Archives for 23 June 2008
PM calls for new oil deal
Article Category: Debt Management Help and Advice Oil producing countries must conclude a new deal to stop the soaring cost of energy prices, the prime minister has said.Speaking at an energy summit in Saudi Arabia, Gordon Brown said the world was facing a big oil shock and measures needed to be taken to reduce prices.The […]
Families worse off, says survey
Article Category: Debt Management Help and AdviceThe average British family is worse off this year as the cost of living rises, one new study has said.A report, commissioned by Asda, by the Centre for Economics and Business Research found high costs outstripped earnings leaving households £8 a week poorer than last year.It revealed that despite […]
HBOS: Bad debt continues
Article Category: Debt Consolidation Help and Advice The nation’s bad debt looks set to continue as more borrowers fall behind with repayments, the country’s biggest mortgage lender has said.HBOS revealed it expects house prices to fall by nine per cent this year and sales of property will fall by nearly half (45 per cent).The lender’s […]