While some people might find that a financial restructuring process can help them become debt free, there are a number of different options available and the best course of action is dependant on specific circumstances, suggets Stephen Rose, director of…
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Figures from Scottish Widows Bank reveal that over the course of the last ten years, the number of people handing over cash to their children without wanting it returned has fallen six per cent. In addition, around 40 per cent…
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Around a quarter of Brits have fallen victim to this kind of crime during the last half-decade and costly personal possessions are often never seen again, a Halifax Home Insurance study has demonstrated. Despite the billions of pounds worth of…
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Figures from Alliance & Leicester reveal that what are termed the “Friends generation” account for the largest amounts of borrowing and spend the most on interest repayments as they aim to become debt free. In addition, this sector of British…
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Analysts at the centre have been consulting what they consider to be key indicators of consumer spending habits over the course of the last ten years and make clear that many households have been maintaining lifestyles beyond their financial means.…
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A study by financial services firm Abbey, carried out to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the first airing of The Simpsons on American TV, demonstrates that many of the average Brits’ expenditures have been forced up over the last…
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A Yorkshire Bank Mortgages survey has revealed that a full 44 per cent of new homebuyers in the UK could be risking debt management ruin by failing to make allowances for added costs such as legal fees or stamp duty.…
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Many Brits are taking out housing loans that can often put them at risk of debt management disaster, Merseyside MP Ben Chapman suggested to the prime minister. Mr Blair said he considered the issue to be of “crucial” importance and…
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