Debt Collectors threaten to enter big brother house
Debt Collectors have apparently threatened to enter the Big Brother House to serve failed pop star 'Dappy' with bankruptcy papers.The former N-Dubz star now...
New website launched
We have been working hard over the christmas period to get our new website up and running, packed with even more features and articles.A...
Top 10 tips to avoid accruing bad Business debts
Our top ten tips on how small businesses can prevent new debts.
Personal Insolvencies in the UK continue to fall
The number of people in the UK declared insolvent is continuing to fall
Lloyds PPI payout bill tops 8 Billion pounds
Lloyds Banking Group's bill for compensating customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) has risen to more than £8 billion.
Less than 5% of DWP Debt recovered since 2008
Figures released by the Department for Work & Pensions showed that less than 5% of the debts passed to external Debt Collection Agencies has been recovered
Fears for elderly over levels of mortgage debt
Concerns have been voiced over the number of elderly people sitting on large amounts of mortgage debt at risk from losing their homes.
Bailiff sentenced over 10k theft from Debt Collection firm
A BAILIFF who stole nearly £10,000 from a debt collection company in Waltham Abbey has been spared jail.
Irish Government considers new Debt Collection systems
The Irish Government is considering introducing new streamlined arrangements for collecting debts across the public service.
USA halts Debt Collection scams through Indian Call centres
A US regulatory body has put a stop to fake debt scams by two Florida-based companies who worked with a call centre in India and bilked millions of dollars from consumers.
Over 15m of bad debt written off by councils
Councils in Wales have written off over £8.5m in business rates and £6.6m in council tax debt in the last financial year
Over One million motorists being chased by Debt Collectors
More than a million motorists and car insurance policy holders have had debts registered against them at the Traffic Enforcement Centre
Britain’s Got Talent star receives 14 year bankruptcy restrictions
A Britain's Got Talent semi-finalist and his Manchester-based business partner have each received 14-year bankruptcy restrictions
Average UK Household Debt rose in June
Average household debt in the UK rose slightly in June, according to the latest figures
Number of Estate Agents going bust, up by 57%
The number of estate agents in the UK entering insolvency jumped 57% in the last year, a new report has indicated.
‘Bailiffs used over 1.8m times in the past 12 months’ says...
Local councils have called in bailiffs an "excessive" 1.8m times in the last year to collect debts on their behalf
Scotland has lowest Company Insolvency rates
The number of business insolvencies in Scotland in July fell to 44 compared to 65 at the same time last year
Concerns raised over Debt Collector and Bailiff visits
Working parents are being hounded by debt collectors and make up more than a fifth of requests for help dealing with bailiffs chasing payments
Spain: Unorthodox Debt Collection practices helping the Industry boom
Sounds like something from the movies but Spanish Debt Collectors are dressing in black and using humiliation tactics to secure payment.
Company liquidations rise to their highest level over a year
Insolvency Service figures show that 3,978 companies were wound up in the second quarter of this year
