Finance

In an incredible turn of events yesterday Barclays Bank was fined £26million for the poor treatment of small business and consumer customers that had fallen into arrears. Reading between the lines on the BBC, Telegraph and the Guardian, it seems Barclays employees harassed those that owed money while also offering solutions that didn’t take into account a customer’s financial position, …

As the nights draw darker, there’s one subject on everyone’s mind. Energy costs. It seems these rise year after year and we’re quite powerless to do much about it. Would changing your radiators help with costs? As there are now many designer radiators on the market, it can be beneficial for the aesthetics of the home, as well as the …

A new online advice service has been launched that is already helping those that have succumbed to temptation and taken out a PayDay loan. Money Nerd has a wealth of advice for those looking to avoid the high interest and extortionate charges, with more loopholes promised if visitors sign up to the free newsletter. What is a Pay Day Loan? …

We’ve all found ourselves the targets of scams, whether it’s an email that’s gone to our spam folder asking us to reveal our bank details so we can receive a few million pounds or seemingly personal mail from a Russian bride. We even receive mail that seems to be direct from our service providers and banks but when we look …

This guest post has been contributed by the energy experts at City Plumbing Supplies. City Plumbing provide boilers and home energy appliances that reduce energy consumption and ensure you make the most of every watt. They have smart room thermostats available along with a range of combi boilers, radiators and more to keep your home running smoothly and comfortably for …

As a business owner, you know that keeping tax costs low is essential. Organised book and a good accountant ensure you only pay what you owe and are not stung with a huge tax bill. Alongside saving money on tax there are some tax incentives that could help you make money too, to finance your next expansion or to put …

You could be owed more tax than you think as some new online tools allow you to find out if you could claim tax back on uniforms, PAYE, self employment, moving out of the country and much more. Tax Rebate Services have generously released their online tax calculators to the public to help anyone discover if they could be entitled …

We’ve been talking to Wink Bingo and Cash4Coins about looking after the pennies. Cash4Coins have given us some great advice while Wink Bingo provided us with this great infographic. Andrew Harley, the Currency Manager at Cash4Coins reminds us that soon some notes and coins will be old currency. He says, “we work with a lot of charities helping them to …

My credit monitor is a new extensive credit check service that offers incredible advice to those wishing to improve their credit score for personal finance. Along with the wealth of information provided for a personal credit score online, My Credit Monitor also provides tools to enable the user to improve their credit score from the My Credit Monitor site. A …

I’ve been spending some time looking into PPC and PPC Agencies. I’m a marketer who tends to avoid PPC as I’ll admit, despite training with Google, I really don’t think I’ve the skills for it. It takes a lot of precision and there are very few companies out there who won’t use a client’s account to “test the market” resulting …