Consumers are being urged to remember their household bills in the coming days, with postal strikes being conducted across the UK. Industrial action in the shape of a series of 48-hour strikes – the first of which commenced yesterday afternoon…
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Credit card users in the UK, many of whom are already dealing with a debt management headache, have been warned that they risk being defrauded by using their cards outside the UK. Figures from the UK’s payment association Apacs show…
British consumers have become accustomed to borrowing and happier to take on large amounts of debt, it has been suggested. A spokesperson for Saga claimed that the attitude of people around the country has shifted and that now debt management…
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Rates of interest attached to unsecured personal loans are continuing to increase throughout the UK, according to figures from Moneyfacts. The financial comparison firm describes rates on unsecured loans as having “taken a battering”, noting that nine money lenders have…
British parents accumulate an average of £1,140 in debt during the 12 months immediately after the birth of their first child, a new study has discovered. Debt management problems add to the difficulties of being a new parent and many…
A spokesperson for the Association of British Credit Unions (Abcul) has warned that many people around the country could be risking serious debt management problems by borrowing money via a credit card. Lucia Webster, who is Abcul’s head of membership…
Four out of every five people aged between 18 and 24 in the UK have some form of debt, according to recent research. Data collected by YouGov on behalf of the charity group Rainer suggests that the vast majority of…
The Bank of England is likely to maintain the cost of borrowing at its current level when its monetary policy committee meets on Thursday October 4th, according to one expert economic observer. Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets’ chief economist Trevor Williams…
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