Featured Articles Archive for September 2007

Welcome to our archive of featured articles for the month of August 2007

• Brokers Have Pushed Self-cert Mortgages [29.09.07]
  Homebuyers have been encouraged by unscrupulous brokers to lie about their salary and finances so that they can qualify for mortgages way above what they can really afford. Such practices, experts warn, could drag Britain down into a sub-prime crisis the like of which the US is experiencing and is having knock-on effects for finances all around the globe.
  
• Northern Rock: Any Bidders? [28.09.07]
  With the Northern Rock crisis having prompted huge numbers of savers to join queues and camp overnight in some cases just to withdraw their money from the problematical bank, Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling was forced to take action.
  
• Northern Rock’s Consequences [25.09.07]
  The crisis which has engulfed Northern Rock, Britain’s fifth largest mortgage provider, is a real shock to the system for those industry watchers who thought that the credit squeeze wouldn’t impact ordinary people.
  
• An Unsecured Personal Loan [20.09.07]
  An unsecured personal loan is an accessible and affordable method of borrowing money. They offer a flexible way to borrow any amount between £1,000 and £25,000, and the loan period can range from one to five years.
  
• Spain And UK Lead Eurozone Property Price Rises [19.09.07]
  Over the past five years property prices in the UK have risen faster than in any other country in the eurozone with the exception of Spain.