Archives for 4 April 2007
£2.6 billion: cost of DIY accidents
Britons caused £2.6 billion worth of damage to their properties through DIY accidents last year, according to research.
Research from Churchill Insurance found that a fifth of householders have caused damage to their home or to its contents in the last year while making home improvements.
Average claims cost £540, meaning that those homeowners without adequate […]
Lax lending policies have led to UK debt
Irresponsible lending practices are partly responsible for Britain’s consumer debt situation, according to one expert.
Philip Beck, spokesperson for freeivaadvice.co.uk says that bad debts have soared in recent years as increasing numbers of people have used less-strict bankruptcy and individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) laws to tackle their outstanding repayments.
He states that the rise in people […]