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8 Ways The Government Has Made Banking Simpler

8 Ways The Government Has Made Banking Simpler

Friday 16th September 2016 savings The Government has introduced many new services, rules and changes to regulations to make access to money for bank customers simpler and quicker - here are 8 of the highlights.

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Pension Advice May Soon Be Tax Free

Pension Advice May Soon Be Tax Free

Saturday 3rd September 2016 pensions Government consulting to provide tax free advice for pension planning by creating a new Pensions Advice Allowance worth £500.

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Help to Buy ISA Savers Blocked From Using Bonus Funds For House Deposit

Help to Buy ISA Savers Blocked From Using Bonus Funds For House Deposit

Sunday 21st August 2016 property 500,000 potential ISA account holders unaware of small print preventing use of the bonus against the house deposit.

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Building Societies Struggle To Pass On Rate Cuts To Customers

Building Societies Struggle To Pass On Rate Cuts To Customers

Tuesday 9th August 2016 mortgages Building Societies hampered by their source of funds struggle to pass on the 0.25 percent BOE rate cut.

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Bank of England Base Rate Cut To 0.25 Percent

Bank of England Base Rate Cut To 0.25 Percent

Monday 8th August 2016 mortgages After seven years of deliberation the BoE has halved the current base from 0.5 to 0.25 percent.

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Become The Lender: Loaning Money To Some Household Names Can Be A Smart Investment

Become The Lender: Loaning Money To Some Household Names Can Be A Smart Investment

Monday 8th August 2016 investments Falling interest rates and evaporating savings accounts mean looking elsewhere for safe growth of your money - how about corporate bonds?

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New 0.99 Percent Mortgage From HSBC For Squeaky Clean Borrowers

New 0.99 Percent Mortgage From HSBC For Squeaky Clean Borrowers

Wednesday 29th June 2016 mortgages You'll need a large deposit and a good credit record - but is this the best mortgage out now?

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