http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/ en-gb Copyright (C) 2007 - 2009 by Debt Free Me; Debt Solutions for UK People struggling with Debts Mon, 18 May 2009 10:29:52 GMT Mon, 18 May 2009 10:29:52 GMT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 2 http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/images/page/logo.gif http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/ 243 64 http://www.debtfreeme-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. 96 Mon, 18 May 2009 10:28:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-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... 95 Wed, 13 May 2009 13:55:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-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)... 94 Wed, 13 May 2009 9:46:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/march/the-great-rate-rip-off.html Here's a funny thing. The Bank of England base rate has been falling over the past year or so, but interest rates on credit cards, loans and overdrafts have been rising... 93 Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:13:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/march/bad-debts-rise-threefold-at-northern.html Northern Rock's bad debts jumped almost threefold last year as the slowing economy took its toll on the nationalised bank's controversial Together loans... 92 Wed, 4 Mar 2009 12:34:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/march/eu-pledges-to-support-struggling-euro.html The European Union pledged on Tuesday to bail out any struggling member of the euro-zone before they turned to the International Monetary Fund... 91 Tue, 3 Mar 2009 13:01:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/march/new-iron-curtain-will-split-eus-rich.html Eastern European countries gave an apocalyptic warning yesterday of hordes of unemployed workers heading west as a new Iron Curtain divides rich from poor inside Europe... 90 Mon, 2 Mar 2009 11:28:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/february/topwrap-3-uk-unveils-bad-debt-plan.html LONDON/BERLIN, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Britain launched a huge scheme on Thursday to insure 'toxic assets' that have brought many banks to their knees as Royal Bank of Scotland reported the biggest loss in British history... 89 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 9:54:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/february/northern-rocks-revival-wont-kickstart.html The bank that was arguably once the country’s most reckless lender is back from the dead and being unleashed on the public once again... 88 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:17:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/february/uk-recession-how-are-the-coping-classes.html A year ago, the Telegraph identified the 'Coping Classes': solid, responsible citizens beaten down by rising bills and taxation. But now things are much worse; they are battle-weary, broke and deeply disillusioned... 87 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 9:55:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/february/learn-the-right-lessons-from-the.html his crisis is not a total failure of world capitalism and nothing will be achieved by a retreat into narrow nationalism... 86 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 14:06:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/february/the-uk-could-end-up-with-less-loss-of.html It is the sign of our recessionary age. BMW is sacking 850 workers at Cowley because of falling demand for the Mini. And Domino’s Pizza is taking on an extra 1,500 people because of rising demand for its meals... 85 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:18:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/february/new-fears-on-fate-of-economy.html The Bank of England’s Deputy Governor warned yesterday that the recession could be even worse than it suggested less than a week ago... 84 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:15:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/february/uks-richest-landowner-hit-by-slump.html Britain's wealthiest landowner, the Duke of Westminster, is in advanced talks with his bankers to prevent his £2bn property fund business breaching bank covenants... 83 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:25:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/february/fears-grow-for-the-implosion-of-the.html INTERNATIONAL. Many analysts are now predicting that the bond market is the last and most serious bubble which will burst shortly... 82 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:20:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/february/uk-debt-is-at-time-bomb-levels.html UK personal debt levels are a "time bomb" that pose a threat to millions of households, a report commissioned by the Conservative Party has found... 81 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:20:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/february/barclays-warns-of-a-brutal-economic.html BARCLAYS warned of another tough year ahead as bad debts rise and the UK economy contracts. The bank is forecasting that output will shrink by at least 2 per cent this year as the UK grapples with what it described as the "familiar but nonetheless pretty brutal" problems of recession... 80 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:31:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/february/our-economy-is-being-held-to-ransom-by.html The Bank of England has just cut interest rates to 1pc –another 315-year low. The UK's budget deficit is heading for 10pc of GDP and public sector borrowing will soon be at its highest since the war... 79 Mon, 9 Feb 2009 9:58:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2009/january/personal-debt-increased-by-1million.html Britain’s debt increased by £1million every 10 minutes in 2008... 78 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 12:41:00 GMT http://www.debtfreeme-uk-debtline.co.uk/news/2008/december/credit-card-debt-a-threat-for-future.html Forget the sub-prime mortgage crunch, it's Britain's mountain of credit card debt we should be worried about... 77 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:04:00 GMT