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The fall in the Footsie comes at a bad time for those investors who haven't yet used their Isa allowance but are considering buying into equities. For those investors that want to use their Isa allowance but are unsure what to do with it, we outline some options to consider. . . .
Mortgage lenders are set to hand back millions of pounds to former customers hit by 'unfair' exit fees. . . .
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People retiring today will receive just a fraction of the income promised by salesmen touting pension plans 20 years ago, mostly thanks to falling annuity rates and poor performance on high-charging with-profits funds. . . .
For the past year This is Money has been guiding readers through claiming back their personal bank charges. Now we reveal how people with business bank accounts can do the same thing. . . .
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One in two attempts to reclaim bank charges are for more than £1,000, research from www.thisismoney.co.uk reveals. The online poll of more than 3,500 readers demonstrates the true extent of the money customers believe they are owed. . . .
The fat profits generated by Britain's banks might be hard to stomach - but you can turn the tables on corporate greed. . . .
Banks are on the back foot over their exorbitant charges as customers demand their money back. Complaints are flooding in to the Financial Ombudsman faster than at the height of the mortgage endowment scandal. The Daily Mail's Money Mail tackles some typical questions to arm you with the information you need to fight back . . .
Scottish & Southern Energy (SSE) today became the latest energy company to reveal its move in the price war and leapfrogged the other big suppliers back into top place as the cheapest . . .
This year, one property sale in five will be to a landlord. The number of landlord mortgages, which stood at 30,000 in 1998, is expected to top 1m by the autumn. But will investors prosper with their new property purchases? . . .
ING Direct has launched a cash Isa that guarantees to pay 6.55% for the first six months. Following that the rate reverts to a variable 5.13%. . . .
Consumer groups reacted with alarm today to reports that a first-class stamp could rise by as much as six pence to 38p. Royal Mail bosses are demanding the increase to offset the scale of the losses made on its stamped letters operations. . . .
More than 90% of people would be happy to pay extra for goods and services if they were guaranteed that the company's call centres were in Britain, according to a This is Money and Financial Mail survey. . . .
Homeowners are facing soaring water bills, with some rising by more than four times the rate of inflation. Customers of South West Water face the biggest rise, with bills for unmetered households rocketing by 16% to an average of £650 a year, or £378 for metered customers. . . .
Britain?s second largest mortgage lender Abbey is prepared to grant homeloans lasting 57 years but longer mortgages spell bad news for homeowners' pockets. . . .
Banks are charging grieving families thousands of pounds to handle straightforward paperwork involved in executing wills. Most wills can be executed by families without too much difficulty and when expert help is needed, lawyers can be used, costing just a few hundred pounds. . . .
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