New reports show an increase in the number of Brits using pawnbrokers to get cash for their possessions. We take a look at this new trend and other ways in which people are trading/swapping their possessions.
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Leading UK debt solution company, ClearDebt, publishes a blog written by one of their own clients which details his first hand experience of getting out of £41,982 of debt.
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We are appalled at the behaviour of the biggest organisation representing creditors in IVAs – TIX. Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs) are supposed to be accepted by creditors when they are affordable, achievable and represents the debtors’ best efforts. They are supposed to be the best a person can do to repay as much as possible of the debts. It’s a five year commitment (usually) and its pretty fair for both sides – but it isn’t supposed to be set at a level that makes life horribly hard.
Recently figures showed it will take 57 years for the gender pay gap to close and for women in the workplace to be earning the same amount as men. ClearDebt’s Jacqueline Cohen decided to take a closer look specifically at the statistics for women in debt and came up with the following conclusions.
Continue reading the "The big debate: Do women really earn less than men, and if so, why?" »
Last week one of our IVA clients gave ClearDebt some really positive feedback on her personal debt blog.
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Celebrities and people in the public eye seemingly all turn to bankruptcy to deal with their debt problems, but bankruptcy isn’t the only answer. We take Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, and use her as an example of how an IVA could help her manage her debts.
Continue reading the "How would an IVA work for the Duchess of York and her debts?" »
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