http://www.nicongrp.co.uk Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:45:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A number of recent reports have revealed that credit card debt in the UK has been rising, and on a per person basis the level of credit card debt in the UK is said to be over £5000 each. The credit crunch and the recession have both taken their toll ... http://www.nicongrp.co.uk/what-are-the-options-for-consolidating-credit-card-debt/ According to the latest Scottish House Price Monitor from Lloyds TSB property prices in Scotland have continued to increase, and over the past quarter most areas have shown an increase in property prices. The report showed that there had been continued recovery in the Scottish property market, with the average ... http://www.nicongrp.co.uk/continued-increase-in-scottish-property-prices/ The last year has undoubtedly been a challenging and difficult one for workers, who have faced pay freezes, reduced hours, and in some cases redundancy, with the recession taking its toll on industry and the economy. Whilst many may currently be trying to forget about the difficulties and challenges of ... http://www.nicongrp.co.uk/further-pay-cuts-expected-for-coming-year/ It has been reported that the recent bad weather seen across the UK will result in businesses losing billions of pounds. The recent cold snap that has seen snow storms, freezing weather, and sub-zero temperatures has already cost businesses an estimated £690 million, and if it continues over the next ... http://www.nicongrp.co.uk/businesses-will-pay-for-bad-weather/ It has been announced that the base interest rate is to remain on hold at its all time low of just 0.5 percent for the month of January. The announcement was made by the Bank of England following the January Monetary Policy Committee meeting earlier this week. The base rate ... http://www.nicongrp.co.uk/interest-rates-left-on-hold-again/ The Labour government has been accused recently of being too complacent over public debt levels, with a number of top economists reportedly accusing the Labour party of 'alarming complacency' with regards to its failure to provide any explanation with regards to how it is going to reduce the massive mountain ... http://www.nicongrp.co.uk/labour-accused-of-being-complacent-over-debt/ According to reports the decision on a test case relating to debt repayments is set to be made early next year, and once the decision has been made the fate of around 100,000 borrowers who are trying get rid of their debt will have been decided. Like the recently decided ... http://www.nicongrp.co.uk/debt-related-test-case-to-be-decided-early-in-new-year/ With the economy in the UK continuing to take a battering, and with many people continuing to struggle with their finances due to debt levels and job losses, it is little surprise that many people have found themselves having to look at insolvency as the only way to get themselves ... http://www.nicongrp.co.uk/historic-highs-for-insolvency-levels/ It has been reported that a number of retirement home firms have become the target of the consumer watchdog, the Office of Fair Trading. The watchdog group is targeting around twenty six of these firms following claims that they could be mistreating their elderly clients through misleading and unfair contracts. There ... http://www.nicongrp.co.uk/retirement-home-firms-target-of-oft/ According to economists, Britain is facing a national disaster in the number of young people who are out of work. Almost 20% of those aged 16 to 24 are jobless with about 947,000 unable to find work. The jobless rate in the country has risen by over 200,000 in the ... http://www.nicongrp.co.uk/more-and-more-young-britons-are-on-the-dole/