Author: Dot Piper There has been a tremendous boom in overseas property ownership. Whether for personal use as a family, holiday or retirement property or as an investment property, the market shows no sign of slowing down. In the excitement of making the decision to go ahead, it’s easy to overlook the importance of taking professional advice [...]

Author: Richard Norfolk If you see your doctor for a report on your condition, be it general or specific to particular symptoms, you would not unreasonably expect an accurate report. If you were paying for the report, this should put extra pressure on your GP to supply one which would be precise and correct, not vague [...]

Author: Richard Norfolk With ‘unsolicited mail’ campaigns and extensive advertising, it appears that car insurance is very popular amongst providers. The sheer variety of schemes being offered to satisfy different requirements, when multiplied by the number of companies active in the market, presents motorists with a choice of routes as complicated as a road map. Most providers [...]

Author: Emma Mayo Speed cameras are already the bane of the driver’s existence. There’s a lot of dispute as to whether they do help save lives, but one thing’s for sure, the Government is making a lot of money out of our collective inability to keep within the speed limits. If you thought it was bad before, [...]

Ask a mix of people to name private schools and generally you would probably get a list which starts with Eton and Harrow and maybe a school local to the individual, but then the list would quickly fade out. In truth there are very many private schools and many variations of education are provided. Most [...]

Author: Catriona Singfield Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, also known as ME and stigmatised as ‘Yuppie flu’ in the 80s, has now been recognised as a proper, and serious, life-damaging illness. Unfortunately for sufferers, some major insurance companies are behind the times, as Miss A found out. Diagnosed eight years ago, Miss A suffers from a virulent form of [...]

Author: Catriona Singfield In the UK, as with the rest of Europe, we are now living longer than at any time in the past – and the figure is rising. The average lifespan for a British man is now 76.2 years, with a woman living even longer at 80.7 years. This is excellent news, but sadly [...]

Author: Catriona Singfield Searching for mortgage information these days has never been easier – if all you are looking for is another advert promising you the best, simplest, cheapest, most wonderful product ever! How do you unravel the meaning from all these fantastic claims? Not to worry – help is at hand! Here we sort out [...]

Author: Richard Norfolk Mobility in the jobs market can be vital for progress in your career, but the costs incurred can be considerable if you move any distance and moving home becomes necessary. If it can be helped, these should not be allowed to affect your decision to live nearer to your new employment, but you [...]

Author: Richard Norfolk The time was when you started to pay your mortgage off whilst relatively young, perhaps 25 or 30. This meant that with the usual 25 year mortgage it was fully paid up at 50 or 55, and the problems of old age could be approached without the distraction of those monthly payments. O.K., you [...]