Archive for February, 2009
Bank charges appeal is thrown out
An appeal by eight banks against a ruling that a regulator can investigate the fairness of overdraft charges is thrown out.
House prices ‘fall another 1.8%’
House prices fell by 1.8% in February as confidence in the UK property market failed to pick up, says the Nationwide.
Fill Your Portfolio With Some Great Investment Suggestions And Ideas
A person usually invests in order to revolve around bonds, stocks and even real estate. But in reality, there are a lot of alternative investment plans around. A good investor should be open-minded and consider some of the alternative investing ideas.
In essence, alternative investing is when you put your money into areas that are [...]
CCTV installed to nab coppers who won’t do the washing up
CCTV to catch police officers who don’t wash up is the latest example of employers spying on staff. Can they be trusted with the data they collect, asks Ian Wylie
Police in Brighton have installed CCTV in their own canteen to catch officers who shirk their washing-up duties. We’ve arrested our urge to employ spurious puns [...]
What can we do about our son who won’t fly the family nest?
A reader’s 28-year-old son has been to university and moved back into the family home. How can they get him to leave?
Every week a Guardian cash reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday’s paper.
This week’s question
After [...]
Tony Levene on the 350th birthday of the cheque
On its 350th birthday, Tony Levene wishes the cheque many happy returns
The cheque celebrates its 350th birthday today – or to be more accurate, the oldest cheque anyone now knows about was issued 350 years ago in 1659, towards the end of Oliver Cromwell’s Commonwealth period. Will it still be around to celebrate its 700th [...]
English council tax ‘to rise 3%’
Council taxes are likely to rise by the lowest level in 10 years - but is still set to go up by more than inflation.
Ways to Preserve Money on Prescription Drugs
We’re clearly living in difficult economic times, so most of us have strong incentive to get out of debt, identify great investments, and hang onto our hard-earned funds. This is no less true when purchasing prescription drugs.
Prescription drugs are necessary, but often expensive - too expensive for most without insurance. If you need to save [...]
Charity warns of ‘lifetime debts’
A typical UK householder seeking debt advice has no realistic hope of paying it all off during their life, according to Citizens Advice.
Regulators accused of ‘dithering’
Watchdog Consumer Focus accuses regulators of “dithering” instead of stepping in swiftly to protect consumers.
