Credit cards are another way of borrowing money. Credit cards normally tempt you in with 0% interest or low interest deals to begin with but the offers will stop after a certain time period. The rates ...

Opposition members yesterday registered strong objections to the Hire Purchase Bill citing the absence of crucial safeguards for the protection of consumers but this did not stop its passage.

Personal Contract Plans (PCPs) are a type of hire purchase agreement which are often offered by car dealers. While PCPs might initially seem more affordable than other car finance because of low ...

I am a student and I am seeking your assistance in a matter between Singer Mega Store and myself. I entered into a hire purchase agreement with Singer on June 25, 2021 and, after the company completed ...

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Strikes are not the only 1970s comeback. Take hire purchase (HP) payments. These are enshrined in the era’s ...

There is no shortage of ways to buy a new car on finance. Hire Purchase and Personal Contract Purchase are the most popular ways, but you might want to consider Lease Purchase as another option. Lease ...

Lots of UK drivers use car finance when buying a new car, and hire purchase (HP) and personal contract purchase (PCP) are the two most popular ways of doing so. You may have heard about HP and PCP, ...

Hire purchase, the cheap and cheerful credit system that powered Britain's postwar boom, is back in fashion thanks to the credit crunch, figures this week will show. The original 'never-never' ...

Many farmers and contractors have been unnerved by the spiralling rate of repossessions of farm machinery. While many may not have considered the fine print too carefully on leasing or hire purchase ...

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) may take over the regulation of fees and interest rates for auto hire-purchase and leasing loans, replacing the Office of the Consumer Protection Board (OCPB) under a new ...