Shake-up of high street banks, rogue letting agents and pension fees

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Shake-up of high street banks, rogue letting agents and pension fees

FromMoney Clinic with Claer Barrett

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Co-op buys 632 branches from Lloyds - what will this mean for customers? Why are rogue letting agents allowed to exploit landlords, and how fees are cutting pension values in half. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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Jul 18, 2012

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The Financial Times Money Show brings you engaging insight into personal finance. Claer Barrett, her team and leading industry commentators dissect the week’s news and discuss how it will affect you and your pocket. Produced by Lucy Warwick-Ching.

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FT Money Show, 10 Aug 2007: This week: is this really the end of mortgage exit fees? how paying on a card abroad can cost you dear; the rise in insurance premiums after the recent floods; and will investment boards stick to their pledges to buy back shares? For information regar... by Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
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FT Money show, 18 May 2007: In this week's show: how to get more bang from your holiday buck; are interest rate hikes hurting the property market? And, 10 years on, should you hold onto shares in former building societies? For information regarding your data privacy, visit ... by Money Clinic with Claer Barrett
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Shake-up of high street banks, rogue letting agents and pension fees

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