April 2010 Archived News
FSA investigate bank complaints
29/04/2010
The Financial Servicers Authority (FSA) is to take tough action following compla ...
Brits feel insecure over financial problems
29/04/2010
Millions of Britons fear financial insecurity and personal debt, yet nearly a qu ...
IHT confusion leads to financial problems
28/04/2010
Britons risk financial problems by making bad inheritance tax (IHT) decisions, w ...
Better rates might mean less homeowner debt
28/04/2010
It has been reported that homeowners could potentially face less financial probl ...
New figures reveal trouble with mortgages
27/04/2010
Around 1.5m mortgage borrowers may struggle to find a new deal once their deals ...
Ring the changes with new phone provider
27/04/2010
Millions of Britons could be giving themselves unnecessary financial problems by ...
Discount vouchers for debt-ridden Brits
26/04/2010
British consumers looking to avoid debt caused by paying too much in the shops a ...
Union attacks Tory pension plans
26/04/2010
The GMB union has come out and attacked Conservative pension plans, saying that ...
Weekly round-up
23/04/2010
The election has been put in the shade this week by the eruption of the Icelandi ...
UK?s hidden personal debt tops £55bn
23/04/2010
More than a fifth (21 per cent) of Britons have hidden debt from their partners ...
Debt Help: Unemployment figures up by 43,000
22/04/2010
The number of adults not working rose by over 40,000 (43,000) to 2.5m during the ...
Consumers still angry with the banks
22/04/2010
Bank customers are yet to forgive the institutions for the recession and bank ac ...
No volcano credit card refund?
21/04/2010
Many Britons could be left with financial problems after it emerged that credit ...
Job share to aid unemployment figures?
21/04/2010
Nearly 6 out of 10 (58 per cent) Britons would consider a job share to help the ...
Sharp decline in consolidating personal debt
20/04/2010
The number of loans given to people wanting to consolidate personal debt decreas ...
Less willing to risk homeowner debt
20/04/2010
There has been a 24 per cent decline in the gross amount of mortgage lending in ...
Over 500,000 risk debt caused by council tax
19/04/2010
More than half a million (543,373) homes are listed in the wrong council tax ban ...
Some Npower customers face financial problems
19/04/2010
Npower customers are being urged to check their tariff if they've recently been ...
Debt Management Weekly Roundup
16/04/2010
With the major parties announcing their manifestos this week, debt management ha ...
Breaking budgets can lead to personal debt
16/04/2010
Debt caused by over-spending on budgets is becoming a major reason for people ...
Cost of fun piles up personal debt
15/04/2010
Britain may be emerging from its economic downturn, but large numbers of consume ...
Energy costs causing financial problems
15/04/2010
Nearly half (43 per cent) of all British households have had to pay extra money ...
Homeowner debt wariness pre-election
14/04/2010
The housing market cooled off in March as uncertainty hit following the election ...
Tory tax plans could ease financial problems
14/04/2010
The British public could decide on tax levels if the Conservatives come to power ...
Britons risk financial problems by living apart
13/04/2010
More than a million (1.1m) British couples are risking personal debt issues by n ...
Setting up an Atlantic IVA
12/04/2010
Now you might think setting up an Individual Voluntary Arrangement would be diff ...
Lib Dems pledge to curb bank charges
12/04/2010
Excessive overdraft charges will be scrapped by the Liberal Democrats, Nick Cleg ...
Home repayments to go down with rate cut
12/04/2010
A slew of mortgage lenders have cut their interest rates in a move that should h ...
Individual Voluntary Arrangements from Atlantic
12/04/2010
An Individual Voluntary Arrangement, or IVA, is a formal way to settle your unse ...
Personal debt plans not good enough, say MPs
09/04/2010
A government scheme to help consumers with financial problems is "seriously ...
Homeowner joy at 0.5% rate
09/04/2010
The Bank of England has announced that interest rates are to stay at 0.5 per cen ...
Low food inflation eases money worries
08/04/2010
Food budgets are now stretching further after the overall cost of groceries only ...
Over half want saving incentives
07/04/2010
More than half (52 per cent) of British adults want the next Government – o ...
Financial problems lead to health concerns
07/04/2010
When people are hit by personal debt problems, they often let their health suffe ...
Lending code tightened says BoE
06/04/2010
Only a 'better quality' of borrower will be able to obtain personal loans and ov ...
Britons back to borrowing
06/04/2010
For every pound saved by Britons at the end of last year, another 62p was borrow ...
Weekly round-up
02/04/2010
Britons are back borrowing it's been claimed this week.
Research from ...
Courts issue fewer but larger CCJs
01/04/2010
The number of County Court Judgments (CCJs) issued against individuals fell shar ...
Energy loyalty leads to financial problems
01/04/2010
Britons with financial difficulties could knock nearly £350 off their energ ...
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