually put major expenses on their credit cards, then “foot the bill” later. H... Read >
Author: Ruth Jacob01st February 2009
It seems that Britons are getting into the habit of buying property only to leave it unattended for long periods at a time it has been revealed, prompting many insurance companies to create cover for such an occasion.
Sainsbury’s Home Insurance has c... Read >
Author: Darren29th January 2009
It is thought that 38 per cent of those leaving the UK for over a month state family as the reason for their visits while others say they are going abroad to see friends. Recent study findings by Abbey suggest that the recession is likely to cause an incr... Read >
Author: Mildred Parker26th January 2009
The last year saw major catastrophes, occurring in the travelling industry. Several airlines closed down, tens of thousands of travellers were left stranded overseas as a result, and travel agents were found to be using “misleading sales tactics” to s... Read >
Author: Ruth Jacob21st January 2009
We all like a good deal, but when buying wine if you are not a real connoisseur you can often feel a little dubious about some of the deals that you see online. This article will try and give you some ideas about how to get a great online wine deal withou... Read >
Author: kristianphllps21st January 2009
We all like a good deal, but when buying wine if you are not a real connoisseur you can often feel a little dubious about some of the deals that you see online. This article will try and give you some ideas about how to get a great online wine deal withou... Read >
Author: kristianphllps20th January 2009
An increasing numbers of parents are applying for bank loans to fund their children through private school, new figures reveal.
Household expenditure on private school fees reached approximately £7.9billion last year, up from £6.9billion in 2001-02.
S... Read >
Author: michael challiner06th January 2009
Businesses can now set the dead ringer trace of their phenomenon and navy and joke a supplementary situation in rampage climate contrariness credit to a late for instance launched jointly by BSI Nation Values (the UK's Home Values Stable), the Similitude ... Read >
Author: shdjsahdashd08th September 2008
According to a new survey done by Sainsbury's Finance, one in four Britons plans to holiday without travel insurance and risk having to spend thousands in repatriation costs. Nearly a third of those claim they do not need travel insurance, while a fifth ... Read >
Author: Neil Dennis17th August 2008
Three of the bigger UK supermarkets have reduced the cost of petrol, as a means of trying to help consumers who may be struggling with increased fuel costs, surging inflation and the credit crunch.
Asda said yesterday that it would cut prices at the pu... Read >
Author: ARouse14th August 2008
Recent research conducted by Sainsbury’s home insurance reveals that confusion abounds in the home insurance marketplace, with 2.94 million people believing that they had to buy their buildings insurance from their mortgage lender in order to secure the... Read >
Author: Christian Ward29th July 2008
It has been reported that around seventeen per cent of British drivers will head abroad, with their cars in the next year, but many could be left with a car insurance headache, for keeping mum on their driving trips.
Following a poll by Sainsbury's C... Read >
Author: Ruth21st July 2008
The much publicized credit crunch has led to both consumers and credit companies tightening their belts. One of the companies taking drastic action is the UK’s biggest card lender Barclaycard, They have cut the credit limit of half a million customers ... Read >
Author: Elfy Anders18th July 2008
Handbags are the new shoes, the must have "it" accessory that has all the fashion-istas clamouring for the latest offering from popular designers. It's also a market that has more in common with the male-dominated world of classic cars than you'd realise.... Read >
Author: bpwork.com14th July 2008
Homeowners in need of extra cash often turn to secured loans in order to meet their funding needs. Typically this money has been used for home improvements or the purchase of a new car, but recent statistics show that more people have started to take out ... Read >
Author: Danielle Fletcher11th July 2008
A study from Sainsbury’s Finance has revealed that hazardous driving from parents during the stressful morning and afternoon school run, is putting children’s lives at risk.
