Lisa Bachelor



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Full name: Lisa Bachelor

Area of interest: Personal finance, consumer affairs

Journals: The Observer

Email: [mailto:l.bachelor@observer.co.uk l.bachelor@observer.co.uk]

Website: The Observer / Lisa Bachelor

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Career: Moneywise magazine: senior editor: Guardian Unlimited: money editor; The Guardian: The Observer: deputy personal finance editor and consumer affairs correspondent

Current position/role: Deputy personal finance editor and consumer affairs correspondent


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 * The Guardian student finance guide 2007: from loans to landlords: the essential handbook OCLC 70173629, 2006

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Column remit: Personal finance, consumer affairs - "Expert opinions on the week's biggest stories and how they affect you"

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Role: Deputy personal finance editor and consumer affairs correspondent

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Email: [mailto:l.bachelor@observer.co.uk l.bachelor@observer.co.uk]

Website: Observer Cash

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 * see also: Bachelor & Brignall and previously, Capital letters consumer advice columns



Articles:

 * trust funds: the clock is ticking'' - The child trust fund, which gives parents a voucher to invest for their new baby, is in danger of being abolished after the election. But have they delivered what was promised? - 9th May 2010
 * 2010: As personal finances feel the squeeze, how will the main parties ease the pain?'' - Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats are all aiming to reduce the strain on voters' pockets. Here's what they are promising - 11th April 2010
 * delayed? Make the most of the airport, then'' - Spending time at the airport needn't boring and expensive, especially if you plan ahead and do some savvy shopping - 31st January 2010
 * to spruce up your CV'' - Be focused and follow a few simple rules if you want to stand out from the crowd - 6th September 2009
 * back soon, so pack up your new kit bag ... and save, save, save'' - As Citizens Advice warns of an increasing struggle by parents, Sandra Haurant and Lisa Bachelor look at how to cut costs - 16th August 2009
 * for tenants that is long overdue'' - Four years ago my then partner and I were evicted from our flat - 9th August 2009
 * ticket extras still a poor show'' - Anyone who has booked a summer holiday, flying by budget airline, will know how irritating - and expensive - those 'extra fees' are - 26th July
 * pressing wrong buttons in fraud fight'' - I have been taken aback by the deluge of emails from readers in response to the article on the anit-fraud programme we ran last Sunday - 19th July 2009
 * and let us damn the bad banks'' - Around the watercooler we've all been moaning about banks for some time - 31st May 2009
 * ready to put your feet up yet?'' - Few people nearing retirement appreciate the potential gains from waiting before taking state benefits - 3rd May 2009
 * proud to be indifferent?'' - What is going on at Nationwide? - 3rd May 2009
 * doesn't pay to be old or poor in Britain'' - If you have followed the coverage of last week's budget you could be forgiven for wondering who will actually end up better off next April, when most of the changes kick in - 26th April 2009
 * that fails to cover itself in glory'' - Premiums should have factored in the possibility of economic dark times as well as good when they were set - 19th April 2009
 * are the alternatives to a pension?'' - Would you get a better return from property, or should you go for gold? - 12th April 2009
 * credit card refund that's all grief and no fun'' - If a firm goes bust and you paid by plastic, will your card issuer reimburse you? Not if they can help it - 29th March (with Liz Phillips)
 * simple plan with a tangle of conditions'' - Cash Isas are meant to be one of the most simple, hassle-free financial products around. But are they? - 15th March 2009
 * wallet is going to be busy enough without HSBC'' - When considering whether to take up a rights issue, ask if you would buy new shares in the company - 15th March 2009
 * hard times, good causes still need us'' - The psychological impact of a recession leads people to reign in spending even when they don't need to - 1st March 2009
 * light at the end of this housing tunnel'' - figures from the Ministry of Justice on Friday showed the number of repossession claims issued in court in the last quarter of last year was down 50% on the quarter before - 22nd February 2009
 * slap in the face for loyal customers'' - Can you put a price on loyalty? Well, it would be about -2% if you are a long-term saver with ING - 15th February 2009
 * taking a hit for the greater good'' - savers are beginning to react angrily to cuts in interest rates - 8th February 2009
 * as hell? Don't take it any more'' - How much would you be prepared to put up with from your bank or building society before you called it a day? - 1st February 2009
 * of life left in the sad Equitable tale as the government fails to draw a line under it'' - It's been a rollercoaster week for policy holders following a leak that compensation was on the cards - 18th January 2009
 * low savings rates - it's our spiralling utility bills we should be worried about'' - 11th January 2009
 * card that turned protection into a racket'' - I remember when online bank Egg was in its infancy at the beginning of this decade and I was one among many to sport its garish green credit card in my purse - 14th December 2008
 * the doom and gloom: mortgage plan is a good thing'' - Let's not knock down what could prove the lifeline that keeps thousands of families in their homes - 7th December 2008
 * unemployment insurance really worth the premium?'' - With joblessness becoming a real fear, Lisa Bachelor looks at the cover on offer to cope with lost income - 30th November 2008
 * hope: we have to spend, spend, spend'' - On the eve of the pre-Budget report the Chancellor has some good news: RBS, one of the banks bailed out by the taxpayer, is to freeze its overdraft rates for small businesses. This will boost his strategy to beat Britain's recession by splashing out billions to get credit flowing once again. Here are the possible winners and losers - 23rd November 2008 (with Heather Stewart)
 * the protection offered to Icelandic savers'' - Until Darling announces that full protection is extended to all UK savers, they will continue shifting their money around - 12th October 2008
 * can't afford to lose the cap and gown'' - Families are already being deterred by the cost of higher education. How many more will be if tuition fees go up? - 5th October 2008
 * It shouldn't be this hard to find out if your money is safe - As we report in our front page story, last week's HBOS takeover has led to widespread confusion over where savers should put their money - 28th September 2008
 * Sorry, Mr Darling, but people simply don't collect stamp duty stories - House prices: still the favourite dinner party topic of a nation obsessed by property - 10th August 2008
 * Paddling into deeper waters - The shocking lengths people will go to avoid the stigma of bankruptcy was laid out in a newspaper story last week - 27th July 2008
 * I'll have a consonant please, Carol, but certainly not a consolidated loan - As the credit squeeze tightens, causing panic among millions of homeowners wondering how they will get a decent mortgage, so the vultures descend - 6th April 2008
 * Icelandic banks feel the chill as credit crunch stretches north - On one internet talkboard last week, someone who had savings in Icelandic bank Icesave was telling his fellow website users he had just withdrawn it all and put it into Northern Rock. The reason? - 30th March 2008

