Sarah Othman

Mortgage Lenders and First-Time Buyers Stall While the Market Worsens

The mortgage market has hit something of a standstill and it is having knock on effects. Patrick Collinson and Rupert Jones said it best when writing for the Guardian: "Britain's mortgage market appears to be in meltdown, with first-time buyers going on s... Read >

Moneysupermarket.com Expresses Concern As Mortgages Slump

Concerns about inactivity in the mortgage market have hit the balance sheets of Moneysupermaket.com. First time buyers are reluctant to spend their hard earned money and banks are reluctant to lend home loans to them, which is the reason the mortgage mark... Read >

Life Insurance Firm Finds 46 year olds Most Materially Wealthy

A new report by the well-known Life Insurance firm More Than has revealed that 46 year olds are at the peak of their financial and material wealth. The report said that by the time people are aged 46 they have more valuable items in their homes than ever ... Read >

Experts Advise Special Care When Choosing Secured Loans

Experts are warning that thanks to rising interest rates, tighter controls on awarding credit, and a huge drop in the number of secured loans on the market it is now more important than ever that those looking for a loan find the right one for them and do... Read >

2 Times as Many People Take Out Costly Loans

Recently published figures have revealed that there are two times as many people taking out expensive loans as there were 9 months ago. Moneysupermarket.com released the new statistics and has said that the number of loans made by people to tide them over... Read >

Visa Card Issued With 365% Interest Rate

News broke yesterday that a visa credit card with an exceptionally high lending rate has been made available to customers by a leading financial firm. The credit card is being offered to customers who have a poor credit rating and has a whopping 365% inte... Read >

Bank Of England Set To Rescue Loan Markets

Radical new plans have been drawn up to aid banks and building societies which are suffering the most during the current credit crisis. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alastair Darling has set in motion plans for The Bank of England to absorb billions of mor... Read >

Lenders Defy Government Attempts To Ease Mortgage Market Pressures

Government efforts to ease the financial strain on the mortgage market were ignored by building society Nationwide, as they announced plans severely tighten its lending criteria for new customers. Despite a £50 billion cash injection from the Bank of... Read >

Insurance Companies Fight Back Against Fraudulent Whiplash Claims

Whiplash injuries account for 80 per cent of all car accident claims in the UK, but the number of bogus cases is on the increase according to Admiral Insurance. Claims for whiplash cost the insurance industry up to £1.6 billion a year, with 250,0... Read >

Home Insurance Risk For FloodPlain Areas

The insurance industry has warned that many new homes could be left on the housing market and become uninsurable unless the government introduces new rigid planning controls for flood risk areas. By the year 2020, a third of the 3 million proposed ... Read >

Declining Housing Market Set To Affect Mortgages Lenders

A dwindling house market in the UK could stretch the financial situation for some mortgage lenders according to credit ratings agency, Fitch. Their research has uncovered that the British housing market is set to see the trend of lower prices co... Read >

Ultra Sound Technology To Prove Invisible Whiplash Injuries

It has been four years since the University of Nottingham announced research which could potentially prove some types of whiplash injury were physical. Whiplash, also known as neck sprain, is a controversial injury which is often suffered by drivers o... Read >

Princess Diana Crash Draws Attention To Shoddy Safety

Engineering experts in Australia have said that if Princess Diana had suffered the fatal crash in their country, instead of in England, she would not have died. It was recently reported that the Princess may have suffered whiplash or concussion but woul... Read >

New Support For Whiplash Sufferers

A new website developed by the University of Queensland in Australia has been created to offer whiplash patients around the world, help support and advice. The University of Queensland's Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medic... Read >

Chancellor Of The Exchequer Makes New Pledges on Mortgages

This month the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alastair Darling has said he aims to get the damaged money markets back into shape with the help of financial experts in Washington. He has made announcements that he intends to do everything within his po... Read >