Debt management help and advice articles from Trapped

18th July ‘08 - September Predicted to be Big on Consolidation Loans

It is anticipated that September is going to be a busy time for British debt management companies, with around ...

16th July ‘08 - Paaleads Launches IVA Leads Service

Paaleads.com, the consumer lead sourcing arm of moneysupermarket.com, has launched a new service for brokers looking to sell ...

15th July ‘08 - Debt Management Plan Advice in Soham Just Got Poorer

Citizens living in Soham, East Cambridgeshire, needing debt management plan advice received some bad news this week ...

14th July ‘08 - Overdraft Rates Lead to Debt Management Plan Speculations

There are fears that the number of UK citizens seeking to take out a debt management plan ...

11th July ‘08 - LeadPoint’s New Service of Interest to Some IVA Companies

LeadPoint, a company which specialises in helping businesses dealing in the debt management plan, IVA, loan ...

10th July ‘08 - Woman Claims Prescription Drug Led to Bankruptcy

A 42-year-old woman who was forced to endure losing her business, serious six-figure debts, bankruptcy and eventually ...

9th July ‘08 - CAB Report Increase in Debt Management Plan Advice

The Citizens Advice Bureau in Worthing, West Sussex, has reported an increase in the number of people approaching them ...

8th July ‘08 - Debt Management Plan Company Shut Down by OFT

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) have shut down a debt management plan company which was found to ...

4th July ‘08 - Bankruptcy Fiddler to Sell Half of all Future Royalties

A Canadian fiddler with a history of debt management problems has come up with a novel idea to ...

3rd July ‘08 - Trust Deeds Player Announces Share Price Rise

Debt management company Invocas has seen its shares rise by 40 percent in a single day ...

2nd July ‘08 - Debt Management Plan Group Release Figures

Against the background of the credit crunch, and increases in fuel and food prices, there is, at least, some ...

1st July ‘08 - CML Prediction Prompts Debt Management Advice

News that the Council of Mortgage Lenders has projected a housing market drop of up to seven percent has resulted in ...

26th June ‘08 - Funding Announced for Debt Pyschology Study

The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has announced that it will fund a Royal College ...

25th June ‘08 - Debt Management Plan Advice in Short Supply as Volunteers Walk Out

The Citizens’ Advice Bureau in York, an organisation that regularly helps people who are facing bankruptcy or who ...

24th June ‘08 - GE and CCCS in Joint Debt Management Plan Initiative

A new study released by GE Money Home Lending has revealed that 29 percent of debtors would not ...

23rd June ‘08 - Bankruptcy & Debt ‘Ticking Timebomb’

One of the UK’s leading accountants has warned that many UK consumers are facing a “ticking timebomb” of debt ...

19th June ‘08 - They May Not Face Bankruptcy But Will MPs Accept a Reduced Pay Rise?

This week MPs have had to brace themselves for only a 2 percent pay rise, 1.5 percent less ...

18th June ‘08 - Insolvency Helpline Report IVA Acceptance on Rise

Debt management advice group the UK Insolvency Helpline has reported that it has seen a ...

17th June ‘08 - Cash in the Mattress and Head in the Sand - Survey Sheds Light on Debt Plans

A survey by MGM Advantage has revealed that the UK’s uncertain financial climate is leading many Brits to ...

16th June ‘08 - Debt Management Plans to be Discussed

The GHL Group have announced that they are to convene a number of meetings between some of the ...

12th June ‘08 - Worries Rise on the Back of Surging Debt

Whether it leads to surge in the numbers of people seeking consolidation loans is still open to ...

11th June ‘08 - Dumped in Debt - Scottish Outlook Bleak

A study into the demographics of trust deeds and bankruptcy in Scotland has shown that couples ...

10th June ‘08 - OFT Warning Over Targeting of IVA Consumers

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has issued a warning to consumers over companies who are sending out ...

9th June ‘08 - Fuel Prices Provoke Tighter Debt Management

For the 38% of people living in the UK who worry about how they will, if at all, ...

