Consumers living in Leeds, Manchester and Preston are racking up significant personal debt when compared to other parts of Britain.
A major joint s…
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The rising cost of travel is leaving some Britons reticent to visit friends and family over Christmas.
Newly-released research by the Consume…
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Consumers are set to rely on food vouchers this Christmas as their debt worries mount.
Research by Citizens Advice has discovered t…
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Around one-third of people living in Blackpool cannot afford to buy basic goods this Christmas.
Research carried out by the Money Advice Serv…
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More than one in five people are hiding their debts from their partner in a move that could threaten the couple's financial future.
Resea…
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Some 12 per cent of Britons have been turned down for credit in the past three years.
Newly-released research by Confused.com has found nearly one …
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A "sustained and unprecedented" fall in living standards has seen more working families fall below the poverty line.
The annual Mon…
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Too many households in Britons have unsustainable levels of personal debt.
This is according to Paul Hackett, director of the Smith Institute think…
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