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Strong car finance application figures and a surge in people searching for deals online have given motor traders a boost as the new ‘70’ plate launches, according to latest figures from Experian. Car finance applications rose to 597,000 between 1st July to 24th August, a 24% increase on the 481,000 recorded in the same period…
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The Bank of Mum and Dad (BoMaD) will be a driving force behind the recovery of Britain’s housing market as buyers struggle with the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis, new research from Legal & General and Cebr shows. Nearly one in four housing transactions (23%) will be backed by ‘BoMaD’ in 2020, with a…
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As the ban on evictions ends in just over three weeks, six leading organisations representing tenants, landlords and letting agents have united to urge the government to provide financial help to private renters plunged into ‘Covid rent arrears’ through no fault of their own. The coalition, which includes Shelter, the National Residential Landlords Association, ARLA…
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Credit card pre-approval rates have doubled in the last month, according to new insights from Experian’s Credit Barometer. Half (50%) of consumers searching for a new credit card through Experian’s price comparison service will now be shown a card they are pre-approved for, meaning their application should be successful. Economic uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Around two million borrowers have taken a mortgage holiday, according to latest figures from UK Finance representing about one in six mortgage holders. Since the launch of the payment deferral schemes, lenders have granted a total of two million mortgage payment deferrals, 1.05 million credit card payment deferrals and 707,000 personal loan payment deferrals, as…
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One in five consumers have no idea how much debt they’re in and don’t want to know either. A poll of 2,000 adults commissioned by Skipton Building Society found 17 per cent would rather not find out the exact figure they owe, and 21 per cent don’t want to worry about something they feel they…
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New research from Barclaycard Payments, which processes nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, has found that two thirds (65 per cent) of UK homes are signed up to regular subscription services, with an average of seven contracts per household. The steady rise in popularity has led over a fifth (22 per…
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New data released by UK Finance has revealed that the final month of full lockdown saw the annual growth rate of outstanding credit card balances fall by 12.6 per cent in the year to May, as consumers continued to pay down their credit card bills. May also saw credit card spending by UK cardholders slowly…
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New research commissioned by GoCompare Money reveals that a third of UK adults are avoiding using cash because of the risk of spreading the Coronavirus. The research found that since the UK went into lockdown, the use of ‘tap and go’ cards and online payments have outstripped the use of bank notes and coins. 27% of those surveyed…
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Household finances in the UK fell more sharply in August than the previous month after rising levels of unemployment hit average incomes and persuaded millions of families to cut back on spending according to the latest IHS Markit UK household finance index. The finance index was down following steady increases through May, June and July,…
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Mortgage arrears number fall in second quarter of this year, according to latest figures from UK Finance. The figures showed that there were 73,580 homeowner mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of the outstanding balance in the second quarter of 2020, this was 3 per cent fewer than in the same quarter…
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Data from Barclaycard, which sees nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions, has revealed that spending on essential items grew 3.2 per cent year-on-year. This increase was largely driven by supermarket shopping, which rose by 15.0 per cent, helping to offset a 22.2 per cent drop in fuel spend. While spending on…
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One in three (31%) consumers used the enforced lockdown to pay down their debt, according to new analysis from Experian. The proportion of Experian’s customers that had high balances across their credit accounts stood at 12.6% around the start of lockdown (23rd March). This dropped to 8.6% at the beginning of June, just before measures…
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