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 2006

Geraldine Fabrikant, 'Bankruptcy a Lesson in Financial Independence for 'Sopranos' Star', in New York Times, January 1st 2006  

Sean 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 2005

Michael 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

Viv Groskop, 'Broken Hearts', in Guardian Unlimited, 30th July 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

Lech Mintowt–CZYZ, ‘Bankrupt Women Pay the Price of High Living’, in The Daily Mail, 27th July 2001

Insolvency

Rupert Jones and Ashley Seager, 'Christmas Bills Herald Sharp Rise in Debt and Bankruptcies', in The Guardian, January 3, 2008

Leigh Holmwood, 'Homeless Newsreader in Documentary', in The Guardian, January 3, 2008

Robert Booth, 'ITN Man Once Interviewed the Influential Now He Sleeps Rough', in The Guardian, December 15, 2007

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 2007

Press 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 2007

Elizabeth 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, 2007

Sam Dunn, 'Homeowners are Doomed to Fail, Says Citizens Advice', in The Guardian, December 12, 2007

Heather Stewart, 'More Rate Cuts Will Be Needed to Avoid a Bad New Year Hangover', in The Observer, The Observer, December 9, 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

Harriet Meyer, 'Low-income Families Stung by Doorstep Loans', in Guardian Unlimited, December 11, 2007

Victoria Hartley, 'Natwest Accused of 'Stealth' Credit Card Charges', in Guardian Unlimited, December 10, 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