Hi guys,

Just a quick question regarding bank accounts and debt.

Basically I owe a fair amount of an overdraft on a Halifax current account but I have just recently opened a Co-op bank account as a sort of buffer zone account for some money I received.

My question...

Not sure if anyone can help with this but my Mum is 69 and is still working full time. She split up with her husband 6 years ago and ended up having to take a £40K mortgage on her house which is now worth around £160K. She also took a car PCP out last year which she pays back at £200 a month. ...

Cambelt - I know the kit is about £30, but is it a big job??

Also, is Water Pump ABSOLUTELY necessary at the same time?

Another one gone.

Film director and foodie Michael Winner dies aged 77

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'Target winter fuel benefit to pay for elderly care'

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A nice reward for his work at the FSA.

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Hi all

Just to let you know that if you or anyone you know has a 2007 2l (not 1.9 as unaffected) diesel passat with a BKP engine (tells you on log book the engine type) then if you haven't heard anything from VW I suggest you contact them.

There is an inherent fault with...

Im Looking for a way to get Barclays to accept my claims for unfair charges on a sold on account.
Basically from 2006 to 2009 there were charges totalling £2600.
Account went overdrawn because of this to the tune of £1200 and sold on to a DCA (Cabot) who have had it a year and not been...

Hi folks,

My daughter goes back to uni. next week and has been trying to sort out a cable internet facility, as her and the flatmate have no need for a phone line.

Last year, they went with Virgin Media and this worked out fine. They cancelled it for the summer and were...

FSA publishes guide to financial advice charges

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 30th August 2012 17:19.

A guide to how consumers will soon be charged for independent financial advice has been published by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Under......

Australian Keith Wright loves travelling round the world with his backpack - but unlike the teenagers and twenty-somethings he meets on his adventures, he is 95 years old.

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DEMSA launches impact assessment on BIS report

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 28th March 2012 17:39.

A third party independent impact assessment group has been formed to consider the impact of implementing recommendations on debt management made by...
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