http://www.thedebtline.co.uk/weblog Professional Finance and Debt Advice Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:08:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Article Category: Debt Management Help and AdviceTelecommunications watchdog Ofcom has made proposals designed to curb unfair additional charges on consumers' bills.This is welcome news for millions of hard-pressed households labouring under the pressure of trying to keep up with spiralling living costs.The proposals mean that broadband, mobile and pay-per-view television ... http://www.thedebtline.co.uk/weblog/569 Article Category: Debt Management Help and AdviceLoved-up couples showering each other with tokens of affection might be storing up problems on the money front.According to price comparison website monesupermarket.com, men splash out an average of £1,326 each year on items such as anniversary gifts, dining out, flowers and special holidays.Women ... http://www.thedebtline.co.uk/weblog/568 Article Category: Debt Management Help and AdviceLoved-up couples walking up the aisle will be taking on more than a lifetime of wedded bliss if research undertaken by Sainsbury's Finance is anything to go by.With thousands of women looking to take advantage of the leap year to propose in traditional fashion, ... http://www.thedebtline.co.uk/weblog/567 Article Category: Debt Management Help and AdviceHard-pressed singletons finding it difficult to get on the housing ladder might be interested to know that becoming one half of a couple might be one way out of their predicament.Spiralling house prices have put the dream of owning property out of reach for ... http://www.thedebtline.co.uk/weblog/566 Article Category: Debt Management Help and AdviceGood old-fashioned cash is definitely not king as far as some phone companies are concerned.According to price comparison website uSwitch.com, there is a staggering £75 million a year penalty on 3.4 million customers for not paying their bills by direct debit.Customers are also losing ... http://www.thedebtline.co.uk/weblog/565 Article Category: Debt Management Help and AdviceDebt hangovers are giving some people a nasty headache in budgeting for this year's finances.That is the view of debt charity, Credit Action, which says that a combination of still trying to pay off debts from last year and increased living costs, plus higher ... http://www.thedebtline.co.uk/weblog/564 Article Category: Debt Consolidation Help and AdviceBorrowers are having to increasingly look for higher cost credit in their search for a loan.That is the view of debt charity Credit Action, which says that the tightening of lending criteria, due to financial turbulence in the money markets, has made it more ... http://www.thedebtline.co.uk/weblog/563 Article Category: Debt Management Help and AdviceMortgage and loan firm London Scottish Bank has announced it will stop lending to concentrate on debt collection.The Manchester-based firm, which specialises in lending to lower-income families, has posted a £5.6 million loss for 2007, compared to a £16.5 million profit for the previous ... http://www.thedebtline.co.uk/weblog/562 Debt Category: IVA (Individual Voluntary Arrangement) Help and AdviceThousands of people are facing an IVA time bomb.Under the terms of an individual voluntary arrangement, some of the value of their properties has to be released to put towards paying off debts.However, the new loans they must take out will probably ... http://www.thedebtline.co.uk/weblog/561 Article Category: Debt Management Help and AdviceCredit card users struggling to repay debt are planning to do some 'surfing' and transfer a collective £6.68 billion to other cheaper cards.According to research undertaken by Sainsbury's Finance, 4.3 million people intend to switch providers before July.This equates to £257.15 million per week ... http://www.thedebtline.co.uk/weblog/560