Articles, tagged with "alistair darling", page 6

The budget 2008

The budgetfor 2008 is set to be delivered tomorrow at 12.30pm by the Chancellor Alistair Darling. I'm sure you've already seen the press coverage suggesting that Alistair Darling is mearely presenting Gordon Brown's measures as former Chancellor himself. ... Read >
Author: Motoring.co.uk Ltd

National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA)

With the budget just weeks away, this is the season for all interested parties to set out their ideas of how and why chancellor Alistair Darling should alter the tax system. In the case of the UK property market, faced as it is with many challenges, there... Read >
Author: Assetz UK

Recovery - but how soon?

The last week has, as usual, seen some mixed news about the property market. In between predictions of further falls in house prices have been forecasts of recovery. Mixed news from the Bank of England in its quarterly inflation report may only have added... Read >
Author: Assetz UK

Time to stamp on duty?

Those involved in buy-to-let will often be keen to emphasise the fact that they are providing a service which is much in demand. For all the claims that the property purchases made by people who are filling a gap in the market are reducing the stock of av... Read >
Author: Assetz UK

Tax rises needed to control debt

It has been announced recently that taxes would need to rise significantly in order to control public sector debt; the Institute of Fiscal Studies suggested that Chancellor Alistair Darling would need to generate £8 Billion in new taxes this spring when ... Read >
Author: Andy Adams

Banks say no to new Credit Cards

December's festivities are fast becoming distant memories as people are coming to terms with yet another Christmas period of over spending and dealing with debt, many looking to credit cards if they haven't already swiped them to the point of melting over... Read >
Author: Andy Adams

Nil-Rate Band Will Planning - Your Options Explained (Post 9 October 2007)

Since Alistair Darling's Pre-Budget Speech on October 9 2007, there have been a number of reports in the press stating that will planning using the nil-rate band of the first of a married couple to die will no longer be necessary as you can now transfer t... Read >
Author: Ray Prince

Cheap Flight Deals Hit In 2008

Could the writing be on the wall for low cost airlines operating out of the UK and other European countries as the Conservative Party - once a campaigner and implementer of lower taxes - has called for purchase tax to be introduced to domestic flights?The... Read >
Author: Roger Munns

Getting a first time buyer mortgage

When Chancellor Alistair Darling unveiled his first Pre-Budget Report this month, the bulk of the media attention fell on changes to the capital gains tax, a hike in the inheritance tax threshold and the absence of any such increase with regards to stamp ... Read >
Author: Erin Ryan

Northern Rock lending policy criticised

Even though Northern Rock managed to dodge the bullet following the timely intervention of Chancellor Alistair Darling and his 'cast-iron' guarantee for savers funds, the criticism has steadfastly refused to subside, and now debt counsellors are fiercely ... Read >
Author: Elisha Burberry

Rising loan debt blamed on government regulations and rising utility bills.

In recent years, financial analysts and organisations have increasingly led calls for a curb on the amount of borrowing people in Britain undertake, whether through loans, credit cards or other means. The average Briton is said to be under greater financi... Read >
Author: martymac

White Van Man – Fact or Fiction

We've all heard about the reputation of the road hogging white van drivers. How they rally up the motorway going 100 miles an hour with no consideration for other road users. They're rude, obnoxious and a hazard to all society. But are they as bad as thei... Read >
Author: diane newsom

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