Archive for February, 2009
Would You Pay To Use The Toilet On Flights?
I’m all for saving money where possible and it makes a lot of sense for airlines to reduce costs where possible but I do sometimes wonder if the world is going mad. Michael O’Leary the CEO of Ryan Air has said that one of the options they are considering is to charge up to a [...]
Banks Penalty Charges Appeal Fails
It has been a long time coming but at long last we have a ruling from the appeal court about penalty bank charges. This was the court case where the banking industry was hoping to prove that the way they apply bank charges was beyond the control of the Office Of Fair Trading.
Common sense and [...]
Mortgages And Being Between A Northern Rock And A Hard Place
Do you want to get a new mortgage? The news that Northern Rock is about to start lending again to the tune of £14 billion is good news for the housing market and most likely good for the economy as well. The question is whether there are the potential buyers out there looking to buy [...]
