In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Chancellor Alistair Darling said the UK is facing the worst economic downturn in 60 years and it will be ‘profound and long lasting’.
Mr Darling’s stark warning comes as the Nationwide revealed that the average house price has fallen by 10.5% over the last year – this represents the […]
Entries from August 2008
Britain facing worst economic conditions for 60 years
August 31st, 2008 · No Comments
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Energy giants complete fuel price rises
August 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Npower and Scottish Power have both hiked the price of gas and electricity for a second time this year, becoming the last of the big suppliers to raise prices

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Darling fury at rown £40bn state loan plan
August 31st, 2008 · No Comments
A row over a £40bn plan for State-backed mortgages to tackle the housing crisis has fuelled the feud between Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling

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Uncovering mineral rights
August 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Homeowners seek their own “field of dreams” with lucrative mineral rights on their property.
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Check your bank’s safety rating
August 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Worried about the safety of your money? Use Bankrate’s Safe and Sound database to see how your institution ranks.
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What’s in your college housing contract?
August 30th, 2008 · No Comments
It pays to know the details of a college housing contract or lease before signing on the dotted line.
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B&B crashes into red and bad debts rocket
August 30th, 2008 · No Comments
The scale of the job facing new B&B boss Richard Pym was underlined today as the troubled lender crashed into the red and reported soaring bad debts

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Consumers Concerned About Costs
August 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Consumers up and down the country are becoming increasingly concerned about continued rises in the cost of living, as the prices of items such as food, fuel and energy all carry on escalating, an expert has warned.
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Consumers Concerned About Costs
August 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Consumers up and down the country are becoming increasingly concerned about continued rises in the cost of living, as the prices of items such as food, fuel and energy all carry on escalating, an expert has warned.
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Graduate in 3 years to save money?
August 29th, 2008 · No Comments
According to a recent Boston Globe article, a small but growing number of students is graduating from a 4-year institution in 3 years in order to save money.
With soaring tuition costs and the added difficulty of not securing loans, these students take more classes in order to graduate sooner and save money.
Some school officials are […]
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