Debt Relief & Advice
UK Insolvencies on the Rise
Posted 2008-05-6
Financial experts’ predictions of a significant rise in the number of declared insolvencies in England and Wales in the first quarter of this year, have been confirmed by figures recently released from the UK Insolvency Service. Over the first three...
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Understanding Car Insurance Discounts
Posted 2008-04-24
Trying to save money wherever you can is important to us all. Car insurance should be no different. Do not assume that your agent knows everything about you and your vehicle. Drivers should take advantage of all discounts that many...
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Good rental prospects for the new year
Posted 2007-12-18
According to Alliance & Leicester Mortgages, London will remain the most lucrative property investment region in the UK in 2008. Meanwhile, Scotland and the north of England are expected to see the most rapid expansion. However, traditional homebuyers will not...
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Reduced demand for flats
Posted 2007-12-18
Although a slowing housing market has encouraged rental growth, the demand has fallen away from flats due to oversupply, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) revealed today. The latest data from the Rics quarterly Letting Survey shows that the...
Banks ‘relatively slow’ to cut rates
Posted 2007-12-18
The Bank of England’s recent cuts have led to rates being reduced on two more mortgages. Standard Life Bank will lower its Freestyle Standard Variable rates by a quarter of a percent to 7.21% as of January 1, 2008....
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Tracker mortgages the way to go
Posted 2007-12-17
According to mortgage broker John Charcol, tracker mortgages are better value than fixed-rate contracts because borrowers are not permanently committed to lender rates. Ray Boulger, senior technical manager for John Charcol, claims trackers have “really come into their own” following...
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FDA pushes to eliminate exit fees
Posted 2007-12-17
Despite a recent crackdown on mortgage exit fees, customers are being warned to be careful when changing lenders. Mortgage website mform.co.uk has completed research showing that the average cost of closing a loan remains about £150. This is regardless of...
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Poor planning leads to overspending this Christmas
Posted 2007-12-14
According to credit card provider Egg, late holiday shoppers are set to exceed their budgets by an average of 39%, or £150 per person. Egg research shows that a frantic rush for gifts will send around 4 millions Britons to...
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Increase in consumer cash use
Posted 2007-12-13
The ongoing situation in the credit card sector is convincing consumers to withhold their plastic in favour of funding their holiday purchases with cash instead. According to figures released yesterday by cash machine network operator LINK, daily ATM withdrawals for...
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Christmas repayments: no end in sight
Posted 2007-12-12
Christmas credit card debt continues to be a problem for heavy spenders. According to new research, one in five Britons will still be paying for their Christmas spending in June. One in ten will be paying off their debts in...