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Britons work 70 days to pay debt interest

BRITONS will have to work for an average of 70 days this year just to earn the money they need to pay interest on their credit card and loan debt, research shows. Read

Stamp duty doubles for first-time buyers

THE average stamp duty bill faced by first-time buyers has nearly doubled during the past five years, figures showed today. Read

Pension funds’ £21bn surplus

THE UK’s biggest defined benefit pension schemes had a record surplus of £21bn at the end of February. Read

Watchdog offers advice on mortgage worries

The City watchdog has launched a £2m advertising campaign offering help to people worried about their mortgage. Read

Just 57% of homes sell at auction

THE number of homes being sold at auction has fallen to a three-year low as buyers become more cautious, figures have shown. Read

Charities unite to offer financial advice to young

TWO UK charities announced this week that they are teaming up to offer young people advice on how to manage their money. Read

Calls to raise stamp duty threshold

THE average homebuyer has seen their stamp duty bill soar by more than 60% during the past five years to reach nearly £2,000 in 2007, new research shows. Read

Pack offers cash advice for mums

THE City watchdog is to give special packs to pregnant women offering them advice on managing their finances once their baby arrives. Read

Lenders say predicted rate of mortgage default’s overblown

The Council of Mortgage Lenders has rejected research from the City watchdog warning that up to one million people were at risk of defaulting on their home loan. Read

Arable farmland breaks through £10,000 a hectare

THE price of farmland is rising at a record rate, with the cost of arable land breaking through the £10,000 per hectare barrier for the first time during 2007. Read

Watchdog to create clear credit card comparison site

A CREDIT card comparison website run by the country’s financial watchdog to help consumers find the cheapest deals is in the pipeline. Read

Bid to find the owners of lost savings

THE UK’s biggest savings provider has launched a drive to reunite 25,000 people with forgotten accounts. Read

Utility companies’ call centres fail to ring changes

NEARLY a third of customers who try to get through to gas, electricity or telecoms companies spend more than 30 minutes on the telephone, according to a report. Read

Estate agents seek further Hip op delay

ESTATE agents have called on the Government to allow homeowners to continue to put their property on the market before they have compiled a home information pack. Read

Lenders profit as one in five fail to pay

CREDIT card companies are raking in millions of pounds in penalty fees as one in five customers misses a repayment, figures have shown. Read

£463m in fines for missing tax return deadline

BRITONS are set to waste £463m this year through fines for late and inaccurate tax returns, research showed yesterday. Read

Surfing net for insurance may save 26%

Surfing net for insurance may save 26%

SHOPPING around for insurance online can cut the annual cost of cover by more than a quarter, according to a consumer group. Read

UK tax system ‘penalises married couples’

The UK tax system is anti-family and leaves married couples facing higher tax bills than counterparts in other developed countries, a study claimed yesterday. Read

End of ‘live now, pay later’ culture?

MORTGAGE lenders are adopting a more cautious approach in the face of the housing market slowdown, according to a financial information group. Read

A third of Britons fail to pay into a pension scheme

NEARLY half of Britons expect to be able to fund their current lifestyle during retirement, but one in three is failing to save any money into a pension, new research shows. Read

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