Insolvency Research
John Tribe, Centre for Insolvency Law and Policy, 'Bankruptcy Courts Survey 2005 - A Pilot Study', Kingston Business School Occasional Paper No. 59
Fawcett Women and Debt Report 2007
Helen Saxon, Young People and Debt, Consumer Credit Counselling Service Research Report
The Insolvency Service, Insolvency Research: Personal Research Resources
Women and Insolvency
Michael Herman and PA, 'Divorcee Battles for Home After Husband's Bankruptcy', in The Times, November 14, 2007
Frances Gibb, 'Divorcee Who Made a Clean Break Could Lose Settlement After Ex-husband Goes Bankrupt,' in The Times, November 14, 2007
Katie Edwards, 'Financial Meltdown: One Woman's Fall to Bankruptcy', in Mail on Sunday's YOU Magazine, October 5, 2007
Fawcett, 'Fawcett's New Research Reveals Women and Debt Paradox', in Fawcett Society, August 29, 2007
James Andrews, 'Women Struggle with Debts', in MSN Money, August 29, 2007
Miriam O'Reilly, The Stigma of Bankruptcy, on Radio 4 Woman's Hour, August 23, 2007
Helen Nugent, 'Bankrupt Women Paying for Credit Cards', The Times, May 16 2007
Laura Clout, 'Celebrity Copycats Falling into Deep Debt', in The Telegraph, February 18 2007
Sean Poulter, 'Women Who Prefer Debt to a Bad Name', Financial Mail, January 28 2007
Matthew Plowright, 'Why Women are Too Ashamed to Go Broke, in MSN Money, January 23, 2007
'Women face debt timebomb from fear of bankruptcy due to social stigma', thisislondon.co.uk, 22nd January 2007
Charlotte Gill, 'Woman sells her eggs on net to pay off £15,000 credit card debts', Daily Mail, 2nd November 2006
'Women Over 35 Top 'Binge Debt Britain' Poll', Daily Mail, October 27, 2006
Aida Edemariam, 'The Road to Ruin', The Guardian, 29th September 2006
Ben Clerkin, 'Stop Spending Like a WAG, Says Coleen', The Daily Mail, August 30, 2006
Barbara Ellen, 'Your Money or Your Lifestyle', The Observer, 27th August 2006
Alison Steed, 'Personal Account: The Perils of Playing the WAGs Game', The Telegraph, 26 August 2006
'Female bankruptcy levels on the up', in Guardian Unlimited, 21st August 2006Sean Poulter, ‘Debt Piles Up for Young Women’, in Daily Mail, November 14th, 2005.
Miles Brignall, 'We Don't Like... Rising Debt of Women', in Guardian Unlimited, 18th June 2005
Britain’s Bankrupt P.Y.T.s’, in The Guardian, 16th June 2005
The BBC Woman’s Hour radio programme, ‘The Impact of Borrowing and Debt on Women’s Lives’, June 14th, 2005.
Susan Smillie, 'Rise in Young Bankrupts', The Guardian, 10th June 2005Michael Clarke, ‘Young Women Fuel Bankruptcy Rise’, in This Is Money, 10th June, 2005
Steve Johnson, 'Women Account for 42% of Bankruptcies', Financial Times, May 16, 2005
Helen Nugent, ‘Bankrupt Women Paying for Credit Cards’, in Times Online, May 16th, 2005
Anya Kamenetz, 'Superwoman 2.0', in Village Voice, 21st December 2004
Frank O'Donnell, '90% of Young Women Trapped by Debt', in The Scotsman, May 12 2003
Barbara Oaff, 'Young Single - and £15,000 in the red', in Guardian Unlimited, 5th August 2001
Young Women in Debt Crisis, in BBC News Business, August 2 2001
John Love, 'Women Face Greater Debt Burden then Men', in Guardian Unlimited, 9th October 2001
Louise Brittain, ‘Sisters are Doing it to Themselves as Female Bankruptcies Rise’, in a Web News Release from the top ten accountancy firm Baker Tilly, Thursday June 28th 2001
Paul Harris, 'Women Seduced into Debt by Web', in Guardian Unlimited, 25th February 2001
Insolvency
Leigh Holmwood, 'Homeless Newsreader in Documentary', in The Guardian, January 3, 2008
BBC News, 'More Insolvencies Ahead for 2008', on BBC News 24, November 26, 2007
Grainne Gilmore & Gabriel Rozenberg, ''Cracks Appearing' as Bankruptcies Rise', in The Times, November 3, 2007
