http://www.cumberland.co.uk/ en-US Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:29:04 +0000 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:29:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Inflatable Cookie craig.bright@cumberland.co.uk(Craig Bright) mail@cumberland.co.uk (Cumberland Building Society) 5 http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/mr--mrs-average Our political and economic lives may be uncertain, but when it comes to home life it’s good to know that some things are as traditional as they ever were. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:39:28 +0000 http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/mr--mrs-average http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/growth-in-lake-district-holiday-lets It is easy to forget that we live in such a beautiful part of the UK, with the Lake District attracting some 8.3 million day visitors a year. As a result, many people have purchased and invested in a second home or holiday let property in the Lakes (an estimated 15% of the total dwellings). Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:38:00 +0000 http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/growth-in-lake-district-holiday-lets http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/moving-home-this-summer Mid-summer would traditionally be considered a prime time of the year to move home. With the recent abolition of Home Information Packs and with mortgage deals available at exceptionally low rates the signs appear promising. However, it remains to be seen how the market performs over the next few months. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:37:08 +0000 http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/moving-home-this-summer http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/advice-for-first-time-buyers The last decade was not particularly kind to first time buyers. Demand and competition for houses in the first half of the decade caused prices to rise at an alarming rate. The ‘credit crunch’ ended the seemingly endless price rises, but also resulted in mortgages becoming much more difficult to obtain as lenders demanded large deposits and adopted much tighter lending criteria. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:36:15 +0000 http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/advice-for-first-time-buyers http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/watch-out-theres-an-identity-thief-about According to fraud prevention service CIFAS, 27,000 British people fell victim to ID fraud between January and March this year. That’s more than one person every 5 minutes…. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:35:37 +0000 http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/watch-out-theres-an-identity-thief-about http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/thinking-of-starting-your-own-business You could be considering becoming your own boss for a variety of reasons. It could stem among other things from a change in personal circumstances, a good business idea or a specific business opportunity coming your way. Whatever the reason the prospect can be exciting and supply a new challenge. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:34:43 +0000 http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/thinking-of-starting-your-own-business http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/to-be-online-or-not-to-be-online If you are a regular visitor to this page, you may have read previous articles on the wonder and potential of the world wide web. Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:33:36 +0000 http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/to-be-online-or-not-to-be-online http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/cumberland-building-society-reports-another-set-of-strong-results Cumberland Building Society, which was named ‘Large Business of the Year’ at the 2009 CN Group Cumbria Business Awards, has posted another set of strong financial and business results for the year ended 31 March 2010. Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:16:49 +0000 http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/cumberland-building-society-reports-another-set-of-strong-results http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/selling-your-property This time of year steers many to consider moving home and to take advantage of the lighter evenings and warmer weather which traditionally help with the response to properties which are available for sale. Mon, 24 May 2010 08:01:11 +0000 http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/selling-your-property http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/time-to-plan Who would have thought when we went to vote two weeks ago that we would see David Cameron and Nick Clegg standing together on the steps of no. 10, heralding the dawn of the era of ‘new politics’. Fri, 21 May 2010 16:05:00 +0000 http://www.cumberland.co.uk/news/time-to-plan