The amounts of money being spent by British women on beauty products are now so high that some could be running the risk of adding to their debt management difficulties, new research has suggested. Figures from Co-operative Insurance (CIS) show…
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Many thousands of mortgage borrowers across the UK are using their credit cards to meet mortgage repayment demands, according to a recent study. The research findings have been published by Shelter and show that over a million Britons have added…
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Millions of UK consumers will switch their credit card provider in an effort to avoid accumulating unnecessarily large amounts of credit card debt, according to a recent study. Research by Abbey discovered that the number of people keen to switch…
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Elderly consumers across the UK have been hit hardest by inflation in recent weeks, according to research from the Alliance Trust. Inflation rates have been increasing more sharply for elderly Britons than for the country as a whole for at…
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Money lenders around the UK are becoming far more stringent as debt management problems mount for millions of consumers, it has been suggested. The tightening of lending criteria has been particularly sharp in the home loan sector, with would-be mortgage…
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A new scheme has been launched that will aim to encourage employees across the UK to address their financial problems and deal with their debt management issues. The initiative, dubbed My Budget Day, is being championed by the insurance firm…
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British consumer will borrow millions of pounds and risk debt management disaster to pay for plastic surgery during the coming months, according to a study commissioned by Abbey. The research carried out by ICM on Abbey’s behalf found that over…
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Thousands of prospective students around the UK are opting to earn money instead of spending it during their so-called gap year in an effort to avoid debt management problems when they go to university, new research has shown. A study…
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