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Welcome to CashQuestions!
Got a finance related question and want an answer free of charge from a totally unbiased source? CashQuestions is a unique service run by a panel of renowned personal finance journalists. Alongside our team of financial experts, we are on hand to solve your money problems - and other consumers can help too on the CashQuestions forum.
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Consumers want service like CQ - report

poundkey_moneybox.jpgA national money guidance service of the sort proposed by the Thoresen Review - and the type of service that CashQuestions is seeking to provide - would be welcomed by consumers, according to a report published yesterday by the Chartered Insurance Institute.

 

The Thoresen Review, conducted by Aegon chief executive…     Read more...

 
 
 

Mortgages squeeze to tighten

coins_keys.jpgThe squeeze on mortgages will tighten even more over the next few months, leading lenders believe.

 

The warning is contained the Bank of England’s latest Credit Conditions Survey, which says that…     Read more...

 

Barratt cuts workforce by 15%

demolition.jpgHousebuilder Barratt Developments is to lay off 1,000 of its 6,700 employees – about 15% of the total  workforce - as it tries to cope with the effects of mortgage rationing by the main…     Read more...

 
 

Rising housing costs lead to more loans

biils_on_doormat.jpgThe rising cost of mortgages and rent has forced 7% of people to take out a personal loan in the past year, according to research out today from moneysupermarket.com. It also found that a…     Read more...

Free break for better teeth

teeth.jpgOverseas dental specialist VitalEurope is celebrating its 5,000th patient by offering free accommodation to anyone who has treatment during the months of July and August. VitalEurope's surgery in Budapest, Hungary, will carry out treatments…     Read more...