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Interest rates rise to 5.25% - highest level since May 2001! Due to the continued high performance of the UK economy
and higher than expected salary increases for January - averaging
at the upper end of three to four per cent - the Bank of England
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to increase base interest
rate levels to 5.25% for January. The decision was made following
the announcement that consumer price inflation has risen to 2.7%
- the highest level in more than a decade. Read
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| Money Features |
The
REIT Stuff: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) promise to be
a tax-efficient way to invest in commercial property. But are they
worth it?
Personal Account Q&A: Find out what the government's proposed new 'compulsory' pension scheme - personal accounts - will really mean for you.
Pay Less Tax: No matter how financially savvy you think you really are, there is always something you can do to limit the amount of tax you have to pay.
10 Top Stocks for 2007: Analysts at Charles Stanley, one of the UK’s leading independently-owned stockbroking groups, select ten companies to watch over the next twelve months.
Your Investment Portfolio: Gilts, corporate bonds and other fixed interest investments are often overlooked as 'boring.' But, finance expert James Norton argues, every portfolio should hold them.
House Price Predictions: Interest rate rises have done nothing; mortgage lending is at its highest level ever and City bonuses are likely to have a knock-on effect across the country in months to come: so, what does the future hold for the housing market in 2007?
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| Money News |
What
money stories caught our eye this month..
File
Your Tax Return Online to Beat the Fine: With the self-assessment
deadline falling at the end of January, filing your tax return online
is the best option for the time-pressed self-employed.
Buy-to-Let Confidence Remains High: According to a recent survey of landlord’s confidence in the buy-to-let market remains high for 2007.
The
Future of Lending: Slower growth and more debt will characterise
the future of the UK's burgeoning lending industry in 2007, a leading
new report claims.
Card
Holders Switching to Cut Costs: Despite a decline in the availability
of zero per cent interest deals, people in the UK are continuing to
switch credit cards.
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