With debt management problems facing consumers across the country, figures from checkmyfile suggest that the number of people unhappy with the service from their mortgage lender has increased by around 20 per cent over the course of the last year.…
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While millions of Brits are facing increasingly difficult debt management problems, one fifth of the 500 single citizens quizzed by Parship.co.uk recently cited these issues as their biggest concern, compared with over a half (52 per cent) of respondents who…
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The practice is referred to as ‘purposely hiding what I’m looking for’ (Philfing) and is the most irksome online tactic employed by website owners, according to 64 per cent of respondents to a survey commission by MoreComputers.com. And with debt…
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Many British consumers have been pushed further into the debt management mire by having additional charges levied against them and now banks are trying to deter those who try to claim these fees back, according to Ingrid Gubbay from the…
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Figures from Prudential show that around 60 per cent of all work-age female British citizens do not contribute to either a company or personal pension, compared to 46 per cent of their male counterparts. And with debt management problems facing…
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According to the minutes of the MPC’s most recent meeting, an increase in the cost of borrowing to 5.75 per cent was up for discussion as the committee assessed the right way to counter rising inflation rates. In the event,…
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The committee’s aims have attracted the interest of Citizens Advice, which has been taking steps to assist those who were affected by the Farpak collapse and subsequently pushed closer to debt management disaster. Citizens Advice is keen to see the…
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Paying back any overpaid amounts can cause debt management difficulties and serious financial hardships for consumers across the country, the not-for-profit organisation has claimed. And the problem has been impacting households nationwide for many months, Citizens Advice suggests, citing statistics…
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