SWINDON Council is taking steps to tighten control on bailiffs acting on its behalf after some were branded as “gangsters”

Debt recovery business Robinson Way is set to grow the range of services it offers after being bought by a Swedish financial services firm.

Qatari sheikh who spent more than £1billion on his art collection is accused of leaving 'extraordinary trail' of unpaid debt around world's top auction houses

The Insolvency Service has issued a £6m tender for debt recovery services relating to bankruptcy.

Defence lawyers have vowed to oppose plans that would force them to pursue unpaid fees from impoverished clients despite new warnings that Scotland’s legal aid system is at breaking point.

There was more evidence of weak underlying health in the UK economy as a leading think-tank forecast a slowdown in growth in the three months to October.

People who are struggling with their finances and pay for a debt management plan are often at greater risk of it failing than when they set up a free alternative, a study has warned.

Figures released by the Credit Services Association (CSA) have shown sharp rise in consumer debts.

The number of companies going bust in England and Wales has dropped to its lowest level since the end of 2007.

Personal insolvency figures are predicted to fall further tomorrow, but experts warned the recent improving trend is likely to hit a turning point soon, with large numbers of people still living on the brink.