Credit CrunchYou are in: Birmingham > Credit Crunch  The latest news about how the economic downturn is affecting the West Midlands.  What are your top tips to beat the credit crunch?  This is your chance to share your experiences and views of life in the credit crunch.  Tenants have been evicted from their city flats because their landlord hasn't paid their motgage.  According to one environmental group, Birmingham has to change – and they’ve drawn up a plan.  Revamp your wardrobe for just £3 in Kings Heath!  Companies which buy your home and rent it back to you might not be the solution you hoped for.  Staff at Birmingham Dogs Home say increasing numbers of pets are being abandoned.  A young couple living in rented accommodation fear they will never be able to afford a mortgage.  What effect the credit crunch has on mortgages, savings, loans, current accounts and credit cards.  BBC News Special Report: Find out more about the global credit crunch. More from this sectionYou are in: Birmingham > Credit Crunch |