When you risk falling short
This week saw some rare good news on the endowments front. Around 80,000 people whose policies were at risk of leaving them with a mortgage shortfall have been given the ...
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What's the catch?
Intelligent Finance's advertising campaign for integrated banking may tempt you to throw all your finances into one pot, but first make sure it's the right move for you. ...
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If you decorate, can you be sure you will accumulate?
The Daily Mail Ideal Home Show was launched in 1908 and gave an early indication of the changing mindset that saw homemaking become a leisure activity rather than a chor...
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Cuts only for some as standard falls
It was bound to end in tears. The mortgage price war trumpeted by lenders a few weeks ago is already producing casualties.
Some borrowers are realising that there were ...
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B&B leads way out of market
As Halifax and Nationwide slug it out in the "mortgage war", Bradford & Bingley this weekend becomes the first major lender to effectively quit the market and just se...
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Raising the standard for an army of borrowers
The Office of Fair Trading and the banking ombudsman both confirmed this week that they are examining complaints from a growing number of Halifax and Nationwide mortgage ...
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April Contents in full
Features
Meet the manager
Seconds out for superwoman - Soci?t? G?n?rale?s Nicola Horlick
Cover story...
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Budget delivers a low blow
The generosity of the chancellor to drinkers, drivers and smokers in this year's Budget will drive down the rate of inflation over the next two months and could force the...
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Saving slums is less taxing
Aspiring investors in property could benefit from the Chancellor's £1 billion Budget rescue package for run-down areas.
You can take advantage of six tax cuts desi...
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Dear things? You don't know the half of it
Insurance
When money's tight and there are lots of immediate needs it's easy to overlook the long-term, says Chris Wicks, a financial consultant at Bridgwater Financial...
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Accounting & Auditing 
