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Bailiffs in Yorkshire visiting more than 50 homes a day
Bailiffs have been knocking on doors in Leeds more than 50 TIMES A DAY as they try to claw back millions in unpaid council tax.
Family furious after firm refuse to cancel parking fine – despite...
Mother of two Melissa McMaster is furious after her £1 car parking ticket blew off the windscreen and cost her a £70 fine. The 27-year-old had...
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Pre pack administrations to be reviewed
An independent review of pre-packaged insolvency sales will begin in late Spring, the Government has said.
HMRC triples spend on debt collectors
In the last three years, pay to private debt collectors from the HMRC has risen...
Subcontractors demanding new Late Payment legislation
A Construction Industry organisation is demanding tough new measures to combat a new wave of...
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Casino Victim of $5Million Bounced Cheque
The Star Casino in Sydney, Australia, has been the victim of a millionaire Thai gambler who bounced a $5m cheque in April last year.
New clampdown on rogue car parking firms
Private Parking firms are facing a government clampdown on rogue practices. Parking companies will be...
Glasgow Debt purchaser to create 100 new jobs
Large Debt purchasing group Capquest, have announced they will create up to 100 new jobs at their Glasgow site...
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Football club given ‘extra time’ to avoid Insolvency proceedings.
English Football League Club Northampton Town FC was given a dramatic last minute life line after Insolvency proceedings were adjourned for two weeks. Insolvency proceedings brought against against...
Debt Solution Company Directors Sentenced to Jail Time
Two company directors in Manchester have been sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment each by Chester Crown Court for fraudulent trading at their debt solution company, Churchwood Corporate Services Limited.
Small Businesses owed £23k on average amid rising energy bills
Small businesses were owed almost £23,000 in late payments for a month, according to new data, adding to the sky-rocketing energy bills that are...
Crime Magazine Wound Up After False Advertising Claims
A High Court Order to wind up a magazine publisher that has made millions after making false claims to advertisers has been ...
37% increase of Businesses in critical distress
The number of businesses in critical distress has increased by 37% in the past year. This is according to financial data from insolvency specialists...
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Debtor in court over Bailiff machete charges
A Debtor from Hampshire was in court over threats made to a Bailiff outside his property.
Unpaid Council Tax Debt hits £6bn pounds
Latest data published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) show unpaid council tax debt has reached a total of £6...
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Lambeth Council facing £62.8 Debt Collection crisis due to Overdue Invoices
Lambeth Council is currently owed £62.8 million in overdue invoices and debts – an increase of more than 12% on last year’s figures. This has led to fresh concerns over how the authority manages its...
Insolvency Service appoints Crypto Debt Recovery Expert
The UK Insolvency Service has appointed its first crypto intelligence specialist to help with enforcement recover crypto from bankruptcy, civil and criminal cases.
Andrew Small, a former police investigator with a background in economic crime,...
Director banned for £200k bank payment days after Company collapsed
A Scottish businesswoman has been banned as a company director after paying her daughter £200,000 days after their firm collapsed. Mother and daughter Hazel Lamont and Nicola Murray decided to wind up their Scotparts UK...
Business Overdue Invoices hit 26 month high in Wales
The number of overdue invoices on the books of Welsh businesses hit a 26-month high in April 2025, according to new research from R3, the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body. R3’s analysis of data...
Medical Sector Suppliers collapses after 41 years trading
A well known Medical Gas Suppliers company has ceased trading after plunging into administration after 41 years. Blair Milne and James Fennessey, partners with Azets, have been appointed joint administrators of medicinal gas pipeline installation...
Number of Limited Company Director disqualifications rises
Latest figures from the Insolvency Service show the agency banned more than 1,000 directors in 2024-25, of which 736 were for Covid loan abuse. The report shows that of the 1,036 directors who were disqualified,...
CCJ Enforcement is extremely ‘slow and ineffective’ says Judge
Claimants are struggling to recover Unpaid CCJs in England and Wales due to justice system failures. A body chaired by a Senior Judge has found that the CCj Enforcement is "extremely slow and ineffective". The...
Green Energy firm enters administration
Green energy firm Ripple Energy which provided renewable power to over 20,000 customers in the UK has filed notice to appoint administrators. Ripple allowed customers to co-own a wind farm or solar park with “thousands...
6 in 10 Small Businesses restricted by late payments
A new report from GoCardless, in partnership with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), has revealed an escalating late payments crisis threatening UK small businesses. A survey of over 2,000 small Business owners found that...
Scam Debt Collectors firm shut down by Authorities
Bristol based debt recovery business which didn’t hand over money is shut down An Insolvency Service investigation found that Encore Capital Group Inc Ltd trading as Encore Debt Recovery failed to fully hand over the...