Consumer spending during December is expected to be worth more than £53 billion and much of it will be via plastic cards, according to the latest figures from Apacs, the UK’s payments association. With millions of people already struggling to…
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Honesty is the best policy when it comes to dealing with debt management problems, one expert has asserted. Derek Oakley, insolvency director at Debt Free Direct, suggests that people who have accumulated serious amounts of debt need to be realistic…
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Credit consumers around the UK have been urged to think carefully about their personal finance options before adding to their debt management burden. Many people are expected to borrow heavily to fund Christmas expenditures and Chris Tapp from the Credit…
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Credit consumers around the UK have been urged to think carefully about their personal finance options before adding to their debt management burden. Many people are expected to borrow heavily to fund Christmas expenditures and Chris Tapp from the Credit…
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The Citizens Advice charity has warned consumers of the increasing prevalence of mail order, telephone and online scams and called on service providers to take action over the issue. Research by the Office of Fair Trading recently found that unscrupulous…
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Taking a step on to the UK’s housing ladder has become less affordable for consumers across the country in recent weeks, according to the latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Figures from the CML show that larger…
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Inflationary pressures could be adding to the financial problems of the UK population more seriously than official figures indicate, according to a recent report from the Alliance Trust. The Alliance Trust is convinced that consumers aged under-30, many of whom…
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Money lenders around the UK have been tightening their loan criteria in recent months, according to a study by Moneysupermarket. The price comparison service insists that in each of the past six months fewer loans have been approved by lenders,…
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