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Chiltern Debt Monitor April 08
24 April 2008

The average level of debt of someone on an informal debt management plan has fallen below the £26,000 mark for the first time and is now at its lowest amount since the Chiltern Debt Monitor started.

Chiltern Debt Monitor January 08
12 February 2008

Since August 2007 the average yearly income of someone on an informal debt management plan has risen by nearly £3,000 from £20,540 to £23,432 while debt levels have decreased by more than £300 from £26,662 to £26,344.

Chiltern Debt Monitor November 07
12 February 2008

The November Chiltern Debt Monitor reveals that over the last month the percentage of wages that debtors can afford to offer creditors has fallen by one per cent to 17 per cent, but the amount they are contractually obliged to pay has remained the same at 67 per cent.

Chiltern Debt Monitor October 07
21 December 2007

The impact of a tightening credit market and interest rate rises is creating a greater interest in debt management programmes but too many consumers are still struggling with their debts...

Men 20% deeper in debt than women
24 October 2007

Men seeking help to manage their finances have 20 per cent more debt than their female counterparts

Chiltern Debt Monitor reveals debtors can only afford 26 per cent of contractual payments
25 September 2007

Britain’s overindebted in denial
6 September 2007

Nearly four million Britons are officially overindebted

Lancashire twice as likely to struggle with finances than Yorkshire
25 July 2007

Lancastrians are twice as likely to say their household finances are a struggle, compared to neighbours Yorkshire, according to research from Chiltern Debt Management.

East Anglians pay minimum on debt
25 July 2007

East Anglians are the most likely in the UK to be very comfortable with their finances, despite a higher number than average paying the minimum amounts towards store and credit card balances each month, according to the latest research.

Lancashire will be longest in debt
25 July 2007

Lancashire has the highest number of people in Great Britain who are only making minimum payments on their card balances, which will keep them in debt for the longest time.

Londoners finances more of a struggle than average
25 July 2007

Londoners say their finances are more of a struggle than average but nearly half claim to pay off their credit and store card bills in full each month according to research from leading debt management provider, Chiltern.

Midlanders most likely to miss card payments but deny they’re overstretched
25 July 2007

Midlanders are the most likely in the UK to miss their credit or store card commitments, but among the least likely to say their finances are “seriously overstretched” according to research from Chiltern Debt Management.

North East: lowest number struggling financially
25 July 2007

Residents in the North East are half as likely to struggle with their finances than the UK average according to research from Chiltern Debt Management.

Scots say finances healthy but are they?
25 July 2007

Scots are less likely to struggle with their money than elsewhere in the UK, but the least likely to pay off their credit and store card debts in full each month, according to research from Chiltern Debt Management.

Southerner’s most likely to struggle with their finances
25 July 2007

Southerners are more likely than any other region of Great Britain to struggle with their household finances according to research from Chiltern Debt Management.

Welsh finances seriously overstretched
25 July 2007

Residents of Wales are among the most likely in the UK to be seriously overstretched financially according to the latest research from leading debt management provider Chiltern.

Yorkshire folk financially better off than people in Lancashire
24 July 2007

Yorkshire folk are among the most financially comfortable in the UK and half as likely as people in Lancashire to struggle with their money according to research from leading debt management provider, Chiltern.

Millions of Britons struggling with debt
3 July 2007

More than six million (1) Britons are struggling with their finances and a million are seriously overstretched according to the latest research from leading debt management specialist Chiltern.

Britons holiday spending out of control
29 June 2007

More than a third of Britons are out of control with their holiday spending and are in danger of storing up financial woes when their sun-tan has faded according to research from Chiltern Debt Management.

Chiltern UK Limited - Management Buyout
29 June 2007