How to make your mortgage ap...

February 03, 2011

As mortgage approvals drop to their lowest level for two years, many would-be borrowerswant to know just what hoops they have to jump through to find a home loan. Only 39,905 mortgages were approved i...

11 million use credit cards...

February 01, 2011

Christmas can be an expensive time.  Research from American Express in late 2009 found that the average British family spends £469 on the festive period whilst a survey from a leading money...

Scam alert over bogus offers...

February 01, 2011

Scammers are conning one in 20 people to part with cash by bombarding homes by phone, mail and online by duping them with fake offers. Consumer champions the Office of Fair trading has set up a ‘...

January’s house price...

February 01, 2011

House prices dropped again in January, continuing the downward trend the market has seen sincethe middle of 2010. A spokesman for Nationwide commented that the property market “entered2011 with...