QCK Personal Finance NewsUK Financial News: mortgages, pensions, tax advice, savings, loans, insurance.HMRC Offers Tax Relief to Self-Employed- (Found July 2, 2008 ) HM Revenue & Customs has some rare good news for Britain's 3.6 million self-employed people: mortgage interest and even council tax can now be offset against annual income tax. A spokesman for th...http://www.qck.com/hmrc-offers-tax-relief-to-self-employed-158466.html?searchsite=rssfeed FSA Launches New Website for Young People- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has launched a new website to help educate young people about finance. The website, www.whataboutmoney.info, forms part of the FSA's National Strategy for Finan...http://www.qck.com/fsa-launches-new-website-for-young-people-158446.html?searchsite=rssfee... HSBC Extends Rate Matcher Mortgage Offer- (Found July 2, 2008 ) HSBC has today announced that it will extend its Rate Matcher mortgage offer. HSBC's much publicised Rate Matcher mortgage was an instant hit when it was introduced in April of this year. It was inte...http://www.qck.com/hsbc-extends-rate-matcher-mortgage-offer-158448.html?searchsite=rssfeed Sales of Tracker Funds Hit £64 Million- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The latest figures from the Investment Management Association reveal that sales of tracker funds hit £64.3 million in the first quarter of 2008, following six previous quarters of disappointing ...http://www.qck.com/sales-of-tracker-funds-hit-pound64-million-158453.html?searchsite=rssfe... Yorkshire Leads the Way for Commercial Mortgages- (Found July 2, 2008 ) It seems "up north" is the place to go if you're looking for a commercial mortgage. A report published by property management company Jones Lang Lasalle claims that cities such as Leeds ar...http://www.qck.com/yorkshire-leads-the-way-for-commercial-mortgages-158454.html?searchsite... New Company Offering Property Debt Finance- (Found July 2, 2008 ) An entrepreneur has set up a company to compete with the big banks in the area of commercial finance. Ex-head of real estate banking at NM Rothschild, Andrew Radkiewicz, is hoping to capitalise on th...http://www.qck.com/new-company-offering-property-debt-finance-158455.html?searchsite=rssfe... Council Microchips Could Save On Tax- (Found July 2, 2008 ) A leading bin identification provider has claimed that local authorities which use microchips in bins will save residents money on their council tax. Advanced Manufacturing and Control Systems (AMCS ...http://www.qck.com/council-microchips-could-save-on-tax-158457.html?searchsite=rssfeed Buy to Let Landlords Given New Guidelines- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The Council of Mortgage Lenders has announced its intention to introduce new valuation guidelines and standards for new-build properties. The guidelines are intended to reduce the risk both for lender...http://www.qck.com/buy-to-let-landlords-given-new-guidelines-158460.html?searchsite=rssfee... King Attempts to Calm Inflation Fears- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England has addressed the Treasury Select Committee to explain why inflation reached 3.3% in May. King and four of his colleagues on the Monetary Policy Committee...http://www.qck.com/king-attempts-to-calm-inflation-fears-158461.html?searchsite=rssfeed Tax Breaks for Employees who Cycle to Work- (Found July 2, 2008 ) A Government initiative to cut carbon emissions and boost people's health has seen a boom in ride-to-work tax incentives. Under cycle-to-work schemes, companies can purchase tax-free bicycles and ac...http://www.qck.com/tax-breaks-for-employees-who-cycle-to-work-158444.html?searchsite=rssfe... |