Deal with debt in the new year - 2004-01-07
A couple of months ago, I wrote that I had enough of all the holiday finger-wagging about thrift and thought people should just indulge themselves.

If you have a big debt that's going to take many months to pay, consider shifting to a new card that offers a low rate on balance transfers. But don't do this unless you really have to, as the transfer will show up on your credit report. If you look like a person who puts off paying the bills, it could hurt your chances of getting a mortgage or other loan.
Read the full story at The Sun News

Housing prices may start to drop in 2004 - 2004-01-07
THE good times could be coming to an end for property prices in Redbridge, based on a report by the mortgage lender Nationwide.

House prices rose nationally by 15.6 per cent in 2003, but growth in Ilford was 12 per cent, and Woodford Green saw a rise of only seven per cent.

In its predictions for 2004 the building society puts Redbridge among the 20 regions most vulnerable to property price falls.
Read the full story at Wanstead and Woodford Guardian