Government slammed over plans that will fuel Private Rent Arrears

Government Ministers are being urged to do more to prevent tenants building up private rent arrears, not allow them to get bigger as currently...

Map shows where Bailiffs in London are most used to collect...

The London Borough of Croydon sends out the highest number of bailiffs in all of England and Wales to collect debts, according to a...

Law firm ‘disappears’ owing £37.5m to Creditors

The administrators of a collapsed Liverpool law firm have admitted they do not know if creditors will receive a return, amid ongoing uncertainty over...

City Council owed £229m in Unpaid Debt

Bristol City Council is owed £229m in unpaid debt, included nearly £52m of council tax it has failed to collect. However unpaid invoices account for...

Authorities issue Scam Invoices warning

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO)  has issued a fresh warning to customers to beware of misleading requests for payments, sent by unsolicited organisations. These typically...

Londons lettings market being plagued by Rogue Tenants

London estate and lettings agent Benham and Reeves has uncovered a growing wave of fraudulent activity with rogue tenants targeting landlords in the capital. With...

Charity’s plea to restrict Council tax Debt Collection

The Charity, National Debtline says action is needed to improve debt collection practices at a effectively-bankrupt authority. Financially-stricken Birmingham City Council sent almost 60,000 debts to bailiffs...

SME Late Payments increase by 48% says New research

Over 3.6 million (72%) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have some form of outstanding late payment from customers, leaving them £96,772 out of pocket...

Council’s ineffective Debt Recovery leading to increased Bailiff usage

A debt advice charity has urged Warrington Borough Council to improve debt recovery methods after bailiffs were instructed 6,432 times in a year. New findings...

New Data says outstanding invoices reach shocking levels

New research by Upflow has found that over half of outstanding invoices (57%) are late, with a third of invoices (33%) taking longer than...