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Finance Guru
http://www.finance-guru.co.uk
UK Personal Finance blog and news site. Latest news, articles and opinions on the finance world. Includes information for personal finance consumers.
Recent Posts
House Prices Slowing Down
Further evidence has been published that house prices are slowing down in England and Wales. The Land Registry said that the annual inflation rate for residential properties fell in September to 8.7%, down from 9.4% in August. The figures back up ot...
Housing Inflation Slowing
The constant increase in house prices seems to be slowing with the recent interest rate hikes finally kicking in it seems. A recent survey by Nationwide shows August inflation to be just 0.6% giving a moving annual figure of 9.6% - down 0.3% from Jul...
HSBC U-turn on Graduates
You’re there with your degree in your hand, your whole career ahead of you, and a £2000 overdraft in your bank account… But it doesn’t matter because the bank has given you 18 months to pay it off before thay start hitting you with...
Euro Shares Increase
Share prices continued to recover after the recent US slump. Hope of a US rate reduction has led to increased investment and hiopefully a recovery in terms of share prices. Many companmies have had millions wiped off their values in the recent slump....
Insurance Companies Bemoan Government on Floods
Despite a huge numbers of people losing their possessions and houses (and some their lives) to the recent floods in the UK, insurance companies are moaning about the cost of floods. The Association of British Insurers has written to the government to...
Bad Credit Mortgages Harder to Find
People with bad credit are finding it harder to secure mortgages which is a bad sign for those with mounting debt. Banks and building societies are seing bad credit customers as too high a risk due to spiralling debts and the UK’s credit cultur...
