Northern Rock has launched a new issue of its Little Rock Fixed Rate Bond to help children save for their future following the unprecedented popularity of the Little Rock Fixed Rate Bond (Issue 1) that was launched in early August.
The new 3 Year Little Rock Fixed Rate Bond (FRB) (Issue ...
Following the successful introduction of the Little Rock Instant Access Account in April 2010, the Little Rock Fixed Rate Bond is the latest member of Northern Rock's family of children's savings accounts.
The new Fixed Rate Bond offers a market leading rate of interest for a minimum deposit of only £1. As well ...
May 27th 2010
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Principle First has registered extremely strong demand for Venture Capital Trust (VCT) investments driven on the one hand by the VCT's numerous tax advantages, but also by proposed positive changes in VCT legislation which were announced in this year's budget, which if passed should allow VCTs to invest in a ...
May 21st 2010
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Principle First reports guaranteed investments are rapidly gaining in popularity, as many investors who felt the pain of the recent slump in stock investments seek more stability and security, moving forward. This follows a noticeably sharp rise in the number of Principle First clients eager to invest capital but also ...
On 05/15/2010 Peter Cennamo announced their plans to take The Alternative Funding Group (AFG) public in 2011 and their new merger with Apex Investment Services this week in Sydney. The Alternative Funding Group serves as a Hard Money Lender for Non Owner Occupied Investment Properties. Apex Investment Services is one ...
Life Insurance for a man aged 30, covering a £150,000 mortgage, costs £17.05 a month from HSBC and £15.95 a month from RBS. The same cover from Legal and General costs £7.73 a month and from Aviva, £8. Savings would be more than £100 each year and in excess of ...
This is the fifth time L&C have won this award in the past seven years; a feat achieved by no other mortgage broker, and reconfirms their position as the preeminent mortgage broker in the UK.
The judges applauded L&C’s customer focus and excellent performance, despite the most challenging of market conditions. David ...
April 15th 2010
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Champion Finance, the Glasgow based finance broker, who have been arranging homeowner loans throughout the whole of the UK for twenty six years, now feel that a new glimmer of hope is being witnessed after what has been a very bleak time for the once so buoyant secured loans industry.
During the ...
House buyers must shop around if they want to secure the best mortgage deals in the current climate, according to a firm of UK mortgage experts. This is especially important for those who are looking for first time buyer mortgages.
Whole of market broker The Mortgage Point has stressed the need ...
March 23rd 2010
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Principle First has announced the online launch of its unique Inheritance Tax Planner facility. Developed in close consultation with clients, the unique new online tool enables users to calculate their own personal liability for inheritance tax.
Levied at 40%, Inheritance Tax (IHT) is one of the most important taxes to HMRC (The Revenue ...
Amongst those who currently have life insurance policies, 53% had no idea how much they would receive if they were to make a claim. This suggests that they don't know whether they have adequate cover in place. It is also highly likely they haven't reviewed their cover recently and so ...
Not only have the major lenders competed with one another to offer best buy mortgage deals but some of the smaller lenders have also been keen to flex their muscle in the market.
This has resulted in London and Country having a number of attractive exclusive mortgages to offer customers.
These include a ...
March 16th 2010
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A new Government-run service is set to provide impartial financial advice for millions of UK citizens looking for help with money matters.
The service – called Moneymadeclear – was launched by Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and will provide free consumer advice from independent financial experts.
Moneymadeclear gives people the chance ...
First time buyers who didn’t manage to find a new home before the government’s stamp duty concession ended shouldn’t despair, says a leading UK mortgage broker.
In an effort to tempt buyers into the market, the government removed the stamp duty levy on properties costing under £175,000 for just over a ...
February 25th 2010
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Principle First now offers clients the ability to interact with an adviser online, as they are brought across to his screen to discuss their financial plan using a range of graphical tools, charts and graphs illustrating their proposed or current investments.
Principle First’s remote financial advice service has already been rolled ...
One of the major advantages of today’s world is that we have choices in nearly everything we buy.
And considering that a mortgage is probably the biggest financial commitment we will ever make, then it’s the one decision that we should have some help with, to ensure that we get the ...
These changes will affect any borrower that is on an SVR or an SVR-linked product (generally known as a discounted rate) and if your mortgage rate is going up then this will clearly lead to an increase in your monthly repayments.
L& C’s SVR watch table gives an overview of the ...
The 1 Minute Life Insurance Check calculator only requires a few simple pieces of information – date of birth, level of cover, type of cover, whether nicotine products have been used in the past 12 months, the remaining term on the policy and the current monthly premium. The calculator then checks ...
2010 has started with yet another interest rate hold by the Bank of England – the tenth consecutive hold decision since Bank Rate was cut in March to an all-time low of 0.5%.
Mortgage lenders Standard Variable Rates (SVRs) have also been very low over the last year, but despite Bank ...
Not only will those who quit benefit from a substantial cut in expenditure from the cigarettes themselves, but once they have not smoked or used tobacco or nicotine products for 12 months, they will also be able to benefit from non smoker rates for their life insurance.
A male aged 35 with ...
