The Money Charity said the figure is set to rise and has expressed concerns that households could struggle to honour their repayments if interest rates are to rise from their current rock-bottom. Household debt including mortgages, loans and credit cards hit a new record high of £1.5trillion at the end of September, an extra £52billion compared to last year, according to the report.
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A big wing and loud exhaust, but plenty of room for the family: Honda's Civic Type R is an unapologetic hot hatch, but is it too extreme to use every day?
The Civic Type R has had plenty of plaudits for its properly rambunctious attitude - it's like a touring car racer that's been slightly civilised for the public highway. But is that too much to live with day-in day-out? We spent a week behind the wheel to see if it's a step too far for family motoring.
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Widow who finally got an apology by ScottishPower after two years of blunders is now threatened with debt collectors
Utility giant ScottishPower is still failing to deal effectively with customer complaints - just seven months after it was handed an £18million fine by regulator Ofgem. In the latest episode of customer service ineptitude, it has allowed debt collectors to threaten an 87-year-old widow despite giving previous assurances that her billing problems had been resolved.
'We lost £98k from our house sale when our solicitor handed it to fraudsters': Beware the scam costing buyers and sellers thousands of pounds
A couple who sold their house are nearly £100,000 out of pocket after their solicitor was tricked into sending their money to a fraudster in a new terrifying scam hitting both buyers and sellers. The scam involves fraudsters intercepting e-mail threads between home movers and their solicitors and convincing one of them to move money into the fraudster's account.
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Venture capital trusts offer generous income tax relief, tax-free dividends and the chance to strike it rich with early stage companies, yet remain something of a mystery to many investors. To find out more about what VCTs do and what they invest in, we invited Stuart Lewis, of Octopus Investments to join us on the Investing Show.
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' I wanted to make fitness more realistic for busy workers': Ex-banker boxes clever on new fitness craze with Moose X-Training
Former City worker Manya Klempner left the world of finance and went into business with her personal trainer to set up Moose X-Training after noticing the growing popularity of trainers who visit the workplace or home for one-to-one or small group sessions. Now, with figures from Sport England showing boxing participation has more than doubled in the past five years to 42,000, she is planning to open a new boxing centre in London.
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Burberry gets a festive gift as the pound's fall boosts foreign earnings and lifts results
The luxury retailer, which is celebrating its 160th anniversary this year, makes just 15 per cent of its sales in the UK - giving it a boost when foreign earnings are converted back into pounds. The results come after Burberry unveiled its Christmas advert, starring Cinderella actress Lily James (pictured), which takes viewers on a journey through the firm's history and the story of its creator, Thomas Burberry.
Sainsbury's £1BN pension black hole: Deficit TRIPLES after slump in bond market hits supermarket giant hard
The soaring deficit, set to be revealed in this week's half-year results, will further highlight the damage the low value of Government bonds is wreaking on pension funds - particularly in the retail sector, which has hundreds of thousands of pension fund members. Sainsbury's has been hit by the reduction in yields on Government bonds - also known as gilts.
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Where will house prices rise the most over five years? Leading estate agent forecasts gains of up to £50k, but says it all hinges on Brexit negotiations
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What will the US election result mean for UK investors? Markets plunge into red at prospect of President Trump
The ferocious US presidential election is causing ructions in financial markets as Donald Trump closes in on frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the final days of the race. Polls showing Trump just behind or in a few cases slightly ahead have upset the conventional view that he was heading for defeat, and prompted a global sell-off.
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My live-at-home son is totally irresponsible with money and I'm worried debt collectors could turn up: How do I keep my own assets safe?
I have tried - without success - to teach our son to budget and live within his means. He is 19, works full-time on a zero-hours contract and lives at home. My worry is what could happen if he gets into debt. Say, for example, he fails to pay his mobile phone contract and, ultimately, (if demands are ignored) this leads to court enforcement officers turning up to demand payment.
The shares sharks getting rich preying on British savers: We reveal the binary trading victims - and the ruthless salesmen they blame
Controversial binary trading firm BinaryBook has been encouraging UK savers to trade. But a group of investors are taking legal action against the firm. Some victims claim to have lost as much as £600,000. Employees of firms linked to it were pictured partying in Greece and being given BMWs wrapped in ribbons as rewards. The firm appears to be part of a group of linked companies owned by Israeli Yossi Herzog (inset).