The report highlighted that 1.6 million drivers had been involved in acci... Read >
Author: Phil 09th July 2008
Home insurance provider, Sainsbury’s home insurance has found that The slower housing market may be having a direct impact on the nation's plans to make the most of where they currently live as a fifth (21 per cent) of British homeowners plan to underta... Read >
Author: Ruth21st June 2008
1.15 million people confess to having driven a car in the last year without any car insurance, according to a survey by Sainsbury’s Car Insurance. The survey revealed that 19% said it was because they couldn’t afford it, 19% said they didn’t think i... Read >
Author: Sofia Abasolo20th June 2008
Research by residential property company, Savills, revealed understanding the needs of workers has never been more important. Its report, What Workers Want in Property, conducted by YouGov, polled more than 4,500 employees. It discovered more than 82 per ... Read >
Author: clickthrough20th June 2008
Recent research by Sainsbury's, bank has indicated that 21 per cent of homeowners are looking to make major structural improvements to their home in the coming year.
The group notes that the slowdown in the housing market may be having a marked effect ... Read >
Author: ARouse27th May 2008
"It's great news that so many of us are good-intentioned when it comes to planting trees, but it's important that we don't put our properties at unnecessary risk of subsidence,” said Neil Laird, Sainsbury's Home Insurance manager. “Our advice is to do... Read >
Author: Monica21st May 2008
There are few types of insurance that are legally necessary in the UK – one can choose whether or not to insure his or her life; the same goes for domestic animals or expensive home electronic equipment.
But car insurance is a legal requirement shou... Read >
Author: Jack Harris20th May 2008
Car insurance provider Esure has warned motorists that driving in the winter months is substantially more likely to result in accidents. According to statistics the accident rate increases by 31% in winter, a rise that is due to reduced daylight and inade... Read >
Author: Mark Skinner15th May 2008
Vehicle seizures are at a record high due to increasing car insurance premiums. With car insurance costs having jumped more than five percent in a year more and more cars are now being clamped or towed way.
A report by Sainsbury’s Car Insurance Index... Read >
Author: Drew Swainston09th May 2008
When buying a car, new or used, there are so many things to consider that it’s easy to find yourself overwhelmed. It’s difficult enough deciding on what manufacturer you want to buy from, what model you want to drive, and what year of that model is b... Read >
Author: Isla Campbell07th May 2008
Two UK supermarket giants, Tesco and Sainsbury's, are presently offering their customers an astonishing new deal on credit card shopping.
Unbelievably, you can pay for all your purchases by credit card and - wait for it - pay 0% interest for a whole y... Read >
Author: David Stevens11th April 2008
In 1900, motoring was a luxury hobby in Britain, and there were only 8,000 cars in the whole of Britain at the start of the 20th century; but by the end of the century the car population had soared to 21 million. The number of cars on the roads began to... Read >
Author: Andrew Regan25th March 2008
If you can remember Green Shield Stamps, then I am sorry, but you are probably as old as I am! In the 60s and 70s, people would flock to the service station to buy petrol where they got given the most ‘Green Shield Stamps’.
Tescos founder, Jack Coh... Read >
Author: Geoff Morris25th March 2008
Unsecured personal loans. Over the last year interest rates available on unsecured personal loans have continued to increase. The average rate for all loan amounts is now up to a maximum of 4.6 per cent higher than they were in March 2007. Smaller loans h... Read >
Author: SimonDuffy12th March 2008
6% loans are getting harder to find but there are still some good loan rates to be found, especailly if you take the time to compare loans via a comparison site.
The mainstream loans are heading towards 7 per cent APR and the best loan rates I can find... Read >
Author: SimonDuffy20th February 2008
Barely a day goes by, it seems, without new evidence emerging with positive overtones for buy-to-let. Yesterday brought the news that Sainsbury's Bank research had found that the total value of buy-to-let property in Britain had soared in value by £69.5 ... Read >
Author: Assetz UK14th February 2008
It is hardly a secret that the scale of buy-to-let has been growing rapidly in the UK in recent years, but the latest research indicates this is showing no signs of slowing down.
Sainsbury's Bank carried out a survey of the industry over the year between... Read >
Author: Assetz UK31st January 2008
Each year we are inundated with advertising campaigns on the television, radio and newspapers about how we need to get our self-assessment tax forms and bills sorted before the end of January. This normally means we spend many hours doing calculations an... Read >
Author: Andy Adams18th January 2008
How would you like to earn around £100 for work that takes just two minutes to complete? It sounds like the sort of deal even a Premiership footballer couldn’t ignore.
