31st January 2008
More than one million Britons have taken out a personal loan without the knowledge of their partners or family members, new research shows.
In a study carried out by Abbey Loans, it was revealed that some 1.35 million UK personal loan borrowers have ta...
31st January 2008
Those consumers struggling with their finances following the festive period should look to switch to more competitive deals, it has been suggested.
According to Moneyfacts, now is the ideal time for the thousands of people who are now facing up to the ...
24th January 2008
Millions of Britons could find themselves coming under financial pressure in later life, new research indicates.
In a study carried out by Baring Asset Management, it was revealed that just less than a quarter (9.03 million) of all adults are yet to be...
24th January 2008
Britons are spending billions of pounds on holidays, a new study shows.
According to figures by Alliance & Leicester Personal Loans, holidaymakers spend a total of 34.4 billion pounds on holidays every year. It was also revealed that some 23.3 billion ...
22nd January 2008
Young people feel that they are under intense financial strain, a new study shows.
According to research carried out by Gumtree, four out of ten Britons between the ages of 18 and 30 claimed that they are worried about their monetary situation and beli...
20th January 2008
According to an industry expert, the number of people looking for help with their finances will increase in the first two months of 2008.
According to Heather Choudhary, a specialist debt adviser for the Bradford branch of Citizens Advice, the weeks fo...
19th January 2008
Millions of Britons are under financial pressure, new research indicates.
In a study carried out by MoneyExpert, some 6.9 million bills have not been paid since June last year. Overall, council tax is the most likely household bill to have been missed ...
16th January 2008
The range of financial guidance open to the public needs to improve.
Such is the assertion of the Financial Services Consumer Panel, after a recent study indicated that the current framework for advice is full of "confusion". It was suggested that the ...
05th November 2007
On Average UK employees are spending up to 50 minutes per working day, wasting time on such things as sending text messages, visiting social network sites and making personal phone calls, they are however reluctant to spend any time keeping on top of thei...
21st September 2007
New figures indicate that parents are piling financial pressure upon themselves by funding their child's private education.According to the latest research by JPMorgan Asset Management (JPMAM), almost 1 in 5 parents (18 per cent) have been shown to have r...
31st August 2007
One commentator has stated that; although overall borrowing in Britain is increasing, people are getting better at managing their loans and other credit.
Loans firm Picture Financial has suggested that credit levels are on the increase but states that ...
28th August 2007
Taking out a cheap loan to pay for some improvements to a garden could enable potential house sellers to raise the value of their home, with the aesthetic pleasure, privacy and protection offered by a well-developed garden often an enticing proposition fo...
23rd August 2007
Britons are facing more fees than they did last year on financial products and services such as personal loans, secured loans, mortgages and credit cards, as well as on savings and current accounts, according to the latest research from online comparison ...
22nd August 2007
Debt problems in Britain are being compounded by consumers who are underestimating their outstanding finances, according to new figures.
In contrast, secured loan borrowers were said to have a more accurate idea about their finances. The Mintel survey ...
22nd August 2007
Those looking to buy a new car next month are being advised to plan their purchasing wisely.
In figures released earlier this week by uSwitch, thousands of motorists who are to buy a 57 registration vehicle from September 1st are set to waste millions ...
