Archive for November, 2006

Increase in people seeking debt advice

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

More than 1.4 million people have consulted Citizens Advice over debt problems in the last year, according to new figures.The charity said that this was an increase of 11 per ... Read more..

Consumer borrowing falling, says study

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

The level of consumer borrowing is falling for the first time in over a decade, according to new figures.Research by Alliance & Leicester stated that borrowing has fallen to 1.4 ... Read more..

More students studying personal finance

Monday, November 6th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

More than 6,000 students are studying for personal finance certificates, according to an education provider.The ifs School of Finance announced that the take-up of its GCSE and A-level equivalent, developed ... Read more..

Small sacrifices ‘could save £44bn a year’

Monday, November 6th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

People could save more than £44 billion each year if they make small sacrifices, according to new research.A study by Yorkshire Building Society made the estimate after 84 per cent ... Read more..

Rate rise leads to more repossessions

Monday, November 6th, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

A growing number of people failing to pay their loan repayments on time has led to a rise in the number of homes being repossessed, new figures have revealed.The Department ... Read more..

Cutting corners ‘risks home safety’

Friday, November 3rd, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

Homeowners who call on friends and family to help carry out home improvements rather than calling in professional tradespeople could be putting the safety of their home at risk.A new ... Read more..

DTI figures show insolvencies up by half

Friday, November 3rd, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

The number of people going insolvent has increased by more than half on last year, new figures have shown.Recently released figures from the Department of Trade and Industry have revealed ... Read more..

Property prices highest in market towns

Friday, November 3rd, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

Property prices in the 111 market towns in England are higher than in the towns surrounding them, new figures from Halifax have revealed.The bank's research showed that 73 per cent ... Read more..

High chance of fall in house prices by 2010

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

The chances of house prices in the UK falling by 2010 are as high as 33 per cent, new analysis of the property market has found.But when the historical relationship ... Read more..

November interest rate rise ‘far from a done deal’

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006 Posted in News | Comments Off

Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England (BoE), has said that regardless of what economists are predicting a rise in interest rates in November is far from a "done ... Read more..

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