Homeowners around the country are increasingly aiming to get fixed-up with a mortgage deal that shields them from rises in the base rate of interest, it has been revealed. According to the latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders…
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More and more people are looking to keep the costs of moving house as low as possible by adopting a “do-it-yourself” attitude, it has been revealed. With debt management problems squeezing the budgets of consumers across the country, Lloyds TSB…
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A review has been launched with the aim of assessing the latest evidence of how debt management problems and mental health are linked in the UK. The Finance and Leasing Association, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Money Advice…
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Elderly parents are adding the financial strain for almost 1.7 million adults around the UK, a new report has suggested. With millions of people already facing debt management difficulties, close to one in ten are using their own cash to…
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Given the state of the economy, this is not time to relax, indebted UK consumers have been warned. According to a report from GE Money, an increasing number of people are adjusting their spending habits in the wake of the…
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Many thousands of people aged over 55 in the UK are heading towards retirement with a significant debt management burden, new figures suggest. The problems amounts to “debt time-bomb” and is primarily caused by a widespread inability among aging homeowners…
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Consumers have been told that they should not expect an imminent return to the era of relatively cheap debt. According to Darren Cook, a spokesperson for Moneyfacts.co.uk, it will be a matter of years and not weeks or months before…
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People facing serious debt management difficulties have been urged not to ignore their problems in the hope that they will disappear. It is particularly important to keep a sharp focus on proceedings if your lender is trying to legal repossess…
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