Archive for February, 2009

‘Rents down’ amid flooded market

The cost of renting a home has dropped as frustrated property sellers have been flooding the market, two surveys suggest.


The Top Seven Things to Avoid with Your Trading System

You should already know what features you want to have in your Forex Trading System. There are several articles, websites, blogs, reports, and other educational materials out there that will help guide you in this area. At the same time, there are some things that you are better off without, and here is my [...]


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 [...]


Our experts answer your questions on property and mortgages

Our panel of experts will be on hand from 12pm on Tuesday
It is not even the end of February but the housing market has already generated more than its fair share of headlines. Interest rates have hit a record low, taking some mortgage borrowers’ rates down to 0%; estate agents have heralded the return of [...]


Mortgage approvals up in January

The number of mortgage approvals across the UK rose slightly in January, says the British Bankers’ Association.


Endowment payouts fall at the Pru

The Prudential has become the latest firm to announce large falls in the value of its with-profits investment funds.


Looking For Credit Card Consolidation Plan? - Free Useful Info

The line of having a credit card can blind you to the risks that come with it if you are less wary.
Credit card debt is the most common drawback of having a credit card. Credit card debt can destroy your prospect of getting a large sized loan and [...]


Our experts answer your questions on property and mortgages

It is not even the end of February but the housing market has already generated more than its fair share of headlines. Interest rates have hit a record low, taking some mortgage borrowers’ rates down to 0%; estate agents have heralded the return of gazumping and an influx of interest from overseas buyers; and house [...]


Friday 13th and management speak feature in this week’s work news

How has your day been? Did your computer crash? Has the photocopier jammed? Did you cleverly claim paraskavedekatriaphobia and earn yourself an extra day off? I hope that wherever you are Friday 13th is going swimmingly, but if you’re feeling a bit down there is good news. At least today is not tomorrow. Or to [...]


Local shops: use them or lose them

It may sound like the celebration of some strange sexual peccadillo, but Purple Love Week is entirely wholesome. The only peculiar fetish being indulged here is a fetish for food. And no one at Word of Mouth feels any shame about that, right?
The brainchild of Giles Henschel, co-founder of Dorset food company, Olives Et [...]