It’s the New Year, and in the UK (as it is in many places around the world) we’re all looking for ways to earn money so we can pay for all our Christmas partying, presents and makeovers. Many of us look for ways to earn extra income over and above our regular wages but the truth is, many of us don’t know how to earn extra money, moreover we don’t know how to earn money fast.

Safe Home Income Plans aim to protect against unscrupulous equity release plan operators, read about them, their members and their code of practice, by which all members must abide. If you’re opting for equity release as part of a plan to unlock the equity in your property this is a good read

Property Investment is a business and the owner (bank or building society) of a repossessed property is a motivated seller. This is the type of seller you want.

A headshots photographer in London is not hard to find, but don’t base your decision to hire a headshot photographer on price alone. Look into a few more things when shopping around for someone who will get you noticed by that casting director. A good actor headshot gets you noticed by the casting director. It shows who you are, as you walk in the door whomever is casting will recognize you from your headshot. More importantly a good actor headshot will get you to the casting call in the first place. Looking for your next acting job is hard If…

Northern Rock announced yesterday that it has agreed to sell its portfolio of Lifetime home equity release mortgages to JPMorgan. The move will help pay back some of its loan to the Bank of England. Northern Rock has agreed to keep running the portfolio of equity release mortgage products on behalf of JPMorgan. Equity Release plans are more popular in the UK than they are in the US. They are aimed at people over 55 who want to release some or all of the equity they may have tied up in their homes. The sale of the equity release portfolio…

Photographers need to know where we stand in relation to copyright and trespass laws. It isn’t that there are specific photography laws or regulations covering photography. UK law operates more on the basis of what you are not allowed to do, rather than declaring rights in a constitution. The truth is there is little in the way of restrictions enshrined in law when it comes to photography in a public place. As a rule of thumb, providing you have permission (if on private property) or you are photographing the subject whilst on public land (as well as the subject you…

Sir Edmund Hillary has died. Aged 88 Sir Edmund died last night. He was the first man to climb the worlds highest mountain, Mount Everest. Sir Edmund Hillary had been suffering health problems since last April, apparently as the result of a fall in Nepal. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said that his death was a profound loss and described him as “…an heroic figure who not only ‘knocked off’ Everest but lived a life of determination, humility and generosity.” It’s sad to know that this brave man has now gone. Sir Edmund Hillary’s achievements show how the human…