by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 17, 2009 | Blog, Business, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
How dangerous is cliche? For example, the stereotypical teenager is moody and unapproachable, think of Bill Gates when he was in his teens locked away with his computer. Young people have energy, drive and talent - but usually not money. They are a mirror of culture and demonstrate that in the most refreshing and creative ways, [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 9, 2009 | Blog, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update
The Law Society is advising that the property slump could produce an unexpected windfall for Flat owners. The property value is an important factor in the determination of the cost of extending the Lease or buying the Freehold. If the value is lower it might make sense to consider taking this advantage and extend, for [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Mar 4, 2009 | Blog, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update
You bump into someone and the usual reflex is ‘ Sorry ‘. You make disparaging remarks and eventually if you’re Clarkson, Ross or Brand you say ‘ Sorry’ . You alter Wikipedia to prove an anecdote and, as Cameron did, you say ‘ Sorry’. You`re called before the Treasury Select Committee to account for the [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Feb 27, 2009 | Blog, Finance, Financial Markets, Market Update
According to research published by The Co-Operative Bank Mortgages, the number of people making overpayments on their mortgages has increased by 50% in the past year alone. This is in part due to the cuts in base rate, however, almost one in ten of those people are hoping to secure a better mortgage deal by [...]
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Feb 25, 2009 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized
"The mechanism for improving the System works too slowly. Every time attempts are made to finally patch-up one problem, cracks appear elsewhere" "Moral Hazard" is the name given to a decision that can influence future behaviour, often for the worse, and usually the person who caused the problem doesn`t suffer the full (or any) consequences. [...]
