Money Saving News for April 2009
- Money saving tips 'can help with inheritance tax' - 22nd April, 2009
Money saving tips may help people to pay less in inheritance tax according to Norwich Union, which has advised people to consider their financial affairs carefully to avoid death duty.
Research by the financial services provider found that 62 per cent of those who are near or around the inheritance tax threshold have only a partial or no understanding of how inheritance tax works... - Savings accounts in the UK 'suffer with low interest rates' - 22nd April, 2009
Savings accounts in the UK are not offering the returns they once were thanks to the currently low rates of interest, according to research released recently.
Moneyfacts.co.uk said recent inflation figures reveal that the real return after basic tax and inflation on an average no-notice savings account is 1.06 per cent for one measure of inflation, the retail price index... - Saga: Health cover included in motor car insurance - 22nd April, 2009
Saga has announced that it will offer accident health cover to its motor car insurance customers.
The new additional cover will be made available to new and existing Saga vehicle insurance customers and will cover the costs of non-emergency medical treatment following an accident... - Advice on using Visa credit cards abroad - 22nd April, 2009
Taking care is key when using Visa credit cards abroad, one expert has claimed.
Fiona Wilkinson, senior vice president at Visa Europe, the European payments association, said that there a number of steps people can take to make sure their finances stay safe on holiday... - Gardening money off coupons 'in demand' - 21st April, 2009
The money off coupons offered by the National Garden Gift Voucher scheme have proved so popular in recent weeks that the providers have had to launch an emergency gift voucher top up facility.
Horticulture Week reported that the scheme had seen a "massive" surge in demand, as people took to their gardens in the warmer spring weather... - M&S offers money off gift vouchers for star pets - 21st April, 2009
Marks and Spencer (M&S) is offering proud pet owners the chance to win up to £100-worth of money off gift vouchers if they enter their animals in a competition.
The supermarket's pet health insurance branch is looking for a star pet to front a new advertising campaign and is calling for customers to send in pictures of their pooch or snaps of their cat.
M&S will give the winning animal the chance to star in a professional photo shoot and will offer its owner £100 in money off gift vouchers to use in its supermarkets. The second prize will include treats for the pet and £50 of money off coupons... - Halifax Home Insurance proposes top tips for home security - 21st April, 2009
Home contents insurance provider Halifax has issued a list of tips for home security following the results of a survey which suggested that many people do not feel that the streets of the UK are safe.
Halifax's tips include fitting secure and robust locks to all doors and windows, particularly on the ground floor and installing security lights outside, which can help forewarn homeowners of the presence of intruders.
A survey conducted by the home contents insurance provider found that 37 per cent of city dwellers would consider moving to the country because of the amount of crime in their area... - ISA savings accounts should be reformed, says Nationwide - 21st April, 2009
Nationwide has called upon the government to make changes in the regulations governing ISA savings accounts in the UK as part of this year's budget.
The building society has written to the chancellor recommending that he increase the flexibility and simplicity of ISA savings accounts, as many people in the UK are still failing to take advantage of their full tax-free savings allowance... - New car finance 'would prove popular' - 21st April, 2009
The proposed new car finance scheme would prove popular should the government decide to include it in tomorrow's budget, according to a recent survey.
Conducted by uSwitch, the poll reveals that around 250 million Brits would be in favour of a government-sponsored new car finance scheme which would see motorists offered financial loans to trade in old vehicles for newer, greener models.
A similar scheme put in place in Germany has helped the car manufacturing market expand by 39.9 per cent in the last month, providing a vital boost to a recession-hit industry... - Sainsbury's Car Insurance offers help for road rage victims - 20th April, 2009
Sainsbury's Car Insurance has announced that it will offer financial and counselling services to victims of road rage and car jacking.
The car insurance broker claims the provision is rare among auto insurance policies, despite an estimated 21 million drivers in the UK falling victim to road rage in the last year...