March 2010 Archived News
Post Office bank to help with finances
30/03/2010
The government is seeking to soothe the Post Office's financial problems by intr ...
Britons have £52bn personal loan debt
29/03/2010
Britons owe high street banks a total of £52bn in personal loans, new figur ...
Minimum wage rise; blessing or curse
26/03/2010
Low-income workers will benefit from a minimum wage increase up to £5.93 pe ...
Weekly round up
26/03/2010
With Alistair Darling announcing the current Government's last Budget, this week ...
Debt Relief Orders ? changes proposed
25/03/2010
The government has announced that it is looking into altering Debt Relief Orders ...
Setting up a Debt Management Plan with Atlantic
24/03/2010
If you're interested in setting up a Debt Management Plan here's what to do.
Government disregards child support
24/03/2010
The government has announced new rules for benefit entitlements that will help o ...
Energy prices leave one in four shivering
23/03/2010
A quarter of Britons were left feeling the cold last winter in an attempt to kee ...
Credit card rights will not be free
22/03/2010
Credit card users may be expecting their costs to fall as a result of the agreem ...
Banking set-off under fire
22/03/2010
Despite winning November's court cast against the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) o ...
Debt Management Plans from Atlantic
19/03/2010
An Atlantic Debt Management Plan or DMP is designed to take the financial pressu ...
MBNA drops credit card cheques
19/03/2010
One leading credit card company has announced this week that it is to stop issui ...
Debt Management Weekly Round Up
19/03/2010
It's been another busy week in the world of debt management. Here are some of th ...
Debt Advice from Atlantic
19/03/2010
We know how daunting it is to face a pile of debts, chasing calls and letters &# ...
Unemployment down: interest rates to rise?
18/03/2010
New unemployment figures released by the Office for National Statistics have sho ...
Debt Alert: One in ten spending more than they earn
18/03/2010
One in ten British people are living beyond their means, spending more than they ...
Debt Help: Fuel poverty charter launched
17/03/2010
A coalition of consumer groups is today launching a charter aimed at eradicating ...
Retirees releasing equity to combat debt
17/03/2010
Thousands of older people are being forced to release equity from their homes in ...
Small firms bear brunt of winter weather
16/03/2010
Britain's small businesses have had their worst winter in decades, new research ...
Credit card debt - consumers to get new rights
16/03/2010
Credit card customers are to be given a whole host of new rights under a deal ag ...
Christmas costs home to roost in March
15/03/2010
Nearly one third of all the personal insolvencies declared during the month of M ...
Bank charges escape OFT scrutiny
15/03/2010
Following on from its court defeat last year over unfair bank charges, the Offic ...
Debt Management Weekly Round Up
12/03/2010
There's been plenty for families struggling with personal debt and financial pro ...
Credit report exposes debt vulnerability
12/03/2010
Young people have access to an astonishing amount of credit – and can get t ...
Smoking habit will worsen debt problems
11/03/2010
With National No Smoking Day taking place this Wednesday, many smokers are refle ...
Energy bill debt rises
11/03/2010
Personal debt caused by energy bills has risen by 16 per cent in the last two ye ...
Spring gas price cuts continue
10/03/2010
Yet another energy company has announced cuts to its domestic tariffs – jus ...
Credit card fraud falls but web scams rise
10/03/2010
Credit card fraud declined sharply in the last year, but online banking scams ha ...
Energy price cut criticised
09/03/2010
Energy giant E.ON has cut its domestic gas prices by six per cent, becoming the ...
Low earners bear brunt of recession
09/03/2010
People in their 20s and 30s on lower incomes have suffered the most with financi ...
Food VAT threatens families with debt
08/03/2010
Households could be facing sharply increased food bills, if secret plans to impo ...
Hidden costs of fixed energy tariffs
08/03/2010
Many households have opted to take up fixed-price energy deals in response to sh ...
Debt Management Weekly Round Up
05/03/2010
It's been another busy week in the field of debt management. Here are some of th ...
Gloomy outlook for endowment mortgages
05/03/2010
The Bank of England's decision to hold its base rate at 0.5 per cent for the 12t ...
Online bankruptcy petitions risk abuse
05/03/2010
Insolvency practitioners are warning that allowing bankruptcies to be processed ...
Mortgage rates ? the only way is up
04/03/2010
Twenty years ago this week, average mortgage interest rates hit their highest ev ...
Debt advice: Pay expectations flatline in 2010
04/03/2010
More than half the UK workforce expect to get no pay rise during 2010, new figur ...
Public lacks cover against loss of income
03/03/2010
One of the biggest debt causes facing the British public is a lack of insurance ...
Personal debt stats reveal depth of problem
03/03/2010
New figures for levels of UK personal debt have shown just how indebted British ...
Thousands forced to take second jobs
02/03/2010
With the recession forcing many businesses to cut workers’ hours in a bid t ...
Personal debt write-offs soar
02/03/2010
More and more families are failing to cope with their financial problems, accord ...
Energy companies try to block price probe
01/03/2010
Energy companies are threatening to stop investing unless a planned inquiry into ...
Bankruptcy becomes more expensive
01/03/2010
Bankruptcy is to become more expensive from April this year – to the tune o ...
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