House prices stall for the first time in 15 months, but Nationwide warns that the average home now costs SIX times wages
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Despite endless media coverage of the political wrangling and financial speculation, the average Briton can be forgiven for remaining confused about what 'soft' and 'hard' Brexit really mean. About the difference between the 'Norway model' for the UK's post-Brexit relationship with the UK and the 'Swiss solution'. But a clever table put together by HSBC in a report called 'Is Brexit Getting Harder?' cleaves some clarity from the murk.
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- Should you overpay your mortgage while savings rates are non-existent or switch to an offset mortgage to make saving pay?
- Housing developer accused of 'disgraceful' treatment as residents are forced to use umbrellas indoors, live in the dark and a five-year old girl is HOSPITALISED after inhaling mould
- Can downsizing your property help you fund retirement? The challenges that home owners looking to cash in face
- House prices stall for the first time in 15 months, but Nationwide warns that the average home now costs SIX times wages
- Mortgage fee sting means first-time home buyers with small deposits face paying thousands of pounds extra
- Find a mortgage for ANY home: Don't let a property hurdle stop you, here's how to borrow if you don't fit the standard mould
- Buying a home cheaper than renting in almost two-thirds of Britain's cities - if you can raise the deposit
Latest from Saving & banking
- Demand grows for private banking as banks shut down branches - but are you rich enough to qualify?
- TSB adds £100 cash perk to popular Classic Plus current account just weeks after announcing interest cut
- Relief at last from eye-watering overdraft charges? Watchdog probes fees that sting millions every month
- Blizzard of rate cuts loom for your savings with some to end up paying interest of just 0.01%
- Santander 123 customers gear up for interest rate cut as onslaught on savers using high-interest current account trick kicks in
- 'Part of the fabric of British life': Premium bonds are 60 years old today - and now, more than one in three Britons hold numbers for the draw...
- Check your bank statement: Barclays customers charged twice on debit card transactions in latest bank glitch
- Do you have overdraft charge outrage? The best bank accounts for those who stray into the red
- One in three bank account switchers end up handing back free cash for signing up in overdraft fees
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ANSWERS FROM THE Experts
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- I gave my ex a goodwill gesture of £8,500 when we split, but now she's found a new partner. Can I get it back?
- TONY HETHERINGTON investigates: So-called investment manager SW1 Options Limited promised me returns of 3 to 4% a week, but only over the phone
- My live-at-home son is totally irresponsible with money and I'm worried debt collectors could turn up: How do I keep my own assets safe?
- My mortgage was rejected due to a credit file black mark caused by a Virgin Media cancellation fee I didn't even know about!
- ASK TONY: My parents’ anniversary TV was damaged, but Currys PC World passed the buck
- Help! Extra Energy hasn't sent me a bill for 16 months - and it owes me £885
- Worried how you'll make your buy-to-let pay amid tax crackdown? One expert believes he's found a way to pay NO tax at all...
- I've just booked a holiday in Italy with my partner. Is joint travel insurance or two single policies better?
- TONY HETHERINGTON: If the Belize authorities can kick out BDB why does the FCA list it with a clean record despite its appalling history?
Latest from Holidays
- Cruise companies, travel firms and wedding venues told to stop pocketing deposits when customers have to cancel
- Ryanair's latest wheeze: Now passengers must pay £6 to check-in more than four days before a flight
- The cheapest travel destinations revealed... and why where you fly from and what day you book can affect the cost of your holiday
- Holidaymakers get less than one euro to the pound at airport currency desks as sterling continues to suffer
- Travel insurance catch left widow with £2,500 bill after her husband died of altitude sickness on dream holiday in Peru
- How to get the best (and cheapest) travel insurance
- Holiday protection: How to get your cash back if an airline goes bust and leaves you high and dry
- Can you trust a firm that says it can get rid of your timeshare - for a price? These families did - and regretted it
- 'We should have saved on tax but process was too complex': Buying at duty free? A trip to the high street could be cheaper
Currency | Rate | Buy now |
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Updated 07 Nov 2016. | ||
Euro | 1.099 | Buy Now |
US Dollar | 1.2129 | Buy Now |
Australian Dollar | 1.5761 | Buy Now |
Canadian Dollar | 1.6261 | Buy Now |
Chinese Yuan | 8.08 | Buy Now |
Croatian Kuna | 8.137 | Buy Now |
Czech Koruna | 29.47 | Buy Now |
Danish Krone | 8.0957 | Buy Now |
Egyptian Pound | 16.27 | Buy Now |
Hong Kong Dollar | 9.3715 | Buy Now |
Hungarian Forint | 330.69 | Buy Now |
Icelandic Króna | 128.16 | Buy Now |
Israeli New Shekel | 4.514 | Buy Now |
Japanese Yen | 126.98 | Buy Now |
Malaysian Ringgit | 6.2624 | Buy Now |
Mexican Peso | 22.265 | Buy Now |
New Turkish Lire | 3.7256 | Buy Now |
New Zealand Dollar | 1.6601 | Buy Now |
Norwegian Krone | 9.8659 | Buy Now |
Polish Zloty | 4.6867 | Buy Now |
Singapore Dollar | 1.6812 | Buy Now |
South African Rand | 16.348 | Buy Now |
Sterling | 1.0 | Buy Now |
Swedish Krona | 10.818 | Buy Now |
Swiss Franc | 1.1844 | Buy Now |
Thai Baht | 41.92 | Buy Now |
UAE Dirham | 4.4462 | Buy Now |
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- Hundreds of thousands of households could see their energy bills leap within weeks as 64 fixed deals end
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- Big Six energy firms failing to help customers switch from expensive 'default' tariffs, Which? claims
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- Energy bills: Could you cut your fuel costs by switching to the best deals?
