Food prices continue to soar

A recent report has shown that food prices are continuing to soar and add further pressure to already strained household finances, with food inflation thought to have gone up by around 7% in the space of a year. It is thought that the rate of inflation could rise even higher as a result of the increase in food prices, and many households are finding it harder and harder to keep up with costs, with living costs going up so sharply. Read more

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Are you planning to remortgage?

Over recent months many people with mortgages have decided to remortgage for one reason or another. Some have come off special deals that were valid for a limited time and have been forced to remortgage or risk the expensive of being pushed onto the lender’s standard variable rate, and others have decided to remortgage because they can get a better deal elsewhere, saving them money on their borrowing. However, a recent report has shown that there could be a dilemma now facing those planning to remortgage, as there is now confusion over what will happen with interest rates. Read more

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IVAs – what are they?

An IVA is an individual Voluntary Arrangement, and has become known as the softer alternative to bankruptcy for those with high levels of unsecured debt. Read more

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