Archive for March, 2009
Barclays rises after avoiding government insurance scheme
(guardian.co.uk) - Apart from a spate of good corporate news, the market is being lifted by a revival in the banking and mining sectors after yesterday’s falls.
Barclays has bounced 7p to 156.1p in the wake of its announcement after the market closed yesterday that it would not take part in the government’s asset protection scheme. [...]
HSBC to recommend rivals’ mortgages in branch
(Timesonline.com) - HSBC, Britain’s biggest bank, is taking on mortgage brokers by trialling a new “whole of market” advice service available to customers in branch.
The lender will charge customers £150 to speak to a Mortgage Matcher consultant, even if customers go on to take out a HSBC home loan. Managers will continue [...]
Consumer confidence lifts retail stocks
(timesonline.com) - Strong corporate results in the UK and rising Asian stock markets helped the FTSE 100 bounceback from yesterday’s falls.
Marks & Spencer’s spread some cheer amongst retailers with better than expected sales and it gained 11 per cent.
Retail stocks were also helped by a recovery in consumer confidence in March unveiled by the monthly [...]
Kiddicare Launches 5Pm Order Deadline To Fulfill School Gate Effect
Kiddicare.com, the UK’s number one supplier of baby products online is extending its next day delivery promise by allowing customers to place orders on in stock products as late as 5pm yet still receive their goods the next morning.
Peterborough, Cams (PRWEB) March 28, 2009 — Kiddicare.com, the UK’s number one supplier of baby products online [...]
Cheap Car Insurance Influences Motor Purchases
Cheap car insurance is becoming a major in factor in determining what car to buy, according to Swinton, the UK’s leading high street car insurance retailer.
(PRWEB) March 31, 2009 — As sales of expensive sports cars and petrol guzzling 4×4s drop due to the current financial climate, motorists are searching for cars that provide more [...]
Conservatory Outlet achieves 19% sales growth in Q1 2009
Despite the current economic downturn, and saturation in the UK PVCu window industry, Conservatory Outlet has achieved impressive growth in the first quarter of 2009.
Wakefield, West Yorkshire (PRWEB) March 30, 2009 — Conservatory Outlet are continuing to beat the current recession and saturation in the UK window and door market with strong results for the [...]
PPI - a Better Debt Management Tool than Credit Cards Says Burgess
A report suggesting 2.6million credit card users plan to spend more on their ‘plastic’ this year to pay household bills has prompted Payment Protection Insurance lobbyist Sara-Ann Burgess to remind consumers that a PPI policy is far more effective in meeting everyday living costs and will keep debts under control rather than prolong them.
Braintree, Essex [...]
UK Homes Show Off Contents To Criminals
The average home in the UK displays up to £4,000 of contents through ground floor windows, according to Swinton home insurance.
(PRWEB) March 30, 2009 — The average home in the UK displays up to £4,000 of contents through ground floor windows, according to Swinton home insurance.
Millions of people leave expensive televisions, stereos, computers and games [...]
Bank cash launderer loses his final gamble
(timesonline) - Ted Cunningham fidgeted nervously as he led a team of detectives into the basement of Woodbine Lodge, his home in Farran, a village in west Cork. It was the early hours of February 17, 2005, and the 59-year-old businessman could barely conceal his anxiety.
Earlier that day, a garda search team led by Declan [...]
Land Registry Reveals More House Price Falls
(skynews) - House prices in England and Wales fell by a further 2% during February.
The latest figure pushes the annual rate of decline up to a record high of 16.5%, according to the Land Registry.
Property prices were last seen at this level in September 2004, when the average house price was £153,862.
Despite the gloom, estate [...]