Latest from Cards & loans
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- The best personal loan rates - and how to find the right one for you
- Payday and car finance loan sharks forced to wipe off £414m of unpaid debts
- John Lewis cardholders hit with late payment fees after online account system suffers technical difficulties
- Death of the payday loan? Lending plunges by 70 PER CENT as watchdog crackdown bites
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- MBNA's new online-only brand Nuba launches with 41 month balance transfer offer and an 'all-round' credit card, plus a £20 Amazon voucher sign-up perk
- Thousands of divorced women robbed of PPI payouts to receive compensation from NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland
Latest from Investing
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- MIDAS SHARE TIPS UPDATE: Profits at convenience store McColl's to soar once Co-op sale is approved
- MIDAS SHARE TIPS: US deal poised to give household insurance firm HomeServe a flood of clients
- Long-term investing champion The People's Trust reaches 60% of its crowdfunding target in just 10 days
- WOODFORD PATIENT CAPITAL: It's down 10% since launch - but is it now time to buy into star's start-up gems
- TRADERS TIPS: City insiders say have a flutter on Labrokes but ditch equipment rental firm Ashtead
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Latest: money and Cars
- Number of motorists caught speeding on Britain's busiest roads leaps by 2,500% in 5 years after government introduces smart motorways
- A big wing and loud exhaust, but plenty of room for the family: Honda's Civic Type R is an unapologetic hot hatch, but is it too extreme to use every day?
- RAY MASSEY takes a look at Volvo's new top-of-the-range S90 Excellence limousine - which has just three seats
- You know those supercar giveaways at the airport you think nobody ever wins? Actually, they do... We meet the man behind it and some of the winners
- Car sales to individuals fell annually last month after long period of growth while Volkswagen halts six-month slide
- Inside Vauxhall's new police car factory - the biggest in Europe that builds 2,500 models with blues and twos each year
- Fancy a cheap and cheerful car? We pick ten of the best brand new models for less than £10,000
- Shock on the forecourt as fuel climbs 5p in a month amid mounting pressure on the Government to cut duty
- Electric car revolution gathers pace as Europe nears landmark of half-a-million on the road, with Britain the third biggest buyer
- How to get the cheapest car insurance: Ten tips for cheaper car cover
Latest from Markets
- MARKET REPORT: Unstoppable Fever Tree Drinks just keeps on fizzing up with its posh tonic water and ginger ale available in more supermarkets
- Wall Street rallies after worst run in 36 years: Nine-day slump ends as Clinton is cleared by the FBI
- Brexit boost for JCB as it seals £35m digger deal with the UK's largest plant hire firm
- Billionaire trying to make us all drive Chinese cars... and guess what? You've probably already been in one
- DAILY BRIEFING: Exhibitions firm Informa says revenue for the first nine months of the year jumped 10.6%
- Anti-terror camera that can spot a gun through clothes to be deployed at concerts and sports events
- Ryanair to buy-back £490m worth of shares as record passenger numbers send profits soaring
- The legal puzzle over Rubik's Cube's trademark that's far tougher to figure out than the cube itself
- Burberry gets a festive gift as the pound's fall boosts foreign earnings and lifts results
- Ryanair to slash air fares as Michael O'Leary aims to encourage people to take a break in the face of Brexit
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