http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/ en-gb Copyright (C) 2007 by UK Debtline Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:16:38 GMT Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:16:38 GMT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 2 http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/images/page/logo.gif http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/ 198 33 http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/December/homeowners-at-risk-of-losing-their-home.html Homeowners could be at risk of getting into serious debt by over-committing themselves with loans and other forms of credit, say national charity Citizens Advice... 41 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:14:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/December/low-income-families-lured-into-high.html As many as 2.3 million people on low incomes in the UK are taking out loans at rates as high as 183% APR, a charity said today... 40 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:47:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/November/uk-house-prices-set-to-tumble.html Nominal house prices fell in the early 1990s by c 15%. It was NOT because unemployment had risen... 39 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:40:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/November/impact-of-the-credit-crunch-on-uk.html The credit crunch originally sparked by hedge funds in June going bellie up due to US subprime exposure, quickly spread to a freeze of the interbank money markets during July 07... 38 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 9:07:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/November/consumers-anticipate-christmas-debt.html People from the UK are concerned that they will get into debt over the Christmas period, a new report has warned... 37 Wed, 7 Nov 2007 9:50:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/October/house-price-gloom-as-the-wealthy-turn.html House prices fell for the first time in two years this month, sending a shudder through millions of homeowners already hit by rising mortgage repayments and more expensive borrowing... 36 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:28:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/October/credit-crunch-to-hit-uk-growth.html UK economic growth will slow next year as a result of the credit crunch... 35 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:29:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/October/uk-banks-have-little-buffer-for-a.html Britain's housing market faces a more serious slowdown than many expect if the buy-to-let market dries up and sub-prime repossessions mount... 34 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:35:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/September/banks-cut-card-limits-and-reject.html High street banks are slashing credit card limits and turning away droves of borrowers in a consumer credit crackdown... 33 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:20:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/September/debt-worries-become-the-chief-reason.html The consumer credit boom has left a rising toll of casualties in its wake - and the worst is yet to come... 32 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 9:34:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/September/lending-to-friends-can-cause.html More and more people are helping friends and family out of their debt problems by lending them money, an industry expert has claimed... 31 Tue, 4 Sep 2007 13:41:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/September/uk-personal-debt-continues-to-rise.html Total personal debt in the UK - including borrowing on things like credit cards and mortgages... 30 Tue, 4 Sep 2007 12:41:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/August/uk-debt-worries-mount.html Nearly 2.5 million people in the UK are concerned about their levels of personal debt, new research shows... 29 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:11:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/August/unauthorised-overdraft-charges-go-to.html The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), seven UK banks and one UK building society have initiated a test case in the High Court about unauthorised overdraft charges... 28 Mon, 6 Aug 2007 11:57:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/July/uk-housing-market-is-overvalued.html UK house prices are at least 20% overvalued compared with their long term average, according to credit rating agency Fitch... 27 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:02:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/July/children-to-get-lessons-in-money-and.html Teenagers will be given formal lessons in how to manage their debts... 26 Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:35:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/July/students-are-feeling-the-impending.html With university fees set to go up, students are feeling the impending crisis of debt looming over their heads... 25 Mon, 9 Jul 2007 10:04:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/June/1300000000000-in-debt.html The day of reckoning has come for a debt-soaked society that has seen outstanding household loans double to £1.3 trillion in just seven years... 24 Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:11:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/June/student-debt-has-broken-the-3billion.html Record-breaking debt figures are expected to be announced this week ... 23 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:38:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2007/June/uk-debt-biggest-in-europe.html The UK has the biggest level of debt throughout Western Europe... 22 Thu, 7 Jun 2007 14:08:00 GMT