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Archived 2010-09 news (page 2):
 | Mortgages: Mortgage market sees spike in long term house buying plans |
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| 18th September 2010 | There has been an increase in the number of consumers looking to buy houses in the next ten years, suggests new research.
People are more likely to include house buying in their long-term plans rather than in the short-term, found a recent report published by the Council of ... | |
 | Travel Insurance UK: Backpacker holidays increase travel insurance sales |
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| 15th September 2010 | More people heading out on backpacking holidays has led to a rise in the number of travel insurance policies being taken out.
Recent statistics published by Virgin Media Travel Insurance show that sales of backpacker insurance policies was eight times higher in August in comparison to the s... | |
 | Loans UK: Could cutting housing benefits boost loans uptake? |
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| 11th September 2010 | There could be spike in personal loan applications following the announcement that the government is set to cut housing benefits.
In the light of the present economic situation when people's finances are already stretched, thi... | |
 | Mortgages: FMB: Not enough houses being built |
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| 11th September 2010 | The number of houses being built in the UK is not even close to the real needs of the housing market, claimed an expert.
Difficulty in securing mortgages, coupled with other factors such as proposed government budget cuts are likely to ... | |
 | Home Insurance UK: Lack of fund hamper home repairs |
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| 9th September 2010 | Home insurance customers are finding it more and more difficult to carry out essential repairs owing to a lack of funding, it has been found.
According to a recent piece of research conducted by Saga Personal Finance, 34 per cent of Britons over the age of 50 years claimed that their homes ... | |
 | Mortgages: Base rate to remain low, says expert |
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| 8th September 2010 | Mortgage borrowers could expect the base rate set by the bank of England to remain at 0.5 per cent for the rest of the year.
The rate is unlikely to change from its historic low level, according to predictions made by Martin Bamford, ch... | |
 | Savings Accounts: 'Savings into Isas could be beneficial' |
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| 7th September 2010 | Saving accounts such as Isas can help people to save a substantial amount of money, it has been suggested.
John Prout, sales director at NS&I, said: "The increase in the ISA allowance last April will inevitably have encouraged more to be invested in Isas, and that is certainly a go... | |
 | Loans UK: Rising levels of personal debt are 'worrying' |
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| 4th September 2010 | Personal debt incurred by Britons in the form of loans and other borrowings is on the rise.
This trend is especially worrying in light of the economic uncertainty that is still evident in the international and domestic financi... | |
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