- Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 22:01
- Oddly Enough, Personal Finance
With Valentine's Day just days away, Churchill
Insurance is warning anyone with a proposal planned to think twice about where they keep those high value engagement rings, as they could be very expensive to replace should the worst happen.
Claire Foster, spokesperson for Churchill Home Insurance, said:
"We have had some really unlucky customers who have ...
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- Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 21:52
- Featured, Mortgages
Borrowers need to look at the
overall cost of a mortgage before signing on the dotted line, according to moneysupermarket.com.
A new report warns that ‘percentage' arrangement fees can add thousands to the overall cost of a mortgage. For example, this week Lloyds Banking Group launched a new
tracker mortgage at just ...
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Couples can expect to spend £550 this Valentine's Day, according to new research from Yorkshire Bank.
The research suggests that the UK spends an estimated £4.9 billion on romance, and the
biggest spenders will be women.
Women will spend an estimated £338, a third more than men, on Valentine's Day despite the fact that it's ...
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- Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 12:36
- Featured, Household Finances
Home insurance claims for water damage have topped £35 million this winter, according to the last research from Sainsbury's Home Insurance.
The
insurer estimates that with the UK experiencing its coldest winter in decades, the UK insurance industry has received nearly 16,000 home insurance claims since December that are linked to water damage under the ...
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- Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 10:55
- Energy
Energy providers are holding millions of pounds of our money in their accounts and earning interest on it - get it back, and consider switching to save yourself more than £230 a year.
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- Saturday, February 6, 2010, 18:43
- Featured, Personal Finance
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is warning of common internet dating scams as part of its Scams Awareness month
With Valentine's Day less than two weeks away, the OFT is warning people that the increased potential to meet new people online is being used by scammers to gain trust and con people out of their ...
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