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Recent Posts
- More and more people are considering handing the keys back due to negative equity.
- With such a depressed property market, why do the Government and Regulators want to stop interest only mortgages?
- Don’t put off taking out the most important insurance of all. Do it now.
- Are you struggling to make ends meet? You do have options and they don’t involve paying any upfront fees!
- The rise of a new type of Bank.
Author Archives: The Moneybrain
More and more people are considering handing the keys back due to negative equity.
We are seeing an increasing trend at moneybrain.com of people looking for debt help, that are in most instances struggling to pay a large amount of unsecured debt (i.e. credit cards and loans) whilst also facing being in negative equity … Continue reading
With such a depressed property market, why do the Government and Regulators want to stop interest only mortgages?
With ever-increasing wage rises, a booming property market and a full-to-the-brim personal pension pot for everybody; the Government and Regulators are absolutely bang on the money with their ideal-world proposals. It beggars belief how out-of-touch the decision makers of this … Continue reading
Don’t put off taking out the most important insurance of all. Do it now.
My first financial services role was as a life insurance salesman. I was only 18 years old and I took pride in ensuring that the families I advised were adequately covered and could continue to pay the bills in the … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, ISA, IVA, Legal Services, Life Assurance, Mortgage, Pensions, Private Medical Insurance
Are you struggling to make ends meet? You do have options and they don’t involve paying any upfront fees!
In the last few months we have been piloting a new service to help consumers who have no other choice other than using pay day loan companies for an emergency loan. At moneybrain we have been delivering client enquiries to … Continue reading
Posted in Bankruptcy, Debt, Finance, IVA, Loan, Pay Day Loans
The rise of a new type of Bank.
In what can only be described as “back to basics” – it looks like a new banking revolution is upon us. In the UK today we have an economic phenomenon “pay day loans”. I must admit, I knew this market … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Pay Day Loans
Is the credit card dead?
A report by leading accountants Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) certainly thinks so. Simon Westcott, director in PwC’s Financial Services practice has compiled a fantastic report on the changing financial landscape. The report is titled “Precious Plastic 2012″. In what can … Continue reading
Posted in Bankruptcy, Debt, Finance, IVA, Legal Services, Life Assurance, Loan, Mortgage, Pay Day Loans
Does the Government actually understand the financial pressures facing families in 2012?
We have to ask some serious questions regarding the financial competence of certain members of the coalition Government. For the 5th or 6th time since they came to power, the Government’s proposals to change the benefits system has been thrown … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Legal Services
With credit cards being max’d out what help is available?
Over the last few weeks we have experienced a dramatic rise in enquiries from people looking for help and advice with their finances. The worrying trend is that people are looking to increase their level of personal debt either by … Continue reading
Posted in Credit Cards, Debt, Finance, IVA
Xmas has come early for buy-to-let BOOM 2012.
In the last few days the lenders have set their stall out for 2012. What they want for Christmas is a million buy-to-let landlords! Lenders are rolling out attractive buy-to-let mortgage deals to be first choice for the beginning of … Continue reading
Is the Euro Turkey bad for UK Xmas?
The television screens have been dominated over the last few day’s by our Prime Minister showing two Churchill fingers to the rest of Europe. A good thing or a bad thing? You decide. We all know the state of the … Continue reading