Key Market Trends

Key Market Trends

  • Total UK personal debt at the end of April 2008 was £1.436 trillion (up 8.4% in 12 months)
  • Personal debt in Britain is increasing by £1 million every five minutes
  • Debt enquiries to Citizens Advice Bureaux in England and Wales have hit a record high
  • Large numbers of fixed rate and discount mortgages deals are coming to an end
  • An estimated 2 million Britons are "irretrievably indebted"
  • 80% of Britons admit to regularly overspending
  • House repossessions are at an eight year high with a slow down in the housing market
  • Scottish consumers spend the same from a lower income and asset base

With figures like these, it’s clear why innovative debt solutions are required.

At Invocas, our background and expertise in this huge market gives us a real competitive edge.