Caroline Gammell, 'Bankruptcies and Repossessions are Rising', in The Telegraph, November 3, 2007
Karen Attwood, 'Bankruptcies Set to Soar Next Year Despite Good News , Experts Warn', in The Independent, November 3, 2007
Gabriel Rozenberg, 'Tempus Comment: Going Down - Accountants Say Today's Drop in Bankruptcies Masks Deeper Problems Caused by Tightening Credit Conditions This Year', in Times Online, November 2, 2007
Emma Thelwell, 'Personal Bankruptcies Set to Rise, Experts Warn', November 2, 2007
Ask Annie, 'I Paid for Everything. Divorce Could Cost Me Everything', in The Independent, October 28, 2007
Matt Ball, 'Top Ten Myths About Bankruptcy', in MSN Money, October 19, 2007
Cahal Milmo, 'Number of Pensioners Going Bankrupt Rises by 700% in Five Years', in The Independent, October 5, 2007
Esther Shaw, 'Debtmatters Bombshell Hits IVA Industry', in The Independent, October 2, 2007
Rupert Jones and Graeme Weardon, 'IVA Shares Plunge Amid Profitability Concerns', in The Guardian, October 2, 2007
Graeme Weardon, 'Debtmatters Plummets More than 70%', in Guardian Unlimited, October 1, 2007
Paul Willis and Agencies, 'Pensioner Bankruptcies Soar', in Guardian Unlimited, October 1, 2007
Simon Bowers, 'Bankruptcy Looming for Overstretched Borrower', in The Guardian, September 15, 2007
Joanna Moorhead, 'The Five Days I Had in Hospital After My Son was Born were Wonderful - My Creditors Couldn't Get at Me There', in The Guardian, September 15, 2007
Philip Inman, 'Campaigners Seek Scrutiny of Offers to Help Struggling Homeowners: Effectiveness of IVA Firms' Debt Strategies Queried', in The Guardian, September 10, 2007
Katherine Fluke, 'Bankruptcy-lite: How Brits Pay for Debt', in MSN Money, September 1, 2007
Jill Insley, 'Busted by the Borough', in The Observer, August 5, 2007
Angela Balakrishnan, 'Surprise Fall in Insolvencies', in The Guardian, August 3, 2007
'Star Comes Clean About Money', in BBC News 24, July 12, 2007
Amelia Hill and Lisa Bachelor, 'Bankrupt Britain Built on a Mountain of Credit', in The Observer, June 3, 2007
David Prosser, 'Lenders demand upfront fee cut from IVA providers', The Independent, June 1 2007.
Gabriel Rozenberg, 'Personal Insolvency Rates at Record as 'Debt Crisis Deepens', in The Times, May5, 2007
Ashley Seager, 'Record Numbers become Insolvent as Personal Debt Soars', in The Guardian, May 5 2007
James Daley, 'UK Debt Crisis Deepens as Insolvencies Hit Record High', The Independent, May 5 2007
Press Association, 'Record Number Declared Insolvent', in Guardian Unlimited, May 4 2007
Ed Ewing, 'IVA Factories Fuel Insolvency Boom', in Guardian Unlimited, May 4 2007Press Association, 'New Figures Show "Record Insolvencies"', in Guardian Unlimited, May 3 2007
Graeme Weardon, 'Accuma Revenues Double, but says IVA Market Remains Tough', in Guardian Unlimited, April 11 2007Elizabeth Colman and Patrick Hosking, 'How 'Insolvency Lite' Becomes a Way Out if the Banks Don't Listen', in The Times, February 24, 2007
Larry Elliot, '19-year-olds Among Record Numbers Filing for Bankruptcy', The Gaurdian, 4th February 2006
Gabriel Rozenberg, 'Addiction to Credit Blamed as Bankruptcies Reach a New High', The Times, February 4, 2007
Steve Hawkes, 'Debt-torn Britain Sees Insolvency Climb to a Record High', in The Times, February 3, 2007
Roland Gribben, 'Insolvency Review Favours New Tiers', The Telegraph, February 2, 2006
Rupert Jones, 'Personal Insolvencies Likely to Set New Record as Britons Spend, Spend, Spend', The Guardian, 3rd January 2007
Matthew Plowright, 'Why Debt 'Miracle Cure' Causes Lasting Damage', in Money MSN, December 8, 2006
Matthew Plowright, 'Darren's Debt Disaster and 10 Other Celebrities Who Lost the Lot', in MSN Money, October 13, 2006
