Bailiffs have powers removed

New laws that come into effect this weekend will see Bailiffs banned from entering homes at night and from using physical force against debtors....

Boom time for Debt Collection Agencies purchasing bad debt

Debt Collection Agencies in the UK are purchasing bad debt for as little as 10p for every single pounds worth of debt they buy...

Royal’s new nanny named on Debtors list

The new nanny of the Royal latest addition, Prince George, was the subject of discussion yesterday after being exposed as a council tax evader. Maria-Teresa...

Council writes off millions after Debt Collection failure

A cash strapped council has had to write off more than 2m of unpaid council taxes after Debt Collectors and Bailiffs recovered just £35,000...

HMRC gets tough with new Debt Collection powers

As part of the Governments new budget announcement, the HMRC are to be given new powers to strengthen their Debt Collection powers as part...

Ireland’s biggest university hires Debt Collectors

The Republic of Ireland's biggest University has begun using a Debt Collection Agency in the hope of recouping nearly one million euros worth of...

FCA to review Debt Collection practices of Payday Lenders

Payday money lender firms have long been criticised for expensive interest levels and also apparent simplicity assisting the UK population with escalating numbers of...

Debt Collection Agencies could be tasked with enforcement of TV licensing

New proposals are being discussed by MPs to change the the policies in place for non payment of a TV license. Currently, refusing to pay...

Children to be given lessons on illegal loan sharks

School children in parts of England are to be given lessons, warning them about the use of illegal loans sharks. The IMLT (Illegal Money Lending...

100m windfall for backers of UK Debt Collection Agency

One of the UK's largest Consumer Debt Collection Agencies is reportedly due to pay out a 100m jackpot to its backers according to sources...

Surge in spurious ‘Debt Collection’ claims

UK Debt Collection comparison site best4debtcollection.co.uk have reported a large increasing number of false claims through their website. They state as many as 60% of 'claims'...

Debt Collection firm named and shamed by HMRC

Nottingham based Debt Collection firm Eurocoll Limited have been labelled as a deliberate tax defaulter in  a document published by the HMRC. Details of the...

Landlord property possession claims on the rise

Landlord possession claims rose by 26% in 2013. Last years figures went against a decline in previous years with 170,451 possession claims being processed...

Debt Collection boss nets 30m windfall

Martin Dunphy, Irish founder of the Marlin Financial Group - A UK based Debt Collection Agency has netted a cool 30m for his 20...

Debt Collection firms lose licence

OFT gets tough The Office of Fair Trading has deemed three Debt Collection companies as 'unfit' to hold consumer credit licenses and refused to renew...

New Debt Collection documentary to be aired on Channel 5

Off the back of the success of BBC1's, 'The Sheriffs are coming', Channel 5 is to air a new no holds barred documentary on...

Justice Minister promises Bailiff reforms

New laws to stamp out 'rogue bailiffs' were promised on Wednesday by the Justice Minister Lord Faulks. Speaking at the Civil Enforcement Association conference in...

Shopping centre bosses ‘shopped’ to Insolvency service

The firm of Accountants dealing with the administration of failed Cumbrian based shopping outlet K Village have reported the firm's directors to the Insolvency...

Russian changes gender to avoid debt collectors

The majority of people working within the UK's Debt Collection industry will be all too familiar with the very wide spectrum of excuses and...

RBS allocates a further 465m for PPI claims

The Royal Bank of Scotland has set aside a further 465m for PPI claims as it is revealed that claims are expected to continue...