Record personal insolvencies
A record 35,574 people in England and Wales were declared insolvent in the last quarter of 2009, according to statistics out today from the Insolvency Service.
The figure – a 24.9 per cent jump on the same period a year ago – was made up of 17,007 bankruptcies, 13,219 individual voluntary arrangements (IVAs) and [...]
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Kicking the habit
None of us are perfect when it comes down to bad habits, but some are worse than others; not understanding your debt or finances is one of them. Kicking these bad habits into touch means that you can look towards“prescribing yourself a life without debt”
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UK personal debt hits £1.46bn
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Total UK personal debt at the end of October 2009 stood at £1.46bn, a report from money advice charity Credit Action has revealed.
The charity’s statistics show that the 12-month growth rate of personal debt fell to 0.7 per cent, while total [...]
The 2009 rise in corporate insolvencies has halted and turned down slightly, according to official statistics published today.
The quarterly statistics published by the Insolvency Service show total liquidations in England and Wales were 4,716, down 4.7 per cent on the previous quarter, though an increase of 14.6 per cent on the [...]
