UK poor will need help with energy bills, says CCC
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 10th December 2014 12:58.
*Poor families in the UK will need more help to pay for heating their homes as energy bills rise, government advisors have warned. * A report by......
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British Gas homecare 200 and Boiler Grants
I am a British Gas dual fuel customer plus have there homecare 200 insurance for servicing and repair of central heating now I have called the engineers out no less than 6 times in 6 months due to low pressure and leaks.
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Free land registry monitoring service.
Don't know if this has been posted before but thought I'd share in case it hasn't. It's a free monitoring service by the land registry where you can register up to 10 properties and it sends you email alerts if there's any activity or searches made on the property. Handy for those been pursued by dca's... -
UK interest rates remain at record low of 0.5%
UK interest rates remain at record low of 0.5%
It has also decided not to extend its quantitative easing programme, designed to stimulate lending in the economy, beyond the £375bn already spent.
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Car Insurance Rip-Off Renewal Price.....
Just had my daughter's renewal quote come in at £1,258
Up somewhat from the £579 she paid last year, even though no claims were made, etc.
Needless to say, she's not accepting that! Went online yesterday and got a new quote somewhere else for £330!
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The luxury retirement homes that feel like hotels
The luxury retirement homes that feel like hotels
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 7th September 2014 08:57.
Rich pensioners targeted in new breed of retirement homesMargaret Thatcher famously moved into The Ritz when she could no longer manage the stairs...... -
Water meters mean higher bills for more than a third of consumers
Water meters mean higher bills for more than a third of consumers
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 22nd August 2014 09:23.
*The number of water meters installed in homes across England and Wales has risen above 10 million, as suppliers in drought prone areas in... -
Mortgage lenders say 'prepare for a rate rise'
The number of UK homes repossessed during the Spring fell, but households have been warned by lenders to prepare for rate rises.
A total of 5,400 properties were repossessed in the second quarter of the year, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) said.
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pompeyfaith started a topic Interest Rates Swaps being mis-sold to SMEs: a layman's guide to a textbook banking rip-offin LoansInterest Rates Swaps being mis-sold to SMEs: a layman's guide to a textbook banking rip-off
At Honestly Banking we wanted to have a look inside the workings of Swaps, Hedging, Caps and Collars and throw some light into this obscure and complicated world. There has been a remarkable amount of media interest around the Swap mis-selling scandal. Inevitably it is hard to capture the real complexities... -
Thousands to miss out on energy improvements
Thousands to miss out on energy improvements
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 12th March 2014 12:08.
*At least 54,000 homes in the UK will not now be insulated as a result of changes to energy bills, the Labour Party has claimed.* It follows the...
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Building Homes On Flood Plains 'To Be Blocked'
Building Homes On Flood Plains 'To Be Blocked'
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 6th March 2014 17:28.
Planners could be forced to pay more attention to experts' advice when ruling on flood-plain development bids.Developers could be blocked from...
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HOUSING BENEFIT BAN for jobless migrants from April
Today Government ministers announced that jobless migrants will not be able to claim Housing Benefit from April this year. They also say that migrants will only be able to claim Jobseekers cash for six months.
Labour says it is "supportive" of the policy inspired by Tory toff... -
Jobless homeowners who seek mortgage payment help could be forced to give up a stake in their homes
Jobless homeowners who seek mortgage payment help could be forced to give up a stake in their homes
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 30th December 2013 19:06.
*under tougher new plans* * *239,000 people turned to SMI in 2012 to help with mortgage payments*... -
Rental quarterly inspections
I could find a section for rentals sorry...
Can I ask please, the 'inspection every 3 months' rule... when we moved in it was the first home in over 20 years of renting that I had an 'inspection' so it was very hard for me to cope with the fact a stranger wanted to come in to my house.... -
Shedload of debt - what to do....
This is Grassy in the house, here for hopefully some advice and assistance. So due to some very poor spending decisions on my part, a failed attempt to start a part-time business and a horrible divorce, I'm pretty much washed up with well over 50k of unsecured debt and a big mortgage to take care of,...