However, sadly around one in five of us allow this opportunity to pass us by ever... Read >
Author: LuckySeven14th November 2007
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) estimates that one in three Britons are without any form of life insurance, and of those that do have cover a further one in three may be under-insured. However, those headline figures don’t show the full pictur... Read >
Author: Andrew Regan12th October 2007
The majority of UK loans are used to consolidate debt, with new cars and home improvements completing the top three uses of unsecured lending, according to figures released by Sainsbury’s financial arm.Sainsbury’s Bank head of loans Peter Baillie stat... Read >
Author: Andrew Regan24th July 2007
The fondness of holiday splurging, owning a new car, and spending on home improvement is well know fact among UK citizens. But the problem starts when this habit takes the shape of borrowing. Everyone enjoys spending money he doesn't own, however, one has... Read >
Author: Angelo Drew15th June 2007
Retail market in Great Britain is predictable to grow during the next 5 years at an average tariff of about 3%. In general, the macroeconomic outlook for retail industry are optimistic. Stable increase in disposable income, wages and GDP, increasing consu... Read >
Author: andrewshw215th June 2007
Retail market of Great Britain at present has more than 102,000 grocery stores. There are four sectors that market can be divided into. The first group is expediency stores the average area of which is 3,000 sq. feet and they put on the market products f... Read >
Author: andrewshw204th April 2007
The British are set to spend billions on new cars over the next six months, and cheap personal loans could be the best way of financing this.
London – March 30, 2007: Latest figures from Sainsbury’s Bank show that 7.65 million people in the UK inten... Read >
Author: bernard15th February 2007
Italian cooking is often associated with bold romanticism, saucy and self-indulgent food. Going to an Italian restaurant has (or at least should have) a certain sensuous element to it; an ideal setting is quiet, almost private, dimly lit, along with a goo... Read >
Author: Dawson Gao12th January 2007
Personal loans are basically unsecured loans permitting varied uses. However, some lenders place personal loan into two categories - secured and unsecured. A valuable security – generally, your home – is given to the lender in case of secured personal... Read >
Author: Alexa Wilsoon19th December 2006
The times have changed and so have the spending habits of the people. People are increasingly taking out loans to finance luxury purchases rather than necessities. The changing trend has surely something to do with increasing consumerism.
The spending ... Read >
Author: Aisha Cristal12th December 2006
According to the results of the latest car buying index from Sainsbury’s Bank, which is intended to track the number of people planning to purchase a car during a six-monthly period, there has been a significant increase in the number of people who ex... Read >
Author: Andrew Regan09th November 2006
Are you vexed with the local transportation that is eating half of your day? Do you get allured by the fleet of branded cars that are parked outside your neighbour’s house? In short, do you want to buy a car badly? Your dream is waiting to be fulfilled ... Read >
Author: jake nathan04th June 2006
Okay, so you've decided to breastfeed and everything is going great guns or near enough. But sooner or later you are going to have to venture outdoors with your little bundle! One of the greatest concerns for a lot of newly breastfeeding mothers is what t... Read >
Author: sinead hoben25th March 2006
When we talk about UK Finance there are many categories of UK Finance. One among them is the Personal Loan Services. There are many companies and institutions that offer you personal loan services. You have to choose the right type of loan if you want you... Read >
Author: Bob Benson06th March 2006
According to recent life assurance research by Sainsbury's Bank, many ex-smokers may be paying too much for their life insurance. They assert that during the past 5 years approximately 6.78 million people have given up smoking, however only a quarter of ... Read >
Author: Richard Green19th December 2005
The life insurance industry is becoming tougher on smokers and those of us who are overweight.
When an insurance company calculates its premiums, it has to work out the risk of you dying whilst the policy is in force. (Or with Critical Illness Insurance... Read >
Author: michael challiner24th August 2005
Contemplating what may happen to your wife (or husband) and children if you die is not likely to be a thought you wish to contemplate. However, avoiding the issue may make life more difficult for your family after your death.
Life insurance looks set ... Read >
Author: Rachel Lane
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