5th June ‘08 - Warning Over Bogus Debt Management SMS

The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) have issued a statement confirming that they are not responsible for a text message ...

2nd June ‘08 - Debt Management Fraudsters Back in Court

Two fraudsters who were sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for depriving 54 people the opportunity to deal with ...

30th May ‘08 - IVA to the Rescue

According to recent statistics released by the government’s Ministry of Justice, the number of applications for bankruptcy rose ...

29th May ‘08 - A Clamour for Debt Management Advice

The number of people seeking debt management advice is beginning to overwhelm agencies providing it and the ...

22nd May ‘08 - Why IVA Debt Advice is Given

Individual Voluntary Arrangement, or IVA, debt advice is likely to be given when other debt management measures have ...

20th May ‘08 - Debt Management Advice Could Point the Way to Recovery

You have been struggling with your debts. You have found it difficult to stop them piling up. Maybe you ...

16th May ‘08 - When Debt Advice Points to an IVA

Your debts are out of hand. You owe more than £15,000 to a variety of creditors, so you seek ...

12th May ‘08 - Debt Consolidation Loans - First Steps Towards Debt Help

Debt help, debt advice, debt consolidation loans, debt management plans, Individual Voluntary Arrangements (IVAs), and bankruptcy – ...

8th May ‘08 - Who Needs an IVA?

On the face of it, an Individual Voluntary Arrangement, more commonly known by its acronym, IVA, seems too ...

5th May ‘08 - Everyday Debt Management

There is a tendency to think that debt management is something we do only when our debts become ...

1st May ‘08 - UK Faces Credit Card Bills of £32 Billion

UK consumers spent a record sum on credit and debit cards in the final three months of 2007 ...

30th April ‘08 - UK Debt Problem Increases as Many Fail to Seek Advice

The number of Britons seeking debt help is increasing following the aftermath of Christmas, which is causing many to ...

23rd April ‘08 - IVA to Avoid Bankruptcy

The individual voluntary arrangement (IVA) is the final option for many investors in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy.  ...

22nd April ‘08 - Financial Debt Management is Key to Survival

For many people, effective financial debt management can make the difference between never being able to find reasonable ...

16th April ‘08 - IVA Debt Advice to Avoid Bankruptcy

For Brits overwhelmed with debt, a County Court Judgment (CCJ), or worse, a Declaration of Bankruptcy are the worst ...

15th April ‘08 - Debt Management Advice Could Save Your Credit

With average consumer loan balances and credit card debt continuing to rise, more and more people are struggling with ...

10th April ‘08 - Consider an IVA to Avoid Bankruptcy

Many of us are struggling with debt.  In fact, credit card and personal loan debt is at all time ...

9th April ‘08 - Debt Management Can Be Overwhelming

As a nation, we continue to be more and more overwhelmed with debt.  Credit card balances and other revolving ...

3rd April ‘08 - IVA - Your Legal Undertaking

An Independent Voluntary Arrangement, or IVA, is a legally binding formal agreement accepted by the county court as ...

1st April ‘08 - Take Control with Debt Management

It can happen to the best of us. A few niggling debts begin to pile up, others seem to ...

25th March ‘08 - How Your Credit Rating Affects Borrowing

  When you borrow money, the banks and lenders decide on how much credit to give ...

23rd March ‘08 - Learn Your Debts Before it’s too Late

According to recent research over two and a half million people in Britain do not know how much ...

19th March ‘08 - BBA Pledges Mortgage Help

The British Bankers’ Association (BBA) is introducing a new banking code in April that will push lenders to take ...

18th March ‘08 - Mum and Dad Paying off Kids’ Debt

Some 40 per cent of parents have had to help their children out with the repayment of debt ...

11th March ‘08 - House prices crash - a good time to buy?

House prices in London have fallen by an average of £28,000 in the past month, as the capital ...

10th March ‘08 - How Britons need to service their debts

British households are paying more of their income servicing their debts than at any point in the last ...

This is not a miracle solution. Make monthly payments as you want to, not as you're told to.