Almost half a million homes in the UK have fallen into negative equity.
This means that the house is now worth less than the mortgage that was init…
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Almost one fifth of UK customers have been billed incorrectly by their gas and electricity suppliers.
Comparison site uSwitch, revealed these stati…
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Over 250,000 people have not put a strategy in place for how they will pay their mortgage.
This is according to Debt Management Today, which has re…
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called on mortgage lenders to be fairer on customers that are in arrears.
It demanded front-line staff sh…
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Nearly three-quarters of first-time buyers are stretching themselves financially to get onto the property ladder.
A study by the Money Advice…
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Households in the UK spent an average of £489 a week during 2012.
Newly-released research by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveale…
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Debt problems are causing an increasing number of renters to fall behind on their payments.
Research by The Money Charity has found landlords have …
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Homelessness is on the increase as a result of personal debt problems.
This is according to a new report released by the Centre of Social Justice (…
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