Nic Cicutti, 'Bankruptcy: Still the Last Resort', in MSN Money, April 2, 2006
Graham Searjeant, 'Credit-card Junkies Turn to the Bankruptcy Courts to Clear Debt', in The Times, February 5, 2005
The Credit Crunch
Ashley Seager, 'Credit Supply to Worsen', in The Guardian, January 4, 2008
Larry Elliot, 'More Gloomy Economic Data Emerges', in The Guardian, January 4, 2008
Larry Elliot, 'Is This The Big One?', in The Guardian, January 3, 2008
Press Association, 'Consumer Credit Crisis to Deepen Over Christmas', in The Guardian, December 13, 2007Sam Dunn, 'Homeowners are Doomed to Fail, Says Citizens Advice', in The Guardian, December 12, 2007
Leading Article: The Government is Caught in a Terrible Trap of its Own Making', in The Independent on Sunday, November 18, 2007
Harry Wallop, 'Debt Grows as New Mortgages Fall', in The Telegraph, November 14, 2007
'Twenty-five Ways to Beat the Credit Crunch', in The Telegraph, November 14, 2007
Polly Toynbee, 'There is No Northern Rock Rescue for Subprime Savers', in The Guardian, November 13, 2007
Esther Shaw, 'Credit Crunch: Life Just Got Harder for Those Who Have to Borrow to Buy', in The Independent, November 11, 2007
David Smith, ''How Worried Should You Be About the Financial Squeeze?', in The Sunday Times, November 11, 2007
Alison Steed, 'How Debt Drama Became a Crisis', in The Times, November 10, 2007
Grainne Gilmore, 'Are You Beginning to Feel the Pinch?' in The Times, November 10, 2007
Esther Shaw, 'Know the Score if You Want Credit', in The Guardian, November 10, 2007
Miles Brignall, 'Credit Card and Personal Loan Refusals Soar', in The Guardian, November 10, 2007
Stephen Ellis, 'Crack Down on Credit Before They Do', in The Telegraph, November 9, 2007
Faith Archer, 'Credit Crunch: Don't Get Blown Away by the Debt Storm', in The Telegraph, November 9, 2007
Harry Wallop, 'Banks End the Era of Easy Loan Cash', in The Telegraph, November 9, 2007
Angela Balakrishnan, 'Credit Crunch Poised to Trigger Repossessions', in The Guardian, November 8, 2007
Sean O'Grady, 'A Financial Crisis that Began in the US is Coming to a Home Near You', in The Independent, November 7, 2007
Rebecca O'Connor & Grainne Gilmore, 'Credit Card Users Hurt by Squeeze', in The Times, November 6, 2007
Nick Louth, 'An Easy Guide to the Banking Crisis', in MSN Money, November 6, 2007
Emma Thelwell, 'UK Credit Card Crunch Looms, Experts Warn', in The Telegraph, November 6, 2007
Graeme Weardon, 'Chancellor Makes Credit Crunch Warning', in Guardian Unlimited, November 5, 2007
Heather Stewart, 'UK Prime Target for a Crash', in The Observer, October 28, 2007
James Doran, 'Crunch Claims Victims at Top and Bottom of US Society', in The Observer, October 28, 2007
Lisa Bachelor, 'Nervous Banks Start Making Borrowing Harder than Ever', in The Observer, October 28, 2007
John Stepek, 'UK Financial System 'Unstable', in MSN Money UK, October 26, 2007
Harriet Meyer, Barclaycard Cuts Consumer Credit Limits', in Guardian Unlimited, September 25, 2007
Graeme Weardon, 'Darling Attacks Slack Lending Culture', in Guardian Unlimited, September 13, 2007
Larry Elliott, 'King Blames Banks for Taking too Many Risks', in The Guardian, September 13, 2007
Debt
BBC News, 'Banks "Prey on Customers in Debt"', on BBC News 24, December 15, 2007
Jill Insley, 'Why You Need to Turn into Scrooge', in The Observer, December 9, 2007
Margaret Dibben, 'Darkness that Grows as Fast as Your Debt', in The Observer, December 9, 2007
Lisa Bachelor, 'A Very Merry Christmas -- and A Solvent New Year', in The Observer, December 9, 2007
Zoe Wood, 'Probe Reveals Farepak Savers' Mental Torment', in The Guardian, Novembr 18, 2007
