The last few years have seen a notable change in patterns of home-ownership, with a well-documented shift towards renting and away from buying.
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The level of credit card debt in the UK increased in April, according to new data.
Finance and Leasing Association figures for its member…
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The debt problems of families with children may get worse, if claims by the Child Poverty Action group (CPAG) prove to be well-founded.
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The strain of credit card debt and other financial burdens on hard-pressed consumers may account for the latest trading figures by retailer Tesco, whi…
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People with serious debt levels may find they are soon slipping into despair about how they can possibly manage to pay them back.
But bur…
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The Bank of England may soon opt to increase the level of quantitative easing (QE) in the economy to combat the recession, an economist has claimed.
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The Bank of England has held the base rate at 0.5 per cent again, with the possibility growing that it will continue to sustain the record low rate th…
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Any hopes that the Office for National Statistics (ONS) had miscalculated in declaring in its initial estimate of gross domestic product for the first…
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