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Will interest rates be cut? Bank of England faces tight call as Mark Carney’s final meeting debates the post-election economic bounce Bank of England governor Mark Carney to hold final rates meeting on Thursday Economists are split on whether rates will be held at 0.75% or cut to 0.5% A surprisingly strong set of economic … Read more
Mike Ashley urges Government to reform business rates system and ease turmoil on the High Street By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:37 GMT, 14 January 2020 | Updated: 22:37 GMT, 14 January 2020 Mike Ashley’s retail group has urged the Government to reform the business rates system Mike Ashley’s retail group has … Read more
Equity release rates have plummeted to their lowest ever levels as demand for later life finance grows, research has revealed. But homeowners who are recommended a lifetime mortgage, where interest rolls up into the loan, could actually save tens of thousands of pounds by refusing equity release and taking a retirement interest-only mortgage. Last year … Read more
Is a cash Isa battle heating up? Paragon Bank launches top short-term fixed tax-free deal with 1.6% rate Paragon boosts its one-year fixed rate cash Isa to 1.6% This puts it above Charter Savings Bank and Oaknorth, both on 1.57% The bank’s other fixed rate cash Isa deals remain unchanged By Will Kirkman For Thisismoney.co.uk … Read more
Older homeowners are on track to raid their homes for a record £5 billion of cash this year as lenders launch a raft of top equity release deals. These loans can be a lifeline for pensioners who are property rich but cash poor. They allow borrowers aged 55-plus to tap into the wealth built up … Read more
Top rates on simple easy-access deals accounts are vanishing as the accounts become more popular By Sylvia Morris For The Daily Mail Published: 23:22 BST, 9 April 2019 | Updated: 09:23 BST, 10 April 2019 Savers paid £5.4 billion into easy-access accounts in the first two months of 2019 Simple easy-access accounts paying top rates … Read more
How constantly looking at your phone and the TV could be making you obese: Switching from gadget to gadget can impair self-control and make it harder to resist temptation ‘Media multitasking’ reduces function in the brain region linked to temptation Those who check their phones a lot spend more time in ‘food points-of-sale’ Researchers warn ‘media … Read more