Personal finance news, how to make money, how to save money

Personal finance news, how to make money, how to save money

Personal finance news including expert tips on how to make money, save money and look after your personal finances from telegraph.co.uk

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: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:09:35 +0100

1 - PAYE tax error: 'HMRC may be too late to demand money back'
2 - Equitable board demand full compensation
3 - Trust in PAYE has been seriously damaged
4 - How to find help on the HMRC website
5 - Taxman's new computer spotted errors
6 - PAYE: Your questions answered
7 - 10 million in line for rebate after tax fiasco
8 - Home owners to be moved off interest-only mortgages
9 - More than one million workers take sabbatical
10 - Housing market 'ground to halt' as number of new homes built 'fall to 1920 levels'
11 - PAYE tax errors force 1.5 million people to repay £1,400
12 - Car insurance premiums at record highs
13 - 'Equities are dead, long live bonds'
14 - James Caan: 'Yachts, fast cars, art - I just love to spend money'
15 - Should you take the fixed rate mortgage bait?
16 - The £5 note to return to cash machines
17 - Time to give your pension a reality check
18 - Questor Podcast: African investment adventure
19 - Will house prices fall further?
20 - Is it time for investors to give up on Japan?
21 - Far East fund adds winning spice
22 - Investment advice: Stay at home. Double your money
23 - Jessica retrieves £600 for reader after transfer muddle
24 - Diary of a Private Investor: 'I bought some shares that I'm regretting'
25 - How to avoid internet phishing scams

1 - PAYE tax error: 'HMRC may be too late to demand money back'

People hit with an unexpected tax bill may be able to refuse to pay as HMRC could have exceeded the time limit in which to ask for the money.

: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:09:35 +0100

2 - Equitable board demand full compensation

The board of Equitable Life has called on the Government to honour its manifesto commitment to compensate the victims of the insurance company in full.

: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:59:42 +0100

3 - Trust in PAYE has been seriously damaged

Telegraph View: The revelation that nearly six million people have either paid too much or too little tax cannot be easily brushed aside as a mere glitch.

: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:54:52 +0100

4 - How to find help on the HMRC website

The HMRC website had no special information for taxpayers concerned about whether they had paid too much or too little tax on Sunday night, 48 hours after Treasury sources indicated there was a problem.

: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:21:07 +0100

5 - Taxman's new computer spotted errors

The multi-­billion pound miscalculations of income tax were revealed by the HM Revenue and Customs' much-maligned new computer network.

: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:38:49 +0100

6 - PAYE: Your questions answered

: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:15:06 +0100

7 - 10 million in line for rebate after tax fiasco

Many more workers and pensioners could also find themselves overpaying because of errors in the HMRC tax code system.

: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:05:58 +0100

8 - Home owners to be moved off interest-only mortgages

Home owners with interest-only mortgages are being made to pay higher monthly payments after being moved onto costly capital repayment deals amid fears of a double-dip in house prices.

: Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:31:23 +0100

9 - More than one million workers take sabbatical

Taking a sabbatical has never been as popular as figures show 1.2 million people opt for time off work amid the recession, figures show.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:45:18 +0100

10 - Housing market 'ground to halt' as number of new homes built 'fall to 1920 levels'

The number of properties being built has dropped to its lowest since the 1920s as the housing market appears to have ground to a halt, new figures show.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:39:23 +0100

11 - PAYE tax errors force 1.5 million people to repay £1,400

Almost six million people affected by fiasco will receive letters telling them what they owe or whether they are due a rebate.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:52:31 +0100

12 - Car insurance premiums at record highs

Price comparison websites blamed for encouraging car insurance fraud which has pushed up insurance premiums.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:06:18 +0100

13 - 'Equities are dead, long live bonds'

A leading City analyst claims that bonds are a better bet than shares. Which way should investors turn?

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:00:43 +0100

14 - James Caan: 'Yachts, fast cars, art - I just love to spend money'

Dragons' Den entrepreneur James Caan lives with his wife and two daughters in London.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:30:15 +0100

15 - Should you take the fixed rate mortgage bait?

It pays to do the maths before switching from a variable rate mortgage.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:20:22 +0100

16 - The £5 note to return to cash machines

The £5 note is set to make a return to cash machines amid plans to increase numbers seven fold, it has emerged.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:04:43 +0100

17 - Time to give your pension a reality check

Don't underestimate the amount you need to save for a happy retirement.

: Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:35:20 +0100

18 - Questor Podcast: African investment adventure

Good business shares on the African continent.

: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:25:10 +0100

19 - Will house prices fall further?

House prices fell further this month, leaving home owners fearful that the double dip in the property market has begun.

: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:12:51 +0100

20 - Is it time for investors to give up on Japan?

Predictions of a Japan recovery always end in disappointment.

: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:17:07 +0100

21 - Far East fund adds winning spice

The strategy that proved most successful in August.

: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:00:16 +0100

22 - Investment advice: Stay at home. Double your money

L&G's Richard Penny: Why smaller companies provide better returns.

: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:53:53 +0100

23 - Jessica retrieves £600 for reader after transfer muddle

I first applied for the transfer of a cash Isa from a building society to Halifax more than a year and three months ago. I was then told that the original signed transfer request had been lost.

: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:14:11 +0100

24 - Diary of a Private Investor: 'I bought some shares that I'm regretting'

Confessions of a private investor, who is regretting recent leaps of faith.

: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:32:31 +0100

25 - How to avoid internet phishing scams

Cyber crime is on the rise with iTunes customers' the latest to have been targeted by fraudsters.

: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:58:38 +0100