{"id":63636,"date":"2017-08-14T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T06:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-uk-debt-tide-is-rising-how-can-you-avoid-drowning\/"},"modified":"2017-08-14T13:21:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T06:21:30","slug":"the-uk-debt-tide-is-rising-how-can-you-avoid-drowning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-uk-debt-tide-is-rising-how-can-you-avoid-drowning\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK debt tide is rising \u2013 how can you avoid drowning?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWith total household borrowing now topping \u00a3200bn, we looks at options for those who find themselves in difficultiesCampaigners have long warned of the problem and it is now official: Britain has a growing debt problem at levels not seen since the global financial crisis almost a decade ago.Borrowing through credit cards, overdrafts and car loans – unsecured consumer credit – and other forms of financing has topped \u00a3200bn, confirming grim predictions from debt charities of the spiralling problems they see on the ground. Recent figures from the Bank of England have shown it grew by 10% in the year to June to \u00a3210bn, the highest figure since December 2008. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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