Personal Finance NewsNew research from Gocompare.com has found that nearly half of UK consumers didn’t switch any of the 10 most popular financial products in 2014, including car insurance, home insurance, energy provider, bank account and broadband. Astonishingly it found that 1 in 5 admitted to NEVER having switched their mortgage lender, bank, car insurer, home insurer, broadband provider, […]
Lloyds Bank has today a new travel notification service for online and mobile banking customers, which enables customers to let the bank know when they are going abroad. Once customers are logged in to their online or mobile banking, they can now go into their profile and update the dates that they are going to be overseas, […]
Considering how important our homes and possessions are to us, it’s surprising that more people don’t put more consideration into their building and contents insurance. Could you afford to replace your home if it burned down? Insuring your home is so important that most mortgage providers won’t grant a mortgage without buildings insurance; however, it’s […]
A.S.U. – Accident, sickness and unemployment insurance (sometimes referred to as A.S.R. – accident, sickness and redundancy insurance). This is an insurance policy which is taken out by the borrower and protects against the borrower being unable to work for the stated reasons. The policy will usually pay a percentage of the normal monthly mortgage […]
1. What different repayment methods are available? Make sure you understand the whole range of mortgages available. You should be told about capital and interest mortgages and interest only mortgages as well as the different repayment vehicles such as endowment policies, ISA’s and pension mortgages. 2. What is the interest rate that I will […]
The re-mortgage market in the UK is big business for most lenders. Mortgage lenders have become increasingly aggressive with their marketing tactics over recent years as they try to hold onto or increase their market share at the expense of their competitors. In some ways this has worked to the advantage of the consumer but […]
It’s now harder to obtain credit than ever, so it’s vitally important to check that your credit record is accurate and up to date. If there is inaccurate information recorded against you, it could seriously hamper your chance of obtaining credit. Check out your own credit report with a free 30 day trial below. […]
Lenders want to make sure that you are a good risk and do not have a history of bad debts and unpaid loans behind you. To do this they will do two things. First they will check your entry on credit registers. Credit reference agencies such as Experian, Equifax and CallCredit PLC hold factual […]
Applying for a credit card is no different to applying for any sort of borrowing. The lender will take your personal information, income, outgoings and any existing debt into account, including personal loans and balances on other credit cards. They will also run a check on your credit history to see if you have […]