How to afford university: from loans and grants to part-time work
A university education is a major investment in yourself. It’s certainly not cheap, so it’s important to know what’s out there to reduce the financial strain
August 2024
Lloyds Bank raises borrowing limit for first-time buyers
How a new, single form helps ease the trauma of debt for UK victims of economic abuse
Half-year earnings rise 12.5% at UK’s largest pawnbroker H&T
Repossession claims in England and Wales at highest in five years
July 2024
Observer business agenda
Bank of England set to rain on hopes of interest rate cut after economic bounce
This week’s Bank meeting is unlikely to bring borrowers any joy amid a strong recovery from 2023’s mild recession
June 2024
Council tax: final-year students warned they could get surprise bills
Students are exempt during their course but as soon as they finish their final year they are liable to pay
May 2024
‘Fleecing the man off the street’: Car dealers investigated over high interest rates
Nationwide doubles maximum personal loan to £50k amid rising building costs
Carer's allowance crisis
MPs call for issues leaving carers with huge debts to be fixed ‘without delay’
Speak now: the truth about weddings
‘I wanted to look and feel expensive’: four couples on why they took on wedding debt
April 2024
Nationwide stops lending on some flood-risk properties
Barclaycard change could mean much higher interest for some customers
The cost of living crisis has made the UK a poorer, more anxious nation – and worse is yet to come
Andy Beckett
Unregulated ‘identity tracers’ harass people for debts they do not owe
Alarm at growing number of working people in UK ‘struggling to make ends meet’
Paying bills a struggle for 7.4 million UK consumers, regulator finds
Fears of spiralling debt as ‘buy now pay later’ credit quadruples in UK
Number of households seeking help over energy debt legal action doubles
March 2024
‘I owe £25,000 on three credit cards’: the Britons drowning in debt
With record numbers in financial difficulty, we hear from people who explain how they’ve landed in the red