http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/ en-gb Copyright (C) 2007 - 2008 by UK Debtline Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:31:34 GMT Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:31:34 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/2008/August/uk-seems-set-for-a-recession-and-must.html Most City economists now believe a recession is inevitable - and are focused instead on avoiding depression and deflation. Edmund Conway reports... 70 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:29:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/August/consumers-suffer-hangover-after-years.html The events of a year ago went unnoticed by most households, but what began as an arcane financial crisis is now hitting homes nationwide as tighter lending conditions grip the UK economy... 69 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:16:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/August/builders-hgv-drivers-face-debt.html Workers in two of Britain’s key trades are being driven deeper into debt as jobs in construction and road haulage are cut in response to the worsening economic outlook... 68 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 14:17:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/July/economy-severn-trent-expects-rise-in.html Severn Trent warned yesterday that more customers could struggle to meet their water bills as further evidence emerged that Britons are feeling the pinch in the economic downturn... 67 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:47:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/July/investors-flee-as-confidence-in-banks.html Bank share prices were on a rollercoaster last week. Can it get worse? 66 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:11:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/July/bank-says-bad-debt-levels-continue-to.html Officials from the high street bank, HBOS, have said that the number of borrowers that are falling into bad debt by missing repayments is continuing to rise... 65 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 10:30:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/July/cry-for-help-from-buy-to-let-investors.html The UK Insolvency Helpline said that the credit crunch was leaving many buy-to-let professionals unable to cope with their mounting debts... 64 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:43:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/June/house-prices-face-fall-of-9.html Property prices are likely to fall by 9 per cent this year, Halifax Bank of Scotland has warned... 63 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:57:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/June/uk-housing-market-falling-faster-than.html The housing market is deteriorating at a much faster rate than it did during the recession of the early 1990s, Bellway said, as expectancy grew in the City that some UK housebuilders could be forced to raise capital to shore up their balance sheets... 62 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:22:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/June/debt-facts-and-figures-compiled-2nd.html Total UK personal debt at the end of April 2008 stood at £1,436bn. The growth rate increased to 8.4% for the previous 12 months which equates to an increase... 61 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:08:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/June/how-broke-britain-could-benefit-from.html Caution made it look lacklustre during the boom. Now, with its famous industrial base intact, Germany is reaping the reward for avoiding sub-prime deals, housing bubbles and debt... 60 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:01:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/May/hsbc-arm-flouting-anti-bullying-rules.html HFC Bank, a subsidiary of HSBC, is flouting industry guidelines put in place to prevent banks from bullying their indebted clients... 59 Thu, 22 May 2008 12:20:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/May/house-prices-set-to-fall-5-per-cent.html House prices could slip five per cent this year and transactions by 40 per cent unless there is an easing in the credit crunch, the Royal Institution of Char-tered Surveyors (RICS) has warned... 58 Mon, 19 May 2008 9:30:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/April/health-sick-of-owing-too-much.html Rising debts are causing increasing numbers of people to seek help for stress-related problems. But medication is not the answer... 57 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:25:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/April/the-sky-high-loans-of-last-resort-that.html Debt-ridden consumers are being targeted by loan companies lending money at annual percentage rates (APRs) of up to 1,355... 56 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:03:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/April/banks-tightening-up-lending-criteria.html Banks in the UK are still prepared to lend money to consumers - but are becoming more careful about to whom they provide their services... 55 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:08:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/April/how-to-stop-your-mortgage-rocketing.html The worldwide credit crunch is costing the average homebuyer an extra £100 a month when they remortgage... 54 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 12:58:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/March/debt-level-reaches-more-than-20m.html Recorded debt levels among people seeking financial help in Dumfries and Galloway have risen to more than £20m... 53 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:05:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/March/credit-crisis-the-cracks-are-opening-in.html The buy today and worry tomorrow culture that has gripped the nation in recent years threatens to make UK households particularly sensitive to the global credit crisis... 52 Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:54:00 GMT http://www.national-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/March/customers-fined-for-not-using-plastic.html The Halifax are famous for their adverts and offering their customers a little ‘xtra help’. Now, however they have taken the decision to fine their customers who do not use their pieces of plastic in order to run up debt... 51 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:38:00 GMT