‘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

Debt Collection firm being sued for 3 years of wrongful harassment

A grandmother is suing a debt collection firm she says phoned her 900 times in three years

Law firms and Debt Collection companies in hacking probe

A total of 22 law firms feature on a list of organisations and individuals linked to rogue private investigators

Greece: Monks hurl petrol bombs at Bailiffs

A GROUP of monks on Greece's monastic sanctuary of Mount Athos who are facing eviction have attacked court bailiffs

Northern Rock’s Bad Debts purchased by Debt Collection Agency

A debt collection business that takes non-payers to court has emerged as the buyer of £450 million of Northern Rock’s bad loans.

Church of England warns Payday Loans lender

The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned the online lender Wonga that the Church of England plans to force it out of business