Halifax launches regular savings account paying 10%

Update: Fri, 20/06/2008 - 15:46

Halifax has launched a limited edition regular savings account that pays up to 10% AER - but is there a catch? Read more

House-buying fun part three - it's all over and I live to tell the tale

Well at long last we have moved into our new home and what a delight it is. It was a long and tortuous journey to reach this point largely due to the incompetence of the banks, solicitors and estate agents involved. So what lessons could be learnt from the saga? For a start the country’s largest mortgage lender certainly needs to tighten up its systems and training. Also, solicitors need to learn to communicate with each other, and their clients, more efficiently. As for estate agents, well it's best left unsaid...