Biography
Author : Amanda Gillam
Amanda Gillam is Solution Loans's General Manager and has been since 2009. She is also a prolific writer on personal finance issues, and has been quoted numerous times in articles published on 3rd party websites and in press releases. Her interest in the world of money, and more importantly how people manage it, goes right back to 2002. She joined Solution Loans in 2005. She gets great satisfaction helping people to keep up to date with developments. If there is a subject you'd like her or her team to write about then contact her through the Solution Loans website.
Brits attitudes towards spending now on big ticket items
Buying a big ticket item, like sofas, white goods or even holidays, needs consumer confidence to be strong. They need to feel they can afford them without risk ...
Read storyWhat type of cars should we buy, now and over the next decade?
Our love affair with petrol and diesel vehicles is about to change, whether we like it or not. Concerns about CO2 and NO2 emissions, and their effect on the pla...
Read storyHousehold debt costs to surge over next five years
For the last decade we've lived in a world of historically low interest rates. We've been encouraged to borrow and spend. Now rates are beginning to rise and un...
Read storyAll you need to know about the NS&I (National Savings & Investments)
For a super-safe place to keep your savings the NS&I can't be beaten. After all it the state-run savings bank backed by the Government and raising money for the...
Read storyHow to protect yourself from pensions scams
You have more freedom now than ever when it comes to choosing how to invest ready for your retirement. And at 55 you can release cash from your pension for othe...
Read storyThe Rich, the Super-Rich and the Rest of Us
It's dangerous to compare what one has with what others have. However, as we can't be in the super-elite perhaps we can do it just for fun. How long would Bill ...
Read storyEating out vs. home cooking – The Great Food Debate continues
There's no doubt about it - eating out is great and takeaways always feel a bit special. But do you know what they're doing to your diet and to your pocket comp...
Read storyHow to access your credit report
With your credit file being your passport to all forms of credit in the future it makes great sense to know what's in it. Want to know how to get the informatio...
Read story60 years of the ONS Family Spending Survey – How Times Have Changed
Your parents and grandparents may keep telling you that things were better in the old days. But were they really? The annual ONS family spending survey uses rea...
Read storyAre you taking on debt you can’t really afford?
Personal debt has been rising at 10% per year for some time. We're now back to pre-2008 crash levels. So the question is is this sustainable? Can people afford ...
Read storyGeorge Banco is acquired by Non-Standard Finance PLC
Solution Loans has been working with George Banco as a guarantor loans lender for many years. At the end of 2017 they were acquired by Non Standard Finance PLC ...
Read storySpring Short Story Competition Open for Entries
Our third short story competition is open to entries - your chance to win part of a £350 prize fund AND get your story published on the Solution Loans website....
Read storyCategories
- Better Borrowing (215)
- Bad Credit Loans (23)
- Car Finance (28)
- Credit Brokers (11)
- Credit Cards (15)
- Doorstep Loans (13)
- Equity Release (3)
- Guarantor Loans (41)
- Logbook Loans (8)
- Mortgages (10)
- Personal Loans (16)
- Secured Loans (20)
- Short Term Cash Loans (31)
- Credit History & Credit Future (30)
- Ditching Debt (41)
- Household & Family (177)
- Better Budgeting & Saving (46)
- Cars – running costs (12)
- Energy bills (19)
- Food bills (13)
- Holidays (12)
- Mobile Phones & Broadband (11)
- Travel (11)
- Yourself (14)
- Income & Work (60)
- Money & Finance (168)
- News (90)
- Property (52)
- Home Rental (10)
- Home-ownership (43)
- Top Tips (106)
- Video & Infographics (30)