http://www.uk-debtline.co.uk/news/ en-gb Copyright (C) 2007 - 2009 by DEBT FREE ME UK Debtline Fri, 29 May 2009 13:26:21 GMT Fri, 29 May 2009 13:26:21 GMT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 2 http://www.uk-debtline.co.uk/images/page/logo.gif http://www.uk-debtline.co.uk/news/ 195 59 http://www.uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/may/the-us-and-uk-need-more-stimulus.html Increasing debt is not the problem. If anything, the US and UK have enacted fiscal stimulus packages that are much too small... 46 Fri, 29 May 2009 13:23:00 GMT http://www.uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/may/repossessions-wont-be-as-bad-as-1990s.html Head of City watchdog moves to allay fears of property market meltdown. MORTGAGE arrears and repossessions could be at a lower level in this recession than in the 1990s slump, the City watchdog said last week, as lenders warned against tighter regulation. 45 Mon, 18 May 2009 10:25:00 GMT http://www.uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/may/debt-cancelling-firms-hit-by-new-legal.html CONSUMERS who were led to believe they could get their loan and credit card debts written off by claims management companies — in return for an upfront fee — may not get a single penny wiped off the sums they owe... 44 Wed, 13 May 2009 13:53:00 GMT http://www.uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/may/uk-consumer-confidence-plummets-says.html Consumer confidence in Britain has dived a further 9 points since last October, reports market research company Nielsen & the British Retail Consortium (BRC)... 43 Wed, 13 May 2009 9:57:00 GMT http://www.uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/march/barclays-master-of-its-destiny-as-john.html Bank will only take part in the Government’s toxic debt insurance scheme if the price is right, writes Philip Aldrick... 42 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 12:20:00 GMT http://www.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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.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