With thousands of new homeowners struggling with debt management problems, Ms Cooper has noted that for families nationwide getting on the first rung of the housing ladder has become impossible financially. “What we are seeing is rising house prices because…
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The financial services firm suggests that its introduction of debit cards in early June 1987 has revolutionised the spending habits of UK consumers and notes that around 143 purchases are made every second using these cards across Britain. In addition,…
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The results of a recent survey showed that around 25 per cent of all Brits know precisely how much money they have in their bank accounts at any given time and close to 38 per cent are aware of their…
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The move would increase the pressure on the millions of Brits facing debt management problems and figures compiled by Selftrade suggest fears are rising that the UK economy faces a “rocky ride” over the next 12 months. Furthermore, the recent…
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With debt management problems facing consumers across the country, figures from checkmyfile suggest that the number of people unhappy with the service from their mortgage lender has increased by around 20 per cent over the course of the last year.…
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While millions of Brits are facing increasingly difficult debt management problems, one fifth of the 500 single citizens quizzed by Parship.co.uk recently cited these issues as their biggest concern, compared with over a half (52 per cent) of respondents who…
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With millions of British consumers already facing credit card debt, the country’s largest provider of these services could soon be charging a fee of £10 or £20 to customers who never or rarely use their plastic products. “We think this…
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The practice is referred to as ‘purposely hiding what I’m looking for’ (Philfing) and is the most irksome online tactic employed by website owners, according to 64 per cent of respondents to a survey commission by MoreComputers.com. And with debt…
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