Ofgem launches energy firm investigation
March 19, 2008
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No apology for Egg customers
March 19, 2008
Earlier this week the former consumer affairs minister and Labour MP Nigel Griffiths announced that he had a meeting with the Chief Executive of financial giant Egg, Ian Kerr. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recent withdrawal of the credit cards of 161,000 consumers following a review of over two million credit card accounts. Read more
Saving money on your holiday costs
March 19, 2008
Once Christmas and New Year are over many of us start thinking about booking our holidays in order to escape the bleak weather and give ourselves something to look forward to. Of course, most of us could do with a good holiday in order to cheer us up, but as always money can be a real issue and it is important that you take the time to look around and save as much as possible on the cost of your holiday otherwise it can end up costing you a fortune. Read more
Sharp rise in building insurance complaints
March 19, 2008
According to a recent report there has been a sharp rise in the level of building insurance related complaints. Turbulent weather has been blamed for the rise in building insurance related complaints, which have risen by a third according to figures relating to the number of complaints made to the Financial Ombudsman Service. Recent bad weather has included the tremendous storms from last summer, a tornado that hit late last year, and also more recent stormy weather. Read more
Credit card customers with cut limits may suffer difficulties in the future
March 19, 2008
In a recent nationwide cull credit card companies slashed the credit card limits of many credit card customers to within £100 of their existing balances, leaving many customers humiliated when they tried to make purchases on their cards only to find that they no longer had enough credit. Read more
More people continue to leave First Direct
March 18, 2008
Recent figures have shown that many customers have left – and are continuing to leave – the UK’s best known Internet bank, First Direct. A subsidiary of HSBC, First Direct has claimed to be the UK’s most recommended Internet bank, and although it was very popular recent changes have led in many customers losing faith in the bank and heading elsewhere. Many people have decided to leave because of a £10 charge that the bank now applies to certain customers. Read more
Is Northern Rock now a safe bet?
March 18, 2008
Over the past six months Northern Rock has dominated the financial headlines, having become the victim of the first run on a British bank in 150 years, been in talks over the sale of the company for many months, becoming a high profile victim of the global credit crunch, and finally passing into public ownership. When it was discovered that the Rock had taken an emergency loan from the government last year panic set in amongst customers of the bank who feared that Northern Rock was on the verge of collapse. As a result of this over £2 billion was withdrawn by savers in a matter of days, bringing the ailing bank to its knees. Read more
Water bill increases add to financial burden
March 18, 2008
At a time when many households are facing financial woes as a result of high mortgage repayments, high living costs, and increased energy bills, many are set to receive another blow over the coming days in relation to their water bills. Water companies are now sending out statements and bills to customers regarding water charges for the coming year, and in some areas water customers will be facing steep rises, which will simply add to the financial burden. Read more
Are packaged current accounts better than standard ones?
March 18, 2008
Over recent years in increasing number of banks have started to offer upgraded current accounts known as packaged accounts to many consumers. These packaged accounts are known by different names depending on which bank you are with, but all operate in the same way which is to charge a monthly account fee in exchange for a range of benefits. Other than the additional benefits that these packaged accounts offer they operate in the same way as a standard current account, enabling customers to conduct their day to day financial transactions in the same way. Read more
Interest rate rises mean more good news for savers
March 18, 2008
Although the latest interest rate rise has dealt yet another blow to homeowners and those with variable rate loans, it could prove very fruitful to those with savings accounts, as a number of banks have decided to apply the full rate rise onto savers, which means that customers could start seeing a healthy profit rolling in from interest, particularly on larger deposits. Read more