Isabelle Gold, a bankrupt, has been sentenced to two months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and 200 hours of unpaid paid work at Southend-on-Sea Magistrates' Court

CONCERN surrounds a clothes retail chain as debt collectors are understood to have been called in to the chain over unpaid rents.

The financial ombudsman service is taking on 2,000 new cases a day following payment protection insurance (PPI) complaints, with numbers rising at "unprecedented" rates.

Despite the recent high-profile casualties in the IT channel, the overall UK insolvency rate has fallen to its lowest level for more than five years.

Businessman and Debt Collection Agency Owner Stephen French was remanded in custody over weapons charges.

Three debt collection businesses in Wakefield have been shut down following investigations by the Insolvency Service.

Greece’s tax collection and monitoring mechanisms are in complete disarray while the political administration is unable move ahead with their restructuring

The UK economy grew by more than previously thought in 2012, official figures have shown.

In the UK, The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has been given the power to suspend any debt collection agency that targets and mis-sells credit to certain vulnerable consumers.

Tax dodgers are being named on a list published by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for the first time, as their affairs come under greater scrutiny.