Category Archives: Personal Finance

3 Reasons to Check if You’re Owed PPI
The payment protection insurance scandal came to light in 2011 and has affected both banks and consumers dramatically. You may know people who have made successful claims or have seen the adverts on television about making a PPI claim with no win, no fee guarantees.

How to make sure your car is safe for a long journey
When you’re planning a long journey, the chances are that you’ll want to give your car the once over. Of course, driving your car around town every day, you’ll already know how well your vehicle is performing – and you’ll probably know whether or not it is in full working order.
However, there are some simple tests and tweaks that you can carry out to ensure your road safety – we’ve rounded up seven of the most important for you to try out below.

10 of the most common reasons your MOT will fail
To avoid a hefty repair bill, inspect these key areas of your car before you send it off for a MOT test.

Potential Pros of Financing a Vehicle
While we would all like to be able to pay for our next vehicle using cash that we’ve saved up over a number of years, sometimes life just seems to have other plans. For this reason, most people end up financing a vehicle. But are there some potential pros to financing a vehicle purchase? Let’s consider a few.

What Insurance Do You Need for a Self-build?
Building your own home is a lifelong dream for many people. If you are seriously considering self-building your own home, then it can be helpful to consider the various types of insurance you may need to put in place to complete the process before you begin your journey. In this post, we’ll consider 3 important areas of insurance you’ll need to consider when building your own home.