OnePulse card goes into action
September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Barclay’s new Oyster-style credit card was launched in London earlier this week. It enables customers to pay for small items by a simple swipe of the card over a reader.
Rates left unchanged
September 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Homeowners greeted the Bank of England’s decision to hold interest rates at 5.75% with a sign of relief. The rate has been left unchanged since going up in July.
Families face credit squeeze
September 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
A credit drought may be on the horizon for families in the UK, as banks and building societies begin to cut back on their generosity in handing out credit cards and overdrafts to the UK’s beleaguered consumers.
Credit card debt could spark another crisis
September 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Is there a crisis looming for British credit cards to match that of the recent turmoil in the stock market? There is a fear that debts on credit cards in this country could ignite a fresh crisis in the global financial system.
The big house flip
September 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Grade-II listed house, Witanhurst is set on Highgate Hill, in five acres of grounds. The house is the second largest in London, behind Buckingham Palace, but has been largely empty in recent years, though it was used for some periods as the base for the BBC reality TV show Fame Academy. However, despite the fact that it is falling into disrepair and English Heritage has placed it on its ‘at risk’ register, it was sold five weeks ago for £32m.