How credit crisis is changing the Englishman's home
Not many homes have pantries, coal holes or sculleries these days – now it looks as if the garage will soon go the same way and be confined to history. More than one in 10 homeowners have converted or...
View ArticleTen tips to cut the cost of motor insurance
Last week’s blog about soaring motor insurance costs and horrific accident claims statistics for young drivers prompted some readers to ask what can be done about either or both. Some of the tips below...
View ArticleBeware the killer on the couch
Cruelty to cats shocked a nation of animal lovers this week when Mary Bale was caught on CCTV dropping Darryl Mann’s pet into a wheelie bin. But our feline friends can also be pretty beastly to other...
View ArticleMore ways to beat Child Benefit cut and avoid tax and NICs
Leasing cars for yourself and family members, medical insurance, childcare vouchers and holidays are among the things you can buy direct from your gross salary to beat the Child Benefit cutbacks – as...
View ArticleGreen company cars for all the family to beat NICs and tax rises
Legislation intended to reduce pollution will make it easy for parents to use company cars for themselves and family members to avoid HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) attempts to make them pay more tax...
View ArticleWhy the new NICs stealth tax is no joke
You can tell things are grim – really grim – when the best the Governor of the Bank of England can do is to begin a speech by quoting the comedian Ken Dodd. Mervyn King reminded a conference in...
View ArticleInsurers call for Government to end carnage among young drivers
Road-traffic accidents cause about half of all preventable deaths among teenagers, according to the Office for National Statistics. Despite recent reductions in mortality rates for older drivers, car...
View ArticleFears of double-dip recession and new age of austerity seen in the...
Fears of a double-dip recession tipping Britain into a new age of austerity need to be seen in the perspective of the Diamond Jubilee, which gives good reasons to be cheerful about how most of us are...
View ArticleSqueezed middle motorists drive toward ‘old banger Britain’
Austerity and double-dip recession are making their effects felt on Britain’s motorists who are keeping their cars for longer than they did a quarter of a century ago. British Car Auctions (BCA)...
View ArticleEven for 'good Europeans' like Angela Merkel, defending national interests is...
“Merkel lobbies to shield German automakers from emissions rules” read a headline in today’s papers. EU leaders are meeting today and tomorrow for their quarterly summit. Though rules around how banks...
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