People in severe debt will be given a six-week “breathing space” to get their finances in order, under government plans.
Millions struggling with debt could be given six weeks’ grace
Dangers lurk under UK’s growing debt pile
Higher interest rates and rising inflation pose a serious threat to the public finances because the national debt is unusually exposed to price fluctuations, the Office for Budget Responsibility has warned. Of the £1.7 trillion of national debt, £386 billion is in index-linked gilts that move automatically with inflation. Another […]
Take the drama out of your debt crisis
Help is at hand for those suffering from the misery of mortgage arrears or facing bankruptcy because of mounting money problems
Without a Brexit divorce deal, all the transition talk will have been a waste
There is an air of unreality about the debate that has been raging this summer over a Brexit transition deal.
Beware the lure of the new, cheap, two-year fixed deals
First-time buyers should think long-term when choosing a loan. A higher rate could actually save you money
Leaving EU without a deal is ‘unthinkable’, says Rudd
Two of Theresa May’s most senior ministers contradicted each other on the desirability of a no deal Brexit as tensions over the government’s strategy for the negotiations resurfaced.
Scots most at risk under consumer credit bubble
Like the poor, it seems low interest rates and consumer debt bubbles are always with us.
Allow credit unions to tackle housing crisis, TDs demand
Credit unions should be allowed to lend to approved housing bodies to help ease the country’s housing crisis, the finance committee has recommended.
Credit card bills to be capped under Labour plans
A Labour government would cap the credit card bills of more than three million customers, a move that would cost banks and other card providers at least £13 billion.
Peer-to-peer lender placed loans via its rivals
One of the country’s biggest alternative loan providers channelled millions of pounds of investors’ money into investments offered by rivals without telling its customers.