News Tag: Derbyshire
March 7, 2010
According to reports this weekend, Coventry Building Society is in merger talks with its smaller rival, the Stroud & Swindon.
The talks follow a series of recent mergers between Britain’s building societies and, should a deal be successful, will bring more consolidation to the mutual sector.
The news comes as Coventry, which is the country's third largest building society, ...
Coventry Building Society in merger talks with Stroud & Swindon
by Kay Murchie
July 14, 2009
The Cheshire and Derbyshire Building Societies this week unveiled three new fixed-rate bonds aimed at savers willing to lock away their money in exchange for a strong interest rate.
Available for one, two or three years, the fixed-rate bonds pay interest at 3.75%, 4.15%, and 4.5% respectively.
At Derbyshire consumers can invest between £100 and £1 million, whilst at Cheshire these figures increase ...
Cheshire and Derbyshire launch fixed-rate bonds
by David Masters
March 30, 2009
The government has announced that there will be a £41 rise in council tax, which has been heavily criticised as it will hit already struggling households the hardest, as Band D homes will see bills increase by 3 percent from £1,373 to £1,414.
There will be an overall rise of 2.6 per cent from £1,145 to £1,175 and, according to local ...
Council tax rises to affect the poorest
by Peter Charalambous
February 16, 2009
Nationwide-owned Cheshire and Derbyshire Building Societies have launched a new range of fixed-rate bonds.
The bonds include a one and a two year deal, with interest for both accounts paid either on maturity at 3.75% Gross/AER (3.00% net), or monthly at 3.69% gross (3.75% AER/2.95% net).
Minimum investment at Cheshire is £5,000; maximum £2,000,000. Derbyshire's minimum is £5,000; maximum £1,000,000.
Gary Wilkinson, Nationwide's ...
Cheshire and Derbyshire launch fixed-rate bonds
by David Masters