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Is your money as safe as offices? Feb 5 2007 WITH interest rates rising, house prices wobbly (in some areas), and inflation threatening to return, investors are increasingly turning to commercial property - shops, offices, retail parks and warehouses - as a safe port in a storm. more

It ain't over till it's over Feb 5 2007 MILLIONS of endowment mis-selling victims could still be in line for compensation despite missing their deadline to register complaints. more

Cash points Feb 5 2007 MANY employees spent the whole of January earning the money to service the interest on their credit card debt, says IFA Promotion which represents around 9,000 firms of independent financial advisors. more

Average household income rises as North-South pay gap widens Jan 22 2007 THE typical household income has risen by £4,000 in the last five years but the North-South pay divide continues to widen, figures indicated today. more

Cash points Jan 22 2007 PROVIDERS of new home information packs (HIPs) aimed at slashing the number of failed housing transactions have agreed acode of conduct to protect consumers. more

British Gas fires fears of huge energy bills Jan 15 2007 Millions of us have been paying a very high price for loyalty where power companies are concerned.Jeremy Gates advises that now is the time to find a better deal more

Credit rating myths exploded Jan 15 2007 CONSUMERS risk misjudging their credit score by accepting a number of incorrect "myths" surrounding how data is compiled, according to a report out today. more

Cash points Jan 15 2007 THE take-up rate of Child Trust Funds (CTF) is worse in deprived areas where their benefit would be felt the most, new figures show. more

Avoiding the threat of insolvency Jan 8 2007 AFTER the traditional Christmas spending binge, New Year bills could provide the painful moment of reckoning . . . with perhaps 10,000 personal insolvencies triggered by the holiday celebrations. more

Government pleased with response to Child Trust Funds Jan 8 2007 NEARLY 2.5 million Child Trust Funds (CTFs) have been opened since the Government went live with the saving scheme less than two years ago, figures today show. more

Cash points Jan 8 2007 PENSION deficits facing the UK's top firms may have almost halved in 2006 but, for some companies, the funding gap will have widened, it was claimed today. more

Brown fails to spread seasonal joy Dec 18 2006 IF THEY can ease themselves away from seasonal celebrations, thousands of workers - and some pensioners too - might ponder the pre-Budget Report and wish the Chancellor had left them off his "present" list. more

Number of people living alone set to spiral Dec 18 2006 THE number of people living on their own is set to rise by 53% over the next 20 years, a report claimed yesterday. more

Cash points Dec 18 2006 BRITISH shoppers are planning to cut their total spend on Christmas gifts by 12% this year as part of a worldwide seasonal tightening of the belt, according to new research. more

Christmas gift with lasting value Dec 11 2006 Jeremy Gates discovers a club for people who like the finer things of life - and a few other festive financial gift ideas more

Young savers 'fatten their piggy banks' by saving more than they spend Dec 11 2006 YOUNG savers have fattened their piggy banks in anticipation of Christmas with three in five saving more than they spend during the year, new research today showed. more

Cash points Dec 11 2006 NEARLY a quarter of UK adults believe the housing market will crash within the next 18 months, new research indicates. more

Savers hope to reap the benefits Dec 4 2006 WITH another interest rate rise predicted for the New Year, Jeremy Gates investigates what this means for savers more

Many dreading the financial burden of Christmas Dec 4 2006 ALMOST a quarter of people are dreading the financial burden of Christmas, according to a new study out today. more

Cash points Dec 4 2006 OLE! Barclays Bank in Spain is launching a new 80% loan-to-value mortgage (against a previous limit of 70%) which also has its longestever mortgage term at 30 years, against the previous 20. Enquiries: 0845 976 0555. more

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