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After looking at our data, we are noticing a rapid build up in the numbers of people taking on Car Finance loans through a model called PCP. Here we explain why it could be a huge problem for the economy, and that danger is rising. PCP (Personal Contract Purchase) has been around for many years.…

Studying for a degree is one of the biggest expenses you’re likely to face during your lifetime, aside from raising a family. So, when you get ripped-off, you’re well within your rights to act on it. Calling all students who had a student current account with RBS or NatWest between 2002 and March 2016, yes,…

Tis the season to be jolly’… and warm in front of a roaring fireplace, but not if the energy giants keep raising prices on the sly. With the likes of E.On, British Gas and SSE freezing their standard tariffs for the coming winter months recently, don’t set off the party poppers and celebrate too soon.…

The countdown is well and truly on with glittering lights aglow and tinsel twinkling in shop windows. Christmas is here and overspending and under-budgeting is an all too familiar scenario for many. So, it was quite a surprise to see the headlines this week splashed with “warnings” and the “shocking” fact that one third of…

Who doesn’t love a personality test or quiz? There are lots and Buzzfeed loves them! However silly they may seem, they serve to uncover our strengths and weaknesses and help raise self-awareness. But what about your financial personality and have you ever made the connection between your personality and personal finances? There are several money…

We are always preaching about the importance of switching providers, whether it be for energy or a mortgage, and in a lot of instances people have benefited hugely with regards annual savings. So it came as a surprise to hear that well over half of UK homeowners are missing out by sticking with the same…

The world is your oyster through a child’s eyes. Can you remember what it’s like to be a child, when you look back and see through rose-coloured glasses, not jaded by what the world has to offer or worrying over all manner of things; to a child, all things are possible. When it comes to…

How safe are our finances in the hands of financial firms? That is the question being asked by many as news filtered through this week that money had been stolen from accounts at Tesco Bank. It affected 9,000 customers and, according to experts, was the first mass hacking of accounts at a western financial hub.…

If life wasn’t already struggle enough, with just 48 more sleeps until Santa arrives it seems the Government’s merriment is to put struggling UK households into further poverty and homelessness. Kick someone when they’re down why don’t you; not content with lower wage growth, higher inflation and the 'eye-watering' fact childcare in the UK is…