Base rate hold may help homeowners
Homeowners struggling with mortgage repayments and worried about the possibility of repossession have been given a new boost with continuing signs tha…
Debt worries may be greater for Bradford motorists
With inflation and pay freezes putting the squeeze on consumers and making it harder for those in debt to manage their repayments, the level of hardsh…
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Equity ‘increasingly being used to pay off debt’
Those who are in debt have increasingly been relying on equity to pay it off, an expert has said.
Director general of Safe Home Income Pl…
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Warning over credit card debt
Credit cards can be a very useful budgeting tool – but when used for everyday spending, the debt that results is invariably a problem.
This is the …
Benefit eligibility ‘should be considered’ by those in debt
People who have credit card debt or owe money in other ways should see if they can claim any benefits, an expert has said.
Managing director of Deb…
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Best loans ‘not just about interest rates’
Those seeking to take out an unsecured loan should look beyond just the headline interest cost, it has been advised.
Defaqto has noted ma…
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MPC tipped to extend QE
The possibility of further economic decline and more people falling into severe debt as jobs are shed in a new recession may prompt the Bank of Englan…
Call for new payday loan regulations
The government should do more to regulate payday loans and ensure they do not leave people with unmanageable debt, a mortgage consultant has argued.
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