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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Doing it yourself can be a costly way to improve a property and could even result in more debt management difficulty, recent research has suggested. Millions of people around the UK are facing financial hardship and DIY disaster can cause…
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As debt management problems pile up for millions of UK consumers, new research has found that money-related matters are now the number one taboo subject in the country. Price comparison firm Fool.co.uk reports that debt management issues have meant more…
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Financial packages offered by some of Britain’s most prominent building societies and banking groups are often not as beneficial for customers as they seem to be, it has been claimed. Stuart Bernau, the executive director of the Nationwide Building Society,…
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The Resolution Foundation has called on financial comparison websites to establish for themselves a code of practice that would enable them to offer a better service to British consumers. Research by the foundation found that close to 45 per cent…
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The majority of homeowners in the UK would miss out on the potential for financial rewards presented by cuts in the base rate of interest, according to Lloyds TSB. While around 15 per cent of mortgage borrowers across the country…
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Debt managementproblems have left young UK consumers with a lack of saving provision that is likely to cause them considerable financial hardship in later life, it has been suggested. Reflecting on the situation, Des Hamilton, technical director of The Pensions…
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