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Why you should choose your caravan site carefully
When it comes to organising a holiday, careful planning should be a key part of making sure you have an enjoyable break. As well as making sure you have selected a site with an excellent location that represents good value for money, you will also need to take other factors into consideration such as safety… Read more
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Thinking of becoming a landlord?
If you are struggling to meet mortgage repayments on you first or second home, you may consider taking on tenants to help you out until you get yourself back on your feet. A number of landlords who do this not only experience financial relief but also find that the income they receive from their tenants… Read more
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BPF welcomes energy efficiency in rented properties
The British Property Federation (BPF) has announced that it has welcomed plans to bring in minimum energy efficiency from 2018 in the private rented sector. However, proposals may not meet their desires completely; the BPF went on to warn that there could be “significant consequences” if capacity is not increased to meet demand in the… Read more
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Royal College of Nursing fights cuts to frontline NHS services
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has criticised the idea that NHS frontline care and services are protected by the government, lambasting them over cuts that would lead to what it claimed to be “fewer services, fewer nurses and a worse NHS”. The RCN spoke out ahead of the organisation’s annual Congress in Liverpool. Presenting… Read more
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Mobile payment takes an interesting turn
Sometimes, even those of us with the best intentions, individuals who were carefully schooled by their mothers to always keep enough change for our taxi home, fail to plan ahead. Then of course there are the ghastly occasions where you forget your purse, or even worse – have it stolen. Well thanks to a new… Read more
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UK jobless total falls but more women on the dole
There was some good news for the economy today (April 13th) as the unemployment rate for the three months to February recorded a fall. The total number of unemployed people fell by 17,000 over the quarter to reach 2.48 million, however despite the number of unemployed men falling over the period the number of women… Read more
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Trade deficit shrink
British business enjoyed a record month for exports last month (February) contributing to a narrowing of the UK trade deficit with the rest of the world, according to the latest figures. Statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that total exports in February hit £30.7 billion for the month, the largest recorded since… Read more
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Rent back regulation demand from Halifax
Halifax has called on the government to introduce a regulation framework for the sale and rent back sector. The high street bank is demanding improved transparency for customers, a method of recourse for those mis-sold policies and the introduction of a compensation scheme. Joe Higgins, head of mortgages for Halifax said: “If homeowners are in… Read more
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Scarborough to merge with Skipton
Skipton and Scarborough building societies are set to merge in order to survive the turmoil in the financial markets. The two institutions claim they are well matched and the merger will make them better able to deal with any future uncertainties. David Cutler will be the chief executive of the new combined society, which will… Read more
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Pressure on Bank to cut rates
The Bank of England”s monetary policy committee (MPC) is coming under increasing pressure to cut the base rate by one per cent on Thursday. Both the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) are pressuring the institution to drop rates. Director-general of AMI Chris Cummings said that public intervention was… Read more
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