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30 January 2012
As consumers are set for another year of low interest rates and increasing financial pressures unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, has put together with the help of its expert panel of professional advisers twelve top mortgage tips for borrowers and first time buyers on how to get the best out of the current market.
1. Karen Barrett, Chief Executive at unbiased.co.uk
“Navigating a complex market of attractive mortgage deals and lending criteria can be somewhat overwhelming. An independent financial adviser or whole of market mortgage adviser will help you to...
26 January 2012
'First time buyer' advice dominates enquiries for whole of market mortgage advice in 2011
Demand for advice on buy to let mortgages jumps to 25% in Q4 2011
Unbiased.co.uk's latest Advice Drivers1 reveals dip in re-mortgage advice enquiries in December 2011
Latest figures from unbiased.co..uk, reveal first time buying was the most sought after area of mortgage advice throughout 2011 on its 'find a mortgage adviser' search.
Data from the professional advice website showed that from January last year consumer searches for first time buying advice overtook all other...
09 January 2012
31 January tax deadline for online self-assessment forms is only weeks away
Last year, taxpayers faced an estimated £368 million in fines due to late returns, incorrectly filled in forms and surcharges for late payment of tax from previous years
With the self-assessment tax return deadline only weeks away, research from unbiased.co.uk, the professional advice website, warns that consumers could be facing large penalties by not following the procedure correctly.
Unbiased.co.uk’s TaxAction report* shows taxpayers gifted the taxman an estimated £368 million last year in penalties on account of...
01 December 2011
Karen Barrett, Chief Executive of unbiased.co.uk
“While the Autumn Statement didn’t reveal many surprises, there is certainly a lot for consumers to be getting their heads around when it comes to financial planning. While an increase in the basic state pension is a positive note, the rise in pension age has just made the need for retirement planning even more crucial.
“The increase in life expectancy is placing greater demands on our finances and it’s vital that consumers seek the correct advice in preparation. No matter what your stage of life, factoring in these changes now and...
29 November 2011
Karen Barrett, Chief Executive of unbiased.co.uk, comments on what the fuel duty changes announced in today’s autumn statement will mean for UK consumers:
“The freeze on January’s planned fuel duty rise, announced in the Chancellor’s autumn statement today, will be a small relief to consumers and those motorists who rely heavily on their car to earn their living. Earlier this year our consumer research showed that fuel duty was the number one tax consumers wanted to abolish, with 20% of people stating that this was the tax that they wanted to be rid of the most.
“The Chancellor’s...
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