Laura Marcus, 'Debt Misery - The Real Price We Pay For A Merry Christmas', in The Guardian, November 17, 2007
Emily Dugan, 'Depth of Child Poverty in Britain Exposed by Report', in The Independent, November 15, 2007
Letters, 'Financial Time Bomb Faces the Poor', in The Guardian, November 14, 2007
James Andrews, '10 Habits that Lead to Debt', in MSN Money, November 14, 2007
Harry Wallop, 'Shoppers Face Debt Hangover in New Year', in The Telegraph, November 10, 2007
Ian Cowie, 'Comment: Christmas is Cancelled', in The Telegraph, November 9, 2007
Harry Wallop, 'Christmas Debt Warning for Shoppers', in The Telegraph, November 7, 2007
Graeme Paton, 'Graduates 'Earning LessThan Their Debts', in The Telegraph, November 6, 2007
Grainne Gilmore, 'Consumer Debt Crisis Set to Soar in Next Year', in Times Online, November 2, 2007
Carol Midgley, 'Life and debt', in The Times, 6th March 2007
Jenny McCartney, 'Debt: That's the Reality of Being British', in The Sunday Telegraph, February 4 2007
Sam Dunn, 'Rise and Fall of the Personal Debt Market', The Independent, February 4 2007
John Carvel, '1m Pay Rent or Mortgage with Credit Card', in The Guardian, October 17, 2007
Hilary Osborne, 'Loans Advert Falls Foul of Watchdog', in Guardian Unlimited, October 10, 2007
Lisa Bachelor ,'Northern Rock Accused of Bullying Debtors', in The Observer, September 30, 2007
Sean Coughlan and Rupert Jones, 'Cutting off the Water Just Won't Wash', in The Guardian, September 29, 2007
Miles Brignall, 'The Real Reasons Why More and More People are Being Left High and Dry', in The Guardian, September 29, 2007
Stephen Pritchard, 'Mortgage Clinic: 'I've had Bad Debt -- Can I Get a Mortgage', in The Independent, September 26, 2007
Press Association, 'Borrowers Run up £26,000 Debts', in Guardian Unlimited, September 25, 2007
Phillip Inman, 'Desperate Debtors Risk All With Secured Loans', in The Observer, September 16, 2007
Emma-Lou Montgomery, 'Are You Addicted to Debt', in MSN Money, September 13, 2007
Phillip Inman, 'Debt Worries Become the Chief Reason Citizens Seek Advice', in The Guardian, September 11, 2007
Stephen Brook, 'Sun to Launch Pre-paid Mastercard', in MediaGuardian.co.uk, September 10, 2007
Philip Inman, 'Debt Charity Demands Watchdogs Stop the Imposters', in The Guardian, September 8, 2007
GMTV Today, 'Debt Warning: We Reveal the Latest Warning for People Struggling with Debt', September 4, 2007
Martin Hickman, 'For the First Time, Britons' Personal Debt Exceeds Britain's GDP', in The Independent, August 24, 2007
Harriet Meyer, 'Number of Blacklisted Britons to Reach 8.6m', in The Guardian, August 22, 2007
Sarah Modlock, 'Credit Cards for the Desperate', in MSN Money, August 21, 2007
Antoinette Odoi, 'Banks Block More Overstretched Borrowers From Scheme to Reduce Payments', August 14, 2007
Hilary Osborne, 'Britain's Pensioners are £57bn in Debt', in The Guardian, August 13, 2007
Nesa Macerlean, 'How Debt Can Spoil the Party for the 'Lucky Generation'', in The Observer, August 12, 2007
Staff and Agencies, 'Unsecured Debts Rise by 30%', in The Guardian, August 2, 2007
Louise Bolotin, 'Now it's debt collection - by text', The Observer, June 3 2007
Cole Moreton, 'National Habits: Britain, Land of Big Spenders (And Big Debts)', The Independent, 20 May 2007
Mark Sweney, 'Debt Solution Ads Under Fire', in Guardian Unlimited, April 11 2007
Katy Guest, 'On the Wrong Side of the Generation Gap', The Independent, March 20 2007
Philip Aldrick, 'High Debt Levels are the 'Fault of the Banks'', The Telegraph, February 20, 2007
James Daley, 'January Wages Spent on Debt', The Independent, February 2 2007
Neasa MacErlean, 'Can't Meet the Repayments, Sir? No Problem - we'll just Lend you Mor