British men apparently think they still wear the trousers when it comes to money issues, with 57 per cent saying they make the financial decisions in their household, a new survey has found. The report by Halifax mortgages also found…
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British borrowers reached Debt Freedom Day on March 10th – the theoretical point in the year where they have paid the interest on their loans and credit cards and can actively purse becoming debt free, new figures show. According to…
Credit card users from the UK have been advised to ensure that they have a good idea of who they are dealing with when paying with plastic in a foreign country. If a UK consumer buys a product abroad with…
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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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British consumers are “fuming” about the recent price hikes that have seen their energy bills rise dramatically, according to recent research. Figures from Moneysupermarket.com have shown that only two per cent of people believe that the recent price rises have…
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A new report from the Skipton Building Society has highlighted the extent to which young consumers living in England’s largest county are indebted to their creditors. Overall, close to three-quarters of all men and women aged under-35 in Yorkshire have…
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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 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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