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March, 2009

• Mortgage lending levels `still low` [31/03/2009]
  Mortgage lending levels in the UK are still "very low", an expert has said.
• Energy companies `must explain bills` [30/03/2009]
  Energy industry regulator Ofgem has said that energy suppliers should be more `transparent` with regard to their direct debit billing.
• Scottish baby boomers `must react to credit crunch` [30/03/2009]
  People aged 45 and over - known as the baby boomer generation - living in Scotland must react to the
• CML welcomes campaign on repossessions [30/03/2009]
  The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has welcomed a new campaign to protect private tenants from repossession when their landlords
• Ofgem proposes ban on `unfair` bills [25/03/2009]
  Energy industry regulator Ofgem has set out plans to ban energy companies from charging `unjustified` prices to customers.
• Customers paying with cash [25/03/2009]
  New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have shown that people are most dependent on cash when it comes
• Fuel tax to rise by almost 2p a litre [24/03/2009]
  Fuel tax is set to rise once again by almost 2p a litre, bringing the level of tax paid by
• Bank of England: risk of `debt deflation trap` [18/03/2009]
  The country faces the risk of falling into a `debt deflation trap`, the Bank of England has warned, meaning that
• Council in Devon writes off nearly £500,000 of debts [18/03/2009]
  South Hams Council has been forced to write off nearly half a million pounds in debt: a year`s worth of
• Npower to cut electricity prices [18/03/2009]
  Energy supplier Npower has become the final `big six` energy company to announce cuts to some of its prices.
• Retirees` finances `may be damaged by rate cut` [18/03/2009]
  The recent reduction in the UK`s base rate of interest of 0.5 per cent may have a detrimental effect on
• Fall in inflation expectations [16/03/2009]
  A new Bank of England survey has shown that consumer expectations of inflation have fallen to their lowest level since
• Money saved through interest rate cut `to be used to reduce debt` [13/03/2009]
  The latest cut to the base rate, which took it from 1% to an all-time low of 0.5%, is unlikely
• UK economy shrank by 1.8% in three months [13/03/2009]
  The UK`s economy shrank by a full 1.8% in the three-month period ending in February, an influential think tank has
• Consumers `£820 million in debt to energy providers` [13/03/2009]
  In total, UK households are around £820 million in debt to their energy suppliers, according to new research by uSwitch.
• Consumers `increasingly offsetting savings against mortgages` [13/03/2009]
  Consumers in the UK are increasingly offsetting their savings against their mortgages in a bid to make the most of
• Consumers `aiming to reduce spending` [12/03/2009]
  Consumers in Britain, potentially including those experiencing debt problems, are aiming to reduce their expenditure, it has been found.
• University students teach youngsters about debt [12/03/2009]
  Law students from the University of Exeter have visited a College to teach the youngsters about debt.
• Inflation a "real problem" for older people [12/03/2009]
  Inflation is still having a significant impact on the finances of older people, an expert has said.
• Banks `should be encouraged to provide more mortgages` [12/03/2009]
  In order to improve the health of the UK`s property market, banks should be encouraged to lend more money in
• People `increasingly turning to illegal loans` [11/03/2009]
  As a result of the ongoing economic problems, an increasing number of consumers in the UK are turning to loan
• Children raised in credit crunch `may be better able to manage money` [11/03/2009]
  Youngsters being brought up amid the current recession may be better equipped to manage their money in the future, it
• Unsatisfied energy customers `should switch now` [11/03/2009]
  Energy customers who are unsatisfied with their current terms should look to switch now, because `this is as good as
• Petrol prices back above 90p per litre [11/03/2009]
  Following several months of relatively low prices, the price of a litre of unleaded petrol has now risen above the
• Younger and richer people `benefiting more from mortgage reductions` [11/03/2009]
  Younger and richer consumers in the UK have tended to benefit more from mortgage rate reductions than their older and
• `Cut-price` supermarkets lead as shoppers look to avoid debt [10/03/2009]
  New research has suggested that shoppers are continuing to seek out bargains and avoid debt as the economic downturn continues,
• Consumer confidence up in February [10/03/2009]
  Consumer confidence rose for the first time since October 2008, according to Nationwide`s latest Consumer Confidence Index.
• Low interest rates `could force savers into riskier investments` [10/03/2009]
  Savers could find themselves tempted by riskier investments as interest rates fall to zero on almost half of all savings
• Mortgage debt: what will the base rate do on Thursday? [09/03/2009]
  People with tracker and Standard Variable Rate (SVR) mortgages will be eagerly waiting to see what the Bank of England`s
• Women `less likely to get into debt` [09/03/2009]
  Women are more financially responsible than men and less likely to get into debt, according to an international survey.
• PC sales `may be hit by economic downturn` [09/03/2009]
  New research has suggested that PC sales in 2009 will fall at the fastest rate since they hit the market,
• Bank of England cuts base rate [05/03/2009]
  The Bank of England`s Monetary Policy Committee today announced it would be cutting its base rate by another half-point to
• Many parents `pushed into debt by adult children` [02/03/2009]
  A significant number of parents in the UK are falling into debt because they have to provide financial assistance to

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