Category Archives: UK Business News

Bold offer as Barclaycard offers 20 months 0% deal

Posted on March 28, 2011 by admin

Barclaycard has intensified the credit card price war in the UK by extending its 0% on balance transfers from 18 months to 20 months. The extension to 20 months is the longest 0% balance transfer offer in the market today … Continue reading →

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Tesco targets Asda in retail war

Posted on March 5, 2011 by admin

As the chief executive of Tesco is retiring after 14 years in charge, the supermarket giant has decide do launch a £200m price war with their main competitor, Asda. Tesco announced on Monday that that they will drop their regular … Continue reading →

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Fixed rate mortgages increase in popularity

Posted on November 16, 2010 by admin

Fixed mortgages show increase in popularity in the UK. Figures from the CML (Council of Mortgage Lenders) show that fixed rate mortgages have continued to increase in popularity with results from last August showing a one year increase of over … Continue reading →

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Graduate job salaries frozen in UK

Posted on March 1, 2010 by admin

Graduate job salaries in 2009 throughout the UK froze for the first time since records started Recent reports and surveys of major employers suggest that opportunities for graduate jobs in the UK in 2009 was the toughest for many years. … Continue reading →

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