Five rises in the base rate of interest since August of last year have begun to impact the spending habits of UK consumers, according to one analyst reflecting on the latest inflation data. Mark Baker from Alliance & Leicester suggests…
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Consumers around the country could be risking debt management problems in their desperation to get a foot on the housing ladder, a new report has suggested. Bradford & Bingley has warned would-be first-time buyers to be careful not to overstretch…
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Around nine per cent of former students have considered entering bankruptcy as a way to solve their debt management problems, according to recent research carried out by uSwitch.com. The financial comparison firm reports that as the levels of debt being…
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Overspending at Christmas can lead to serious debt management difficulties and sometimes cause people to enter insolvency, one expert has claimed. Richard Sheppard from financial advisory firm AWD Chase de Vere suggests that excess spending over the festive period is…
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New figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) have shown that would-be first-time buyers in the UK are facing a financial struggle to get on the property ladder. As debt management problems increase around the country, the number of…
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Young Britons preparing to go to university over the next few months have been urged to consider the debt management problems they could stand to face. The amounts typically owed by graduates is rising and now stands at record levels,…
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A full 43 per cent of Britons aged between 16 and 21 have told a recent survey that fears over debt management problems has put them off pursuing higher education. The figures have been released by Alliance & Leicester and…
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Around 18.3 million British consumers borrow money and head into the red in order to fund their summer holidays, according to recent research. Figures from MoneyExpert.com show that almost one in five British holidaymakers face debt management difficulties as a…
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