UK Finance Discussions

House Buying Tips?

Does anyone have any tips for acquiring quicker knowledge of houses that are coming onto the market. All too often, det...

17 comments posted 22yrs

posted by edward.mcmonagle

17 comments posted 22yrs posted by edward.mcmonagle

Bad Employer

My daughter (single parent, low income in receipt of Working Tax Credit), was overpaid at the end of last September by...

6 comments posted 22yrs

posted by Lynda

6 comments posted 22yrs posted by Lynda

Register of Small Businesses.

My friend is a mobile phone dealer. At the moment, Orange is offering excellent business tariffs but they make it jolly...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by llb

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by llb

How do I cancel a credit card?

I have a Barclaycard that's had a zero balance for two years, so I decided to cancel it. First attempt - "certainly mad...

5 comments posted 22yrs

posted by mauzc

5 comments posted 22yrs posted by mauzc

Implications of obtaining personal information

Hi, a friend of mine recently recieved a phone call from an individual claiming to be calling on BT behalf. He said tha...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by Nicholas.Potts

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by Nicholas.Potts

Consumer Credit Act and credit cards

MBNA use to have a maximum limit on their Platinum Plus cards (Could be others as well) of £50,000. Don't know if they...

8 comments posted 22yrs

posted by james

8 comments posted 22yrs posted by james

Current Account Longevity?

Hello Everyone, Quick question, I've been asked a few times (notably when shopping for mortgages) how long I've had my...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by billy_bluecollar

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by billy_bluecollar

financial IT BA jobs: best agency?

I'm looking for a new job back in the City....which agencies are best and which to avoid? tia

0 comments posted 22yrs

posted by heavenatsevennospam

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by heavenatsevennospam

Offshore bank

I am living outside the UK and am thinking of opening an Offshore bank account in sterling in Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of...

18 comments posted 22yrs

posted by john

18 comments posted 22yrs posted by john

Foreign Call Centres - anyone got a list?

Can anybody provide a comprehensive list of all the UK finance institutions that have sent their call centres overseas....

51 comments posted 22yrs

posted by gu47otu

51 comments posted 22yrs posted by gu47otu

Tax refund

I believe I get tax back for payment to "professional bodies". But I couldn't find anything on the Inland Revenue to te...

11 comments posted 22yrs

posted by help

11 comments posted 22yrs posted by help

Orange/CPW multiple credit checks

Just got my credit report from Equifax and have found four entries by Orange - two when I originally ordered the 3510i...

5 comments posted 22yrs

posted by user

5 comments posted 22yrs posted by user

ways to transfer money abroad

Which are the most economical ways to safely transfer larger amounts of money abroad [Europe] for investment, i.e. prope...

1 comments posted 22yrs

posted by divoch

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by divoch

Isolated house in middle of new development land

I've read about people refusing to sell their house to deveopers but this is the first time I have seen it in action. I...

2 comments posted 22yrs

posted by peter

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by peter

Financial year?

Does the UK financial year run every year from April 6th to April 5th the following year? What if April 6th is on a week...

6 comments posted 22yrs

posted by Security

6 comments posted 22yrs posted by Security