April 6th - Bankruptcy fee jumps to £510 & Debt Relief Orders (DROs) become law
 The fee payable by an individual to go bankrupt has gone up by £15 to that of £510, a 3% increase.
Mike has written to the PM asking for decisive action in helping those consumers that cannot afford this fee, you can find his letter and the responses from all the political parties at the bottom of this email under the section 'Debtwizard asks the PM for help'.
Debt Relief Orders (DROs) - Bankruptcy online, the key points can be found here
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Debtwizard.com is changing
Exciting news - debtwizard.com is about to under go a transformation, with new features and improved navigation.
There will also be Mike's daily blog and members will be able to comment and share their views on articles. Keep checking www.debtwizard.com because the new site is on its way very soon.
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Every little helps - Tesco to open new banks
Tesco plans to expand its financial operations by opening bank branches in 30 of its stores by the end of 2009.
It has already trialed a branch in Glasgow and new branches will open next month in ......
You can view the article as well as the debtwizard comment by clicking here
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 Moneywise interviews Mike Thomas
The UK is a nation of borrowers - but the current downturn now threatens to topple our mountain of debt. Rebecca Atkinson interviews Mike Thomas, head of debtwizard.com, to get his view on how people can ditch their debt for good.
In the interview Mike details the four triggers that can cause debt and explains the 6 options borrowers can take to deal with their debt issues.
Watch 'Ditch the debt and stay on top of your finances' here
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Banks' win right to appeal on bank charges
1st April 2009. The House of Lords have granted permission to the UK banks to appeal against the recent Appeal court judgement on bank charges.
More can be found on this as well as the debtwzard comment here
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The Sun newspaper is to launch new online radio station called SunTalk
SunTalk is pitched to be a more multi-platform and interactive rather than just a normal radio station. David Cameron is the first guest on launch date 20 April. Mike will feature on 1st May 2009 at 12 noon.
You can find out more here
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Would you benefit from a benefit check up?
 People in the UK are missing out on benefits and tax credits worth more than £8 billion a year. Here we can direct you to an easy to use website that can help make sure you get what is yours.
Just insert into the calculator the details of your income, council tax bill and any savings. A click will reveal your full entitlement on all the main benefits; council tax & housing benefit, working.......
Click here to see more on this article and benefit calculator link
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CPI and RPI explained
CPI - Consumer Price Index - 3.2% Feb 2009
Used by Government for the UK inflation target and does not include council tax or mortgage interest costs.
RPI - Retail Price Index - 0% Feb 2009
Used to negotiate wage increases, pensions, state benefits and index linked guilts.
Either one of these inflation measures can have a major influence on the economy as they will affect interest rate decisions, pensions and wage settlements.
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Debtwizard asks the PM for help
Latest - Debtwizard is asking the PM to take decisive action in helping consumers that cannot afford the bankruptcy fee of £495, which is due to increase to £510 from 6th April.
We have now had responses from the main three political parties. You can view all correspondence here
You can read Mike's comment on the fee increase here
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