The bank base rate has been 0.5% for nearly 2 years now, yet banks are still charging high interest rates on loans and overdrafts and many are applying pressure to repay existing borrowing and applying stricter lending terms. A Director’s … Continue reading →

Chancellor George Osborne’s second Budget was predicted to be a sober affair but the country was treated instead to tough tax avoidance measures, sweeping changes to income tax and a plethora of pensions moves. Ed Miliband’s comment made us all smile … Continue reading →

Congratulations to our crossword competition winner, Peter Little from Solihull.  Peter’s entry was the correct one drawn at random.  Peter is pictured on the left collecting his prize of a Packard Bell Notebook. We were very surprised at the level of interest … Continue reading →

Barclays has announced that it plans to stop offering financial advice through its retail branches after a review deemed it to be no longer commercially viable. The bank says it may offer retail investment advice online, but that it expects … Continue reading →