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18.01
2012 Author:
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Best Secured Loans in UK

A secured loan is one in which the borrower assures a certain asset to the lender before the loan is given out. This acts as insurance to the lender so that in case the borrowers falls short of payment, the lender can reclaim the asset in exchange for the remaining debt. This ensures that the borrower is able to borrow more money when compared to an unsecured loan while the lender has the safety that in the case that the loan is not paid off, the lender can regain possession of the property.

The lower interest rates of the secured loans means that if you are able to meet the repayment amounts regularly, you will end up repaying a smaller amount that what you would have with an unsecured loan. The best secured loans in UK are those which have the right repayment period which is the most convenient for you. The loans which have a longer grace period wherein you can default on a payment will make sure that you will not be susceptible to having your assets seized in the odd case where you might default on a payment for a short period. Full Article…

17.01
2012 Author:
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Tax advice of the week: Reclaim higher-rate pension tax relief

Higher-rate taxpayers contributing to pensions should ensure they reclaim the full pension tax relief they’re due, advises Simon Bonnett from Duncan Lawrie Private Bank. Around 250,000 people in the highest-earning tax bracket wrongly assume that personal contributions paid to company pensions automatically receive up to 50% tax relief, when it is only the basic rate of 20%.

“Higher-rate taxpayers are responsible for filling in their own self-assessment tax forms and claiming pension tax relief,” says Bonnett. “Many fail to do so, [believing] their employers will have claimed it on their behalf.”

Only people in conventional occupational money-purchase schemes enjoy full tax relief at source. This could be costly: on a £10,000 contribution you could lose out on £2,000-£3,000. If this affects you, you need to act fast as the deadline for claiming tax relief for the past financial year is 31 January 2012.

HMRC

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14.01
2012 Author:
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Perfect for Climate Scientists

I propose a similar law for all climate scientists when they are presenting their computer model forecasts.  Actual legislation once proposed in New Mexico:

When a psychologist or psychiatrist testifies during a defendant’s competency hearing, the psychologist or psychiatrist shall wear a cone-shaped hat that is not less than two feet tall. The surface of the hat shall be imprinted with stars and lightning bolts. Additionally, a psychologist or psychiatrist shall be required to don a white beard that is not less than 18 inches in length, and shall punctuate crucial elements of his testimony by stabbing the air with a wand. Wh

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11.01
2012 Author:
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CHIP Reverse Mortgage Volumes Not Surprising to Some

One of the most evident trends in financial services is the growing demand for reverse mortgages.

HomEquity Bank confirmed that trend (again) by posting a 42% year-over-year surge in Q4 reverse mortgage volume.

President and CEO Steven Ranson : “…The (seniors demographic) wave is here…tremendous market demand is fuelling our strong growth in originations.”

Greg Bandler, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, adds that mortgage brokers had a big hand in these results. He tells us that fourth-quarter volume from HomEquity Bank’s broker channel rocketed 56%.

CHIP’s Free Closing Costs campaign was also key. It saved seniors $1,495 in set-up costs, which is no small sum to someone on a modest income. That promo

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11.01
2012 Author:
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Franco-German axis: Joint push for Euro dominance?

The New Year has failed to sweep away old problems dogging the euro, with France and Germany going back to work to hammer out a rescue plan. Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy have met in Berlin in Monday for their first talks of 2012.

­They have three months to implement fiscal discipline rules agreed in December, and some worry that Germany, above all, sees this as an opportunity to increase political clout.

Billions of Euros have been injected into the Greek economy, while its population has suffered shot after shot of austerity measures.

In most cases, that has meant wages cut and taxes raised.

The credit crisis has seen Greece’s elected PM swept into the political gutter and replaced by an unelected technocrat who just happens to be a former Vice President of the European Central Bank.

“My friend, the famous composer of Greece Mikis Theodorakis, compares it with the times before fascism. And

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11.01
2012 Author:
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Building Societies offering mortgages in U.K.

Apart from banks, major sources of mortgages are building societies. They way these work is that they offer the mortgage to interested homeowners on houses being built by them. The system is quite closed and interest rates offered by building societies tend to be slightly lower than those by banks but these are usually variable interest rates that depend on the market scenario.

Among the most popular building societies offering mortgages are the Halifax Building Society which merged with the Bank of Scotland and offers various mortgages either directly or through subsidiaries. In addition, Abbey National, which is the largest building society by market share offers some flexible mortgage options. This is followed by the Woolwich Building Society that is owned by Barclays Bank and is best known for offering offset mortgages, which are a combination of the savings account and the mortgage.

Specializing in helping first time owners are the Yorkshire Building Society and the Chelsea Building Society which offer liberal mortgages that are easy to pay back. Full Article…

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