Car insurance provider Direct Line discovered that motorists in the country’s capital are likely to be paying the most for their parking spaces, but price rises have been felt most acutely outside of London. Parts of the country, including Northumberland…
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Figures from Halifax Pet Insurance demonstrate that purchasing a pet can be a costly business, with the average price of a puppy standing at around £282 and cats typically priced at close to £90. And debt management problems could well…
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A study by price comparison website BeatThatQuote.com suggests that for many women aged in their 20s buying the seemingly must have handbag or pair of shoes is causing them to accumulate significant amounts of credit card debt. In addition, while…
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Many of those people who lost substantial amounts of money when Farepak went into administration last October subsequently fell victim to loan sharks and the government is keen to ensure this situation does not arise again. To this end, Mr…
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The initiatives planned to be taken on by IVA providers in England and Wales will aim to see a reduction in what have been viewed as misleading advertisements. And the proposals have been welcomed as good news by the British…
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A full 150,000 people in England and Wales approached Citizens Advice about debt problems relating to the government’s methods of allocating tax credits, the organisation has claimed. Part of the problem for many people has been what Citizens Advice terms…
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Many of those who approach Citizens Advice about debt explain that tax credit overpayments being demand back by the government has left them in need of a debt management plan. And with these kinds of problems in mind, Citizens Advice…
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Independent analyst firm Datamonitor suggests that a range of factors, including rapid growth in house prices nationwide and the rising levels of personal debt management problems, could cause problems for Britain’s housing market. However, while noting the potentially for serious…
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