Experts predict that unemployment could rise to almost 4m which would cause further debt management issues and have devastating effects on the debt problems of those affected. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) think-tank suggests that the unemployment rate could rise to around 3.8 million, from the current level of 2.4 million, with [...]
July, 2009
Retail debt problems as 12,000 stores close
So far this year around 12,000 independent shops and almost 7,000 major chain branches have closed across Wales and England as debt problems impact the high street. Research by the Local Data Company (LDC) found that the average retail vacancy has risen by almost 8% since last year – from 4% to 12% now. Worst [...]
Driver’s debt problems force premiums up
The cost of running a vehicle looks set to increase after the debt problems of many drivers has forced them to hold back on renewing their policies – pushing the cost up for everyone else. The recession has forced many debt problems over the edge, and as a result more drivers are failing to renew [...]
Britons with severe debt problems owe over £60,000
A tenth of Britons with severe debt problems owe more than £60,000, excluding mortgage payments, according to latest research. One in ten people facing bankruptcy, were found to have debts over £60,000, showing the full extent of the debt management crisis faced by many financially overstretched households. The report on the Telegraph website also outlined [...]
Debt problems rise most for over-45s
Falling property prices and multiple marriages have been cited as reasons why the over-45′s are suffering the most with debt problems. The number of individuals suffering with debt management issues and going bankrupt in the over-45 age range rose by 124% between 2004 and 2008, according to latest research. The report by accountancy firm Wilkins [...]
Motorists urged to shop around and beat 7.9 per cent hike in premiums
Motorists are being urged to shop around for their insurance after research revealed that car insurance premiums have jumped by 7.9 per cent over the last year. Car insurance research provider, Experian, says the average quote for comprehensive motor insurance in the direct market reached its highest point for almost two years in May 2007, [...]
Pensioners in Britain most likely to have debt management issues
Britain’s over 65′s are amongst the poorest in Europe, and as a result could be most likely to suffer from debt management issues and subsequent poverty. Our pensioners are worse off than their counterparts in countries such as Poland, Romania and France, according to figures published by the European Commission. The study, analysing relative poverty [...]
Credit card debts to grow warns IMF
Credit card debt in Britain will continue to worsen, with a wave of payment defaults from customers, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF predicts Britain, which has the highest number of credit card borrowers in Europe, would suffer from much of the £1.5bn of consumer debt that it predicts [...]
Welsh finances seriously overstretched
Residents of Wales are among the most likely in the UK to be seriously overstretched financially according to the latest research from leading debt management provider Chiltern. Nearly one in 25 people who live in Wales say their finances are seriously overstretched, almost double the UK average and second only to Lancashire. However, Welsh people [...]
Lower water bills could help debt management clients
Proposals set out by Ofwat, the water regulator, will see reduced water bills in the average household between 2010 and 2015. The news was welcomed by debt management advisers, since any reduction in household bills will help consumers that are struggling with debt repayments, particularly at this difficult time. The regulator sets limits on what [...]
Debt Management worries as recession drags on
The National Institute of Economic and Social Research, NIESR, has predicted that the recession will continue for a while yet, and that it may take as much as five years before we see the standard of living return to the level that it was in early 2008. The news from the leading think-tank caused concern [...]
UK’s debt problems hit record high
The debt problems of the UK have soared to their highest ever level, increasing the total outstanding UK government debt to £799bn. The UK government debt has never been this high since records began in 1974, and the recent rise takes the total amount outstanding to an equivalent of 56.6% of UK Gross Domestic Product [...]
Pubs failing to deal with debt management
The UK is losing around fifty pubs a week, as many fail to deal with their debt management and fall prey to administrators. The British Beer and Pub Association said that a third more pubs had closed in the first half of 2009 than during the same period in 2008. Pubs most vulnerable of closure [...]
Rise in mortgage lending “only seasonal” warn IVA providers
The total amount of money borrowed in June for mortgage purposes rose sharply compared with the previous month, according to mortgage lenders. The news has been regarded with caution by IVA providers and Debt Management specialists who do not see this as a sign that the economy is improving, or that the recession is at [...]
Debt problems not helped by higher BT prices
BT have announced the cost of their call prices will be increased for the second time this year, making customer’s debt problems even harder to shift. The telecomms company have now made making calls over 30 per cent more expensive than they were six months ago, after they put up prices again. They have now [...]