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About finance – is it merely guesswork?

None of us really quite knows what the European financial situation is going to be in the next few weeks or months though there are some “experts” who say they do, but the same type of know all was telling … Continue reading

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Cheap, luxury family camping in France

If we are correct about this, and to be fair it is an educated guess, then our UK pound should soon be in a far better state compared to the € Euro because of all the uncertainty about the problems … Continue reading

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Camping in France and cheap ferry crossings.

The problem with a lot of holidays taken in the Eurozone is that they cost about the same as a small property remortgage when you get there! That’s because the Pound has been a tad down against the Euro for … Continue reading

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A good exchange rate for a holiday in France

Thankfully the Euro has begun to slide a little against the pound which means that at the time of writing we have the most favourable exchange rate for 18 months. All this is a good sign if you are thinking … Continue reading

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Interest only mortgage deals to go

Yes the good old Co-Op bank may have inadvertently started a trend by putting a stop to “interest only” mortgage deals and by this action sparking fears of higher bills for thousands of struggling mortgage payers. People like this always … Continue reading

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Wine regions of France

Well we are back on the topic of wine and wines again because we are determined to make this new section of the site work and become high enough in the SE’s to generate some reasonable traffic. The initial page … Continue reading

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Mortgages, wine and golf, all different, all together.

The newspapers today – 2nd May 2012, have stated that mortgages for  first time buyers will be much more difficult to get from now on. They gave some waffle as to exactly why this new phenomenon will come about but … Continue reading

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Wine and finance fit together like a hand in a glove.

Regular readers of this blog will no doubt be aware that we are gradually expanding our pages into wine; Australian vintage, wine for investment and so on. Our partner in crime with this new section is an extremely knowledgeable chap … Continue reading

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Go frit first time buyers.

We have to accept that the mortgage market has been dead in the water for some time now, as far as applications made are concerned anyway, but that shouldn’t put off those seeking a first time buyer mortgage at all … Continue reading

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No confidence in Osborne and Cameron

Try as I may, I simply cannot stir up any enthusiasm for, or confidence in Messrs Osborne & Cameron because, like so many others in the UK I just don’t believe they are in touch with what the public here … Continue reading

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