All news on the topic: Debt

Legal papers show the King of Pop's estate was near-bankrupt when he died

Vanessa Thompson funded her summer holiday to Crete using a simple tip - and she's shared just how to do it

Laybuy had already disabled its website in mid-June, but now the news of its collapse has been confirmed, with FTI Consulting handling its administration process

Standing charges for every household with electricity and gas connections would be cut by almost half under the proposals - saving households over £152 a year

Public sector net debt as a percentage of UK gross domestic product climbed to 99.8%

The number of debt relieft orders reached a new record monthly level of 3,716, an increase of 8% from a previous record high set in April

The Labour-led council in Cheshire has come under scrutiny for a number of investments

MoneySavingExpert.com reader Trevor explained how he moved his existing credit card debt to a 0% balance transfer card, where he will now pay no interest for a set amount of time

Janite Lee, 60, won an impressive £14million in 1993 but was forced to file for bankruptcy in 2001 after racking up millions of dollars in debts after gambling and donating her winnings away

Martin's MSE team gave a warning about bank account overdrafts - these let you borrow extra money if you fall below £0 and it can be a useful feature to cover unexpected bills or payments

The company has streamlined its premises, narrowing down from about 50 to 40 offices spread across London, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester and Dublin

OJ Simpson was found to be responsible for the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman in a civil trial in 1997, but his estate has claimed they are not responsible for paying the families

In April, the standing charges saw an increase from an average of 29.6p to 31.43p a day for gas, and from 53.35p to 60.1p a day for electricity

Borrowing for April hit £20.5billion, the fourth-highest since records began in 1993, and more than the £19.3billion predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility

Last year, Citizen Advice revealed that one in four people in the UK are currently behind on at least one bill and with bills continuing to rise, there can be some serious repercussions if you do not pay

Gillian Evison, 60, from Thornton, received a letter from debt recovery agency Capital Resolve on April 22, telling her she owed £414.72

Myron Jobson, senior personal finance analyst at interactive investor, told The Mirror you should focus on paying off the debt with the highest interest and charges first

Emily Hedigan, 21, repeatedly sexually abused a young boy in exchange for money to pay off her drug debt. Photos from her social media accounts show her using a Snapchat filter with the word 'cute'

Caroline Gandy-Brown, 54, from Wigan, was forced to reuse sanitary products and brush her teeth without toothpaste to ensure her two daughters could have essentials

If you only make minimum repayments every month, MSE calculates it would take you 19 years and three months, with the interest spiralling to £1,655, to clear a £1,000 balance

Sanctuary Housing is now offering loans through a partnership with fintech firm Salary Finance, with the repayments taken directly from the salaries of workers

The utility giant - Britain's biggest water firm, with 16 million customers in London and the Thames Valley region - said its new business plan for the five years to 2030 would see spending rise to £19.8billion

Consumer rights expert Martyn James explains how debt consolidation works, whether it is right for you, plus other forms of debt help including how to get free advice

China's Finance Ministry has hit back at a report by Fitch Ratings that kept its sovereign debt rated at A+ but downgraded its outlook to negative,