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20/03/2018

Council Tax bills look set to rise again this April, throughout the country, and questions are being asked about whether the way this tax is calculated actually makes sense. This will be the steepest rise ...

20/03/2018

Citizens Advice has recommended that ‘doorstep’ lenders be brought under stricter regulation, in order to provide better protection for their customers. Doorstep lenders, also known as Home Credit providers, have come under fire for their ...

06/03/2018

The charity behind 2000’s Drop the Debt Campaign has now set its site on the UK, and hopes to usher in financial regulation which could save consumers up to £1.3 billion every year, and initially ...

27/02/2018

After six years of debate, Scotland will finally introduce a minimum pricing policy on alcoholic drinks from the 1st of May 2018. The new policy means that alcohol cannot be sold for less than 50 ...

06/02/2018

Now that 2018 is well underway, personal debt statistics are beginning to appear. The picture that emerges has brought some key difficulties to light, including the fact that borrowing is growing faster than wages, and ...

30/01/2018

Renewing your passport will be more expensive as of the 27th of March 2018, as the cost of applying rises across the board. People applying for their passport through the post will be the hardest-hit ...

23/01/2018

Last week, one of life’s little annoyances was finally sorted out – the Credit Card charge, when you are charged simply for using your card to pay. No longer will you have to pay to ...

22/01/2018

If you live in Scotland and are in debt, or have a court order, you might get a letter telling you that a Sheriff Officer is going to visit you at your property. This is ...

31/03/2016

Carrington Dean, a leading debt advice and solutions company headquartered in Glasgow, has become the latest employer and first debt solutions specialist to back the Glasgow Living Wage initiative which rises to a new higher ...