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UK debt collection agencies and how to handle them

1) You should always start your initial letter with ‘I do not acknowledge any debt to your company’. Even if you do owe a debt, remember again that it’s the original creditor that needs paying, not them. They cannot prevent you from doing so, and if you do choose this alternative, you don’t have to [...]

August 29 2009 | UK | No Comments »

Guide to Acquiring UK Credit Cards

Guide to Acquiring UK Credit Cards
Todays Credit card market is immense, and finding the most advantageous deal can be very confusing. Your starting point should be to determine the factors of the different types of deals on offer in todays market place and how these might be of benefit to your lifestyle. There are many [...]

October 08 2008 | UK | No Comments »

NHS Pension Benefits – Should You Increase Them? (UK)

One of the recurring themes we deal with as financial planners is the subject of buying more NHS Pension benefits.
This is now worth a revisit as the situation is probably changing again! For the punch drunk amongst you, we will try to keep this as painless as possible.
To be serious for a moment though, these [...]

December 01 2007 | Money Management and Retirement and UK | No Comments »

Credit Repayment Times Are Extending

While overall borrowing in the UK may be on the up, people are succeeding in better managing their loans and other finances, one commentator has suggested.
Loans firm Picture Financial has suggested that credit levels are on the increase but states that as consumers borrow more they are getting savvier about which loans or other products [...]

November 13 2007 | Credit Card and Debt Solutions and UK | No Comments »