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1). Avoiding The Sound Of Jingle Bills The Commons Trade and Industry committee has stated that the recent rises in UK gas prices has lead to increased suffering by many of the most exposed groups such as the elderly and, "non-elderly vulnerable groups, particularly disabled people, whose difficulties in relation to fuel poverty have been known for a long time". A lack of ... 2). Credit Card Cheques Branded A “Rip-Off” By Financial Protection Agencies. The Office of Fair Trading has issued a demand for a change in the law restricting the use of credit card cheques. These cheques have been around for about 10 years and are designed to allow people to transfer funds into another of the cardholder’s accounts or make payments using their credit card accounts without the use of the card itself. They h... 3). Insurance News – UK Ex-Smokers Reportedly Paying Too Much For Life Insurance. According to recent life assurance research by Sainsbury’s Bank, many ex-smokers may be paying too much for their life insurance. They assert that during the past 5 years approximately 6.78 million people have given up smoking, however only a quarter of these people have informed their life insurance company. Time requirements differ ... 4). Loans Are Not Just For Christmas. Surviving The Holiday Debt Hangover. Christmas is coming - A time for decorations, songs, over-eating, gift giving, visiting the family, consumer spending and the increasing of personal debts. Bah humbug. While most people see Christmas as a joyful period there are many who see it as a time of financial worry as they cannot afford to buy presents for everyone. For these p... 5). Money At Christmas - Surviving The Festive Period Without A New Year Financial Hangover Money always seems to be tight. Every year at Christmas the financial situation always seems to get worse. Increased electricity and heating bills to pay, expensive party food to purchase, presents to buy, travel costs to visit relatives, the list seems to be endless, while finances are certainly not. It is the season to be jolly, whilst trying to ... 6). Mortgage And Credit Card Companies Under The Spotlight On Co For the first time since May 1996 reports have indicated that wage increases have risen faster than house price inflation. According to Nationwide, "T 7). Nsecured Loan To Secured Loan - How A Loan Company Can Convert Your Debt And Claim On Your Home Warnings have been issued recently by debt counselling charities, regarding an increasing trend by some of the high street lenders to issue “charging orders” on borrowers’ homes in order to recover bad debts. Major names in loan provision such as Abbey, Alliance and Leicester, Bank of Scotland, Halifax, Lloyds TSB, Nationwide, and Northern Rock hav... 8). Personal Loans – How To Make Sure You Get The Best Deal If you are in need of obtaining additional money quickly, then your main choices are using a credit card or obtaining a personal loan from a bank, building society or from a specialist loan company. For short term borrowing credit cards can be useful, but for longer term borrowing a loan may seem to be the best option. Whenever you take out a loan ... 9). Personal Loans, And How Cash Flows Like Information In 2006 We take a dynamic approach to our lives, but it’s rare that this dynamism extends to our personal finances. Perhaps it’s the nature of the beast but, at least in the UK, personal finance is a topic that is off limits in conversation and pushed to the back of the closet whenever possible. It is almost a taboo. And it shouldn’t be this w... 10). UK Personal Debt Problems Creating Hardship For Nation’s Young Adults Problem personal debt levels, especially for people under 25, in the UK have risen since last year according to the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS). In a report released this week they revealed that the average client aged under 25 coming for counselling in 2005 owes £15,000. The report also states that “More young people are getting the...