I’m taking on the EU Mortgage Credit Directive – it’s going to create many mortgage prisoners
Ensuring people can afford their mortgage is crucial. Yet the EU Mortgage Credit Directive, which officially starts in March 2016 (but in practice much earlier), will see many being told they “can’t afford a cheaper mortgage”. This isn’t right, so MoneySavingExpert.com and I are going to make it a campaign priority. I’m not sure how much we...
Property Porn.. revisiting a hypnotised nation…
How many household-name property pundits, interior designers & home experts can you name? Now the same for city or personal finance journalists? For all but extreme money nerds, I suspect the first group outnumbers the latter by 5-1 or more. This discrepancy is important: I’ve just given an academic journal an interview on economic decline, and the...
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Martin Lewis: Is it unfair to charge loyal customers more?
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Should loyal customers be charged more than new ones? On the surface the answer is a simple no – but nothing is that simple. Many consumer marketplaces function because only some people embrace competition, and we need to work out what happens if we change that
