http://moneywala.co.uk The price comparison expert Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:14:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The UK is facing a serious risk of recession within months, the findings of a survey of almost 5,000 small, medium and large businesses suggest. The British Chambers of Commerce's (BCC) quarterly report found the credit crunch and rising costs had dented the most important sectors of the economy. It comes as ... http://moneywala.co.uk/recession-on-the-way-for-uk-companies/ House prices fell for an eighth straight month in June to stand more than 7 percent below the peak hit last year, a survey showed on Tuesday which is likely to fan fears the market is on the verge of a crash. The Nationwide building society said prices fell 0.9 percent ... http://moneywala.co.uk/house-prices-keep-dropping/ Almost half of final salary pension funds have moved assets from equities to bonds in the past year, as they respond to market volatility and aim to match assets more closely with liabilities, figures show. Some 46 percent of British defined benefits schemes, collectively worth billions of pounds, have reallocated funds ... http://moneywala.co.uk/pension-funds-change-from-equities-to-bonds/ The government plans to raise the maximum compensation for victims of bank failures to 50,000 pounds but banks will not have to pay money upfront into the deposit protection scheme, the Treasury said on Tuesday. In a consultation document on reforming the banking system in the wake of last year's run ... http://moneywala.co.uk/increase-deposit-protection/ Energy chiefs will be asked to defend expected future rises in fuel bills when they appear before MPs on Tuesday. Domestic suppliers are under pressure to explain pricing intentions after the BBC learnt that household energy bills could rise by up to 40% this winter. Industry sources have suggested households could pay ... http://moneywala.co.uk/energy-bills/ Rising food and energy prices could push UK consumer inflation above 4% this year, the governor of the Bank of England has warned. He was speaking after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.3% in May, up from 3% in April. This is the ... http://moneywala.co.uk/consumer-inflatio/ LONDON (Reuters) - Almost five million people have been granted credit cards in the past year without having to prove their income, according to research. Some 84 percent of successful credit card applicants -- 4.8 million people -- were not asked to provide any proof of income, such as payslips, to ... http://moneywala.co.uk/credit-given-to-consumers-without-income-checks/ With fines and debts worth millions of pounds going unpaid every year, bailiffs are busy as never before. If you are having problems paying a fine, contact the court or relevant organisation and try to negotiate with them. If they don't know your situation, they could assume the worst - that you ... http://moneywala.co.uk/what-to-do-when-the-bailiffs-are-at-the-door/ Drivers are being urged to buy only the fuel they need as more than 600 tanker drivers begin a four-day strike. The drivers, who work for two companies delivering fuel to Shell forecourts in the UK, walked out at 0600 BST. Last-minute talks aimed at resolving the dispute ended without agreement when ... http://moneywala.co.uk/panic-buying-petrol-deise/ The value of gold has been going through the roof. Its price has quadrupled since 1999, and in March this year it reached $1,000 an ounce for the first time. With uncertainty in the markets and turmoil in the banks, more and more people are turning to gold. "Since the financial crisis ... http://moneywala.co.uk/gold-price-feve/