Dealing with arrears – a collectors tale Today's post is by a guest writer who we cannot name, but we can tell you that this person works in the collections department of a maj... Continue reading
Fast Track Repossessions, what does it mean? There has been an interesting development in the area of repossessions in recent weeks in which a property can be taken back (repossess... Continue reading
The Millionaire next door (book review) About ten years ago my sister bought me a book called 'The Millionaire next door'. This was when a million still meant something! In to... Continue reading
Current account interest rates are set to drop Banks have a pool of money called 'zero rated funds', this is the money that they hold for which they are paying no interest. Lots of c... Continue reading
Inflation… ‘when’ not ‘if’… The endurance of gold at above $900, rising oil prices, the weakening dollar and a Treasury/Fed combo that is increasing the money in c... Continue reading
Debt Management: no tax break for people in trouble Financial services (such as brokering) are a zero VAT business, we cannot charge VAT for our activities, we do however, pay VAT on all ... Continue reading
Why aren’t mortgages MORE expensive? In looking at any product or service you will often hear people mention 'supply and demand', it is one of the foundations of Microecono... Continue reading
Stamp Duty ‘Trade In’ deal…. wtf? This post must, by definition start with a giant 'WTF?!', because in it we will be looking at the new stamp duty 'trade in' scheme, bro... Continue reading
The name is ‘Bond’, ‘Failed Bond’, UK Economy ‘Shaken’, but not stirring. The UK had a failed bond offering last week and that is giving the world some indication of the state of the UK economy. They have fail... Continue reading