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Building societies beat banks hands down

23.07.2008 20:10    thisismoney.com
You might earn better interest or get a better short-term deal from a bank, but the mistakes of the past show building societies are a better bet



We just can't resist prices ending in 99p

23.07.2008 20:10    thisismoney.com
It is one of the oldest tricks of the retail trade, but a study has found that the tactic of ending prices with '99p' still fools most shoppers

Buyer sought for crippled floors giant

23.07.2008 20:10    thisismoney.com
Administrators of laminate flooring chain Floors-2-Go were looking for a buyer for the firm today after it became a victim of the struggling housing market

House sales drop by half in a year

23.07.2008 20:10    thisismoney.com
The number of homes sold has halved in a year, and repossessions have increased three-fold in three years, according to new figures

Taxpayer could prop up mortgage market

23.07.2008 20:10    thisismoney.com
The taxpayer could become responsible for billions of pounds of mortgages under radical proposals to restart the housing market

Vodafone to buy £1bn of its own shares

23.07.2008 20:10    thisismoney.com
Vodafone today launched an attack on the City and pledged to buy £1bn worth of its own stock from the market following a heavy sell-off yesterday

London rentals rocket 19% as home sales slump

23.07.2008 20:10    thisismoney.com
The number of people renting in London has soared by almost a fifth in a year because of the paralysis in the property market.

75% of voters fear economy worsen over next year

23.07.2008 20:10    thisismoney.com
Voter confidence in the economy has slumped lower than during 1979's winter of discontent, figures have shown

Mortgage advisers fail borrower checks

23.07.2008 20:10    thisismoney.com
An undercover investigation into mortgage advisers has shown up shocking incompetence, with many failing to carry out proper checks on borrowers' ability to repay loans

Cost of credit card cash on the rise

23.07.2008 20:10    thisismoney.com
Credit card providers have been hiking up their interest rates - especially for cash-strapped customers forced to withdraw money from ATMs

Barclays top man to take the Rock helm

23.07.2008 20:10    thisismoney.com
Northern Rock has hired Barclays vice chairman Gary Hoffman as its new chief exec, 10 months after it collapsed

Market report: Wednesday close

23.07.2008 20:10    thisismoney.com
17.00:The end of the credit crunch may still be some way off, but shares in the big banks and mortgage lenders were back in vogue today

Property woe grows as mortgages plunge

23.07.2008 20:09    thisismoney.com
Banks have described the property market as the slowest since the 1990s slump after mortgages for home purchase dived 67% year-on-year in June to a new record low

Bank split three ways on interest rates

23.07.2008 20:09    thisismoney.com
Rates look set to be held for some months to come as Bank of England minutes show that it was split three ways when rates were held this month

When a sacking is no answer

23.07.2008 19:58    thisismoney.com
RBS's Fred Goodwin is probably quite pleased with calls for chief executive Andy Hornby to be fired, because it'll deflect attention away from him

UK Economy: Deficits can be good for you

23.07.2008 19:58    thisismoney.com
There has been much gnashing of teeth over the last few days about Alistair Darling's willingness to ditch the fiscal rules in the face of the sharp slowdown in the economy

Fuller's show a touch of Pride

23.07.2008 19:58    thisismoney.com
Pubs are enduring a torrid time, but London Pride maker fuller's smith & turner is offering investors rare good cheer

RBS opens new Asia sale talks

23.07.2008 19:58    thisismoney.com
Royal Bank of Scotland has switched its attention to Commonwealth Bank of Australia in its search for a buyer for ABN Amro's investment banking and corporate finance business in Asia

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