Council forced to write off £7.2m of uncollected debt
Newham Council has been forced to write off over £7.2million in Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) debt this week as bailiffs have been unable to trace drivers due to them moving elsewhere or no longer...
Netflix Drama star linked to alleged Debt Collection scam
A COMPANY linked to an Outlander star has been accused of stealing tens of thousands of pounds from desperate firms in a debt collection scam, The Scottish Sun can reveal.Actor Paul Donnelly - who...
Luxury Car retailer in liquidation with debts of £1.14m
Liquidators have listed 61 creditors owed a combined total of £1.14m after luxury car retailer Autovogue slipped into liquidation this month.Documents filed with Companies House yesterday (March 26) showed that BCA Partner Finance was...
Bailiff shortage and Court errors costing landlords up to £20k
Pressure on our legal system is causing unacceptable delays when landlords seek resolution through the courts for tenancy issues.That’s according to property rental service provider LegalforLandlords, whose staff have collated a list of issues...
HMRC hiring Private Debt Collection firms to collect overpayments
Private Debt Collection firms being hired
The HMRC is hiring private debt collection firms to recover owed monies from universal credit claimants. Debt Collectors are being hired to chase overpayments from universal credit claimants. The...
Rent strike students evicted by Bailiffs
Students who have been refusing to pay their rent in protest at high costs have been removed from a university building by bailiffs.A group of rent strikers had "occupied" the University of Manchester's Simon...
City Council owed over 7m in unpaid rent arrears
Liverpool City Council is owed more than £7m in rent arrears despite receiving hundreds of thousands of pounds in the last 12 months.New information released ahead of the local authority’s strategic development and housing...
Bailiffs swoop on Luton Airport to collect unpaid CCJ
Bailiffs sent in to collect unpaid CCJ
A customer of budget airline Wizz Air decided to send Bailiffs to Luton Airport to collect an unpaid CCJ. The money was owed to the customer for a...
Industry Report says late payments reaching crisis levels
Time is Money: Late payments ‘stifle’ small businesses across UK report shows
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has released a report that uncovers the true scale of damage caused by the late payments crisis...
IVA’s hit record levels in the UK
New figures from the Insolvency Service show that there were nearly 88,000 IVA’s were registered in England and Wales in 2022, the highest annual number since records began in 1990.In England and Wales, one in...
