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Littlewoods

Littlewoods is famous for catalogue shopping. They are now one of the leading online suppliers of household and personal items in the country. They sell everything from clothes to mobile phones to furniture. They can give you a credit account as well as other services such as car, pet, travel, breakdown and accident in...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Nationwide Building Society

Nationwide Building Society is one of the top three savings providers and mortgage lenders in the UK. More significantly, they are the largest building society in the world.Nationwide Building Society has mutual (as opposed to Public Limited Company) status, which means that they are owned by and run for the benefit ...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Money Saving Expert

MoneySavingExpert is a financial services website that is dedicated to saving you money on anything from insurance to utilities to shopping, as well as everything in between. Launched in 2003 on a very limited budget it is now the UK’s number one money site with nearly 7 million unique users every month. The fou...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

More Than Insurance

More Than is an insurance company which prides itself delivering the excellence of service and products UK customers demand and expect. Their tag line ‘We Do More’ shows that good customer service is what they are all about. If you're looking for an insurance company willing to do that little extra, More Th...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Insureandgo

Insureandgo is the UK's largest direct travel insurer, they provide insurance for over 2 million passengers every year offering worldwide medical assistance and cheap travel insurance, ski and annual travel insurance, covering baggage, money, cancellations, hospital bills, and repatriation. Some of the unique features...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Direct Line

Direct Line offers great insurance and finance products and services, competitive pricing, outstanding customer service. Direct Line are one of the only insurance companies not to be included on any comparison site - meaning any time you want to deal with Direct Line, you have to go direct. The company was launched in...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Churchill Insurance

Churchill Insurance is almost as well known for the nodding dog as for good value insurance, they have certainly done a good job on their marketing strategy. They have a wide range of insurance products including car, home, travel, pet, breakdown, van, motorcycle and private health. The company was launched in 1989 as...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Endsleigh Insurance

Endsleigh Insurance are synonymous with student insurance and the company has grown over the years to cover much more. Endsligh are the UK’s number one student insurance company having provided student cover it for 40 years. In addition, the company is the only provider approved by the National Union of Students....15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Confused

Confused offer cheap car insurance, home insurance and utilities quote comparison service. You can search major providers and compare quotations to find the deal for you. Confused.com are trying to take the confusion of comparing all those insurance quotes. Confused was the first insurance price comparison website. Th...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

TESCO Compare

Tesco Compare is a competitive online comparison site from one of the UK's favourite supermarkets. Simply enter your details once and they do the rest, helping you find the quote for insurance or financial products that suit you best. TESCO decided to set up its own comparison website in response to the growing market...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Comparethemeerkat

Comparethemeerkat is a spoof website created by Comparethemarket as part of their marketing strategy. The website is cleverly authentic and actually allows you to compare different meerkats. Each meerkat has three attributes: size, hobby and location. Using very professional looking drop down boxes, meerkats can be sel...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Comparethemarket

Comparethemarket is an insurance and finance comparison site designed for everyone who has better things to do with their time than repeatedly entering the same details over and over again when they're looking for insurance. Comparethemarket brings together search results from all over the web into one place to make yo...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Council Tax Rebanding – How do I challenge my council tax band

Council Tax Rebanding – How do I challenge my council tax band Now you have figured out what tax band you are in, we can begin to work out if you are being taxed correctly and if you’re eligible to put in a claim for a rebate. Before you do this, you need to understand that challenging your council t...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Moneysupermarket

Moneysupermarket is a price comparison website-based business specialising in financial and insurance services. The website enables consumers to compare prices on a range of products, including mortgages, credit cards and loans. Launched in 1999 Moneysupermarket provided on-line mortgage information and in 2000 expand...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Gocompare

Gocompare is one of the most comprehensive insurance comparison services in the UK, committed to finding the right product at the best price, and dedicated to saving you time and money. The company does more than just compare insurance you can also search for a wide variety of different products. Gocompare provide the...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

How much is my house worth

How much is my house worth Selling a home can often be a stressful process. With the house market always fluctuating in terms of price, it can be difficult to choose when to buy or when to sell, especially if you’re not in the know.Let’s not forget hiring estate agents, house hunting and arranging v...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Allotment "Jokes"

Sometimes In The AnswerBank we find a question, or set of questions, which seem to be diamonds in the rough. We enshrine these questions as articles for the sake of posterity. This however has nothing to do with quality. We have collected together all your Allotment "Jokes" out of a kind of masochism.  ...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

Buying or Renting a Property

Buying or Renting a Property As anyone who has taken a step on the property ladder will know, buying, selling or renting a property can be a difficult task, resulting in numerous headaches and tenuous relationships! With the aid of the internet you can avoid the sky-high stress levels by taking your house hunting...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

UK Daffodil Shortage

The sight of a broad swath of bobbing yellow flowers inspired Wordsworth to pen his famous poem. For many of us seeing daffodils at the sides of roads or in gardens is a sign that spring is on the way. The days are getting lighter and warmer and the weather is getting better. However, this year that has not been the ca...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010

We Are Taking More Power Saving Measures

Many of us are feeling the pinch during the current financial crisis. Along with other cost cutting measures, it seems, we are also looking to the energy use in our own homes to reduce the cost of outgoings. On a more positive note, the research found homeowners to be far more proactive when it comes to taking steps t...15:37 Mon 24th May 2010