Simple Hacks to Help You Save on Your Energy Bills

Winter can be a challenging time of the year financially – outgoings seemingly increase in all areas. Christmas approaches, bringing with it associated costs, and the colder weather means you are spending more at home, on heating and other utility bills. The costs can soon mount up and it is important to understand ways in which you could be able to save money. We have explored household costs before, in our article How to Save Money Around the House, but winter brings additional costs and more specific areas in which you might be able to save. That is why it is more […]

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Does my guarantor get charged automatically?

No, this will not happen as soon as you take out a guarantor loan. When a contract is co-signed between the main borrower and the nominated guarantor as an individual, the expectation is the former will be making repayments for the loan. The responsibility of the guarantor is to co-sign the contract and ensure the loan is paid back if it is required of them. The guarantor is only required to pay the guarantor loan back if the main applicant is unable to do so due to a change of circumstances, or if they simply do not pay. Why is […]

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Footballers, Dead People and Transexuals – What it was REALLY like to work for a loans company

Payday lenders get a very hard rap and are often criticised for preying on the vulnerable and charging high rates of interest. But what about the customers they work with? The public opinion is that anyone using a payday loan is frowned upon or vulnerable, but this is certainly not the case. I left University and was offered a job by one of the UK’s largest payday lenders and spent hours a day dealing with customers during the application process and the tough job of doing collections. Most customers were nurses, supermarket workers, hospitality and kitchen staff, but what about […]

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What happens if you cannot repay your guarantor loan?

Tell your lender as soon as possible A new repayment plan may be offered Your guarantor will be contacted to pay the loan if it is not possible for you to do so. If you are the main borrower of a guarantor loan, you should inform your lender immediately if you cannot pay back the loan. If you cannot pay the loan back due to a change in financial circumstances, letting your guarantor lender know can relieve some pressure. This is because most lenders will call, email and send letters to you if you default on payments without letting them […]

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Hundreds of jobs at risk after lender The Money Shop faces collapse

Over 400 members of staff at the Money Shop are being faced with the prospect of losing their jobs. The Nottingham based company has started a mass redundancy of 427 staff around the UK. Instant Cash Loans limited (ICL), who are the major pawn broking and cash loans company have released plans to sell of all of the UK stores. They have sent a letter to all its employees. In the letter ICL stated: “The proposal to make collective redundancies is considered appropriate due to the poor financial performance of Instant Cash Loans Ltd (ICL).” They further went on to […]

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10 Ways to Save When You Travel

It’s no secret that travelling abroad can be very expensive, with the UK’s travel and tourism industry predicted to be worth more than £257 billion by 2025. However, it’s also an immensely popular industry, and an expense that travel bugs are willing to take in order to create incredible new memories in far-off lands. But how do people afford to travel so much? And what are some ways to cut back on travel expenses whilst going on holiday? This piece will be exploring 10 of the top ways to save on travel expenses, these being as follows: Free days Social […]

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Loan complaints soar to 5 year high

The Financial Ombudsman Service has recently revealed in new statistics that complaints against payday lending providers across the country have risen to a staggering five-year high. How many complaints have been filed? The industry watchdog has said that a whopping 40,000 new complaints against payday lenders were brought against them last year. This is a dramatic rise, representing an increase of 130% (17,000 complaints were made in the year previously). The industry body, the Consumer Finance Association (CFA) has said that the majority of these filed complaints had dated back to a number of years. What were the complaints about? […]

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Sharp increase in UK borrowers taking out loans

Sharp increase in UK borrowers taking out loans

In latest data provided by the Financial Conduct Authority, it has been revealed that there has been a sharp increase in the number of borrowers in the UK taking out payday and other kinds of short-term loans in the last year. It is estimated a staggering 5.4 million loans for people with bad credit were taken out in the year up to June 2018. Comparatively, this is a huge jump when taking account of the statistics for the year previously. The huge increase in payday loan borrowing In 2017, it was estimated that just 4.6 million was taken out for […]

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UK consumer borrowing at four-year low

It has been revealed that the annual consumer borrowing growth rate has ground to a four-year halt, with annual consumer credit growth ending up slowing to 6.6% in December. The statistics, officially revealed by the Bank of England in late January, are in line with other forms of consumer credit growth that has been falling, as more and more households across the country reduce their levels of borrowing for things such as car finance, payday loans for bad credit, personal loans and credit cards. A reduction in Christmas spending. It also reflects a reduction in consumer spending during the festive period, […]

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Why January is the worst month for people in debt

It is fair to say that most of us are aware that the last month of the year, December, ends up costing many of us a considerable amount of money. With so many costs to consider in the run-up to Christmas (as well as preparing for New Year’s too…): buying presents for loved ones, food for the multiple dinners and parties during the festive season, transport costs to see friends and family near and far, many of us end up struggling finance wise.  Taking this into account, why do experts still consider January to be the month that people struggle […]

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