Anyone considering taking on the serious debt management burden of a mortgage ought to shop around for the best deal available to them, according to one expert. Sue Anderson from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has made clear that…
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British consumers are convinced that the rate of inflation in the UK is considerably higher than the official figure used by the government, according to a recent study. Research carried out by Fool.co.uk, has revealed that more than nine in…
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The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has called for more to be done to tackle the problem of fuel poverty in the UK. With millions of people struggling to become debt free, the latest figures suggest that more than two…
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A new programme designed to help adults around the UK understand their finances more fully has been officially launched in London. Politicians have backed the ifs School of Finance’s ‘Programme in Personal Financial Planning’ and its introduction has been marked…
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The average debt management burden of a British household, exclusive of mortgage arrears, is in excess of £9,000, according to the latest set of data compiled by the Credit Action charity. If mortgage-related borrowing is brought into the equation then…
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The Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC) has only delayed the inevitable by deciding not to cut the base rate of interest this month, it has been claimed. According to the online mortgage firm mform, a reduction in the…
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The Bank of England has opted to maintain the base rate of interest at 5.25 per cent, it has been announced. Having decided to cut the cost of borrowing last month, experts were almost universally convinced that the bank’s monetary…
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Millions of people around the UK are convinced that the county has already entered a period of recession, according to recent research. With debt management woes worsening for many thousands of families, figures from Fool.co.uk have shown that 17 per…
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