March 4th, 2010

The Bank of England has today decided to hold interest rates at the historic low of 0.5%. Customers seeking first time buyer mortgages right now are being advised to seek quality independent financial advice. An independent mortgage advisor, with their ‘whole of market’ approach, can find the very best mortgages based on the whole of the UK market, and will on average save you almost £1,000 on your annual mortgage repayments.
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March 3rd, 2010

Income protection insurance policies now allow skilled workers more control to clearly define events covered. You can now receive a payout if you are no longer able to perform your own specific job or activity, rather than having to be incapable of all activities within your profession.
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March 3rd, 2010
Are you one of the 27% of people soon to retire, who will rely on the basic state pension as their main means of support? If so, then you could be receiving basic state pension benefits that currently stand at less than £5,000 a year.
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March 2nd, 2010

ISA allowances for the current year will expire on April 5th 2010, leaving savers just weeks to take up ISA savings of up to £7,200. New figures from National Savings & Investments (NS&I) reveal that only 15% of Britons understand the new Individual Savings Accounts (ISA) allowances of £10,200, which apply from April 6th.
Tags: Cash ISAs, ISA Allowance, ISAs, Savings and Investments, Stocks & Shares ISA, Tax Efficient Investments
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March 1st, 2010
Mortgage advisors are urging mortgage clients to ‘shop around’ and also consider remortgage options, as some lenders raise their mortgage interest rates to account for a possible Bank of England rates increase later this year. Certain lenders are already raising their standard variable rate (SVR), which customers move to by default, if they do not switch to a different mortgage deal at the end of their initial tie-in period.
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February 26th, 2010

The average UK household would run out of money in just 14 days, if a wage earner was hit by critical illness or died. Despite this, 63% of households still have no life and critical illness cover.
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