As a provider of  money saving advice , I can understand banks and finance institutes charging high interest rates to clients that have a less than perfect credit report where they have missed payments, fallen into arrears, been issued with defaults and county court judgements. But it looks like these banks were charging these interest [...]

The Council of Mortgage Lenders says that in 2008 there were 46% fewer first-time buyers than in 2007. Those first-time buyers that did get on the housing market were reported to have put down a 22% deposit on their new home. Estate Agents and Mortgage brokers would like to forget 2008 as it was probably [...]

The number of homes changing hands fell to a record low in December despite an increase in the number of buyer enquiries having risen for the second month in a row according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).  They also said that sales are at their lowest levels since records began in 1978. [...]

 What’s in your credit report?
Credit references agencies - the largest in the UK is Experian - collate information about your financial background and past behaviour and format this data into your unique credit report.
You can see your credit report online now for free with CreditExpert, the credit monitoring service from Experian. To find out more click [...]

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