Saving for a deposit is increasingly looking tougher for tenants especially in london as rents increase and asking prices rise. A countrywide survey suggests that 20% of adults could not afford the deposit for a mortgage leading to a whole generation of renters, especially in London. In the capital, rents rose by almost 10% last [...]
Saving money on your daily coffee
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Is that coffee really needed? Should you cut back or reduce? Or is there a way to get that coffee without breaking the bank? Special offers Starbucks sometimes has deals and offers on coffee from time to time even offering free coffees. The last offer was a free coffee if you told the barrista your [...]
Happy Easter from Approval.co.uk
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Wishing all customers and readers a very happy Easter. Hoping that wherever you are, you are surrounded by loved ones and have better weather than we are experiencing in the Approval.co.uk office.
Can you still make money from buy to let properties?
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Is there a way to make money from property or has the property boom ended? Is it possible to make a profit from property or has jithe boat sailed? The key to investing in property is yield or the amount of income that the property can make. A yield is the percentage that a property [...]
How to save money on fuel
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Here are a just few ways you can save money 1. Drive more slowly. Driving slowly uses less fuel per mile than driving quickly. Many modern cars can be slipped into fifth gear at a relatively low speed i.e. above 30-40 mph. On the motorway try driving at 60 mph rather than 70 and reducing [...]
Britain is the most expensive place in europe to buy fuel
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Its now official that Britsin has the highest fuel duty of all our european neighbours leading some to claim the governments strategy is killing businesses by preventing people from looking for work because of the sheer cost of petrol. Quentin wilson who used to appear on BBCs top gear laments that excessive duty is causing [...]
Opening a euro bank account
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There are enourmous advantages to opening a bank account in euros. One of those advantages is that there need not be any costs associated when products are purchased in euros. With the euro here to stay and one of the worlds strongest currencies it makes sense for many from the seasoned traveller to the occasional [...]
Irish homeowners encouraged to cut back
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In the wake of restructuring mortgage deals, the Irish government has asked homeowners to cut back on spending. Some suggestions that we could perhaps all do are: 1. Cut down on TV packages. Do you really need that extra sky package. Forget that sports package. 2. Take your children out of fee paying school. Why [...]
How much is that cold costing you?
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Flu jab in order. This author now understands the benefits of preventing illness in lost productivity. Having just got over flu which turned into a chest infection which took two weeks to shift I’m now going to be signing myself for a flu jab next year without doubt or even this year. Just a few [...]
Three massive dividend paying stocks
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So your bank rate is terrible and property is a rubbish idea at the moment. Where do you go for investment? One place is high dividend shares that yield double digit returns on investments. Yep that’s right there are some investments where you can achieve more than 10%. Here are three double digit shares that [...]
