Articles Tagged With: Quality Of Life

The majority of UK districts with the best quality of life also contain those with the largest pot put aside and the best savings rates, it has been suggested.   Research published by Halifax has

House prices in seaside towns have almost doubled in the last decade, those seeking out cheap mortgages have been told. The figures were released by Halifax and reveal that while nationally, house prices

People looking for property in spa towns across England and Wales are less likely to get a cheap mortgage for their new home. A recent study by Lloyds TSB revealed that house prices in spa towns across

Consumers living in Scotland are currently benefiting from lower mortgage repayments than in other areas of the UK, it has been claimed. According to David Marshall, business analyst for ESPC, the average

New government regulations on credit cards could help reduce the number of people seeking debt advice, it has been suggested. According to a spokesperson for the Consumer Credit Counselling Service CCCS,

Edinburgh is an affluent city. It is the home to the Scottish Parliament, the former home of the financial sector of Scotland a place where the wealthy send their offspring to be educated. Although Edinburgh has been hit by the recession and of course, the financial sector was crippled by the banking crisis of 2008-2009, it still remains a place that has pockets of great wealth and affluence. Indeed many people have been largely unaffected by the recession in terms of their quality of life.

Glasgow has emerged as something of a Celtic tiger in the last few years. It has, to a large extent, dropped its image of being a poor, violent city that is full of people who are heavy drinkers and a large population of drug takers. Now Glasgow has a caf culture, a culture of people socially drinking, earning good money, enjoying fine food, with an enhanced quality of life and a great deal of economic freedom, to spend as they wish in the fine shops that are now commonplace in Glasgow.

As a vibrant city, full of sleek, chic buildings and home to Harvey Nichols and Selfridges it is easy to think of Manchester as being a city that really does not have any need for debt management. But the reality is that many people in Manchester are struggling to manage their debts, just as they are up and down the United Kingdom.