Finance Tart

Car sales are tumbling but for the consumer there are bargains on new and used cars as prices are dropped. Find out how to bag the best deal

Lloyds TSB shareholders voted today on the proposed takeover of Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) with 95.98% voting in favour of the deal.
Shareholders also approved proposals to raise £5.5 billion by issuing new shares and special preference shares.
The takeover will create a new banking giant called Lloyds Banking Group, which will comprise almost [...]

This month’s interest rate cut from 4.5% to 3% was a unanimous vote from the nine-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), according to the minutes of the meeting, released earlier today.
The 1.5 percentage point cut was the largest reduction since 1981, and took rates to the lowest level since 1955.
The Bank of England is hinting [...]

Premium Bonds will from January pay the lowest return since they first went on sale in 1956

Marks & Spencer is having a surprise ‘guerilla’ sale tomorrow, with 20% off prices, in retaliation to Debenhams’ three-day sale

Shareholders in Lloyds TSB are to vote today on the proposed takeover of Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS).
Lloyds’ shareholders are expected to vote in favour of the takeover, which will create a new UK banking giant called Lloyds Banking Group, which will comprise almost 150,000 staff and 3,000 branches.
However, not everyone has been [...]