Home under the hammer presenters' firm collapses

Homes under the Hammer Presenters’ firm collapses with Debts of £3m

A company fronted by Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts has gone into administration with around £3m of debts.Filing on Companies House shows that an administrator was appointed yesterday for Asset Academy, which...
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Winter saw over 1.2 million overdue invoices in Scotland

Scottish Businesses had over 1.2 million overdue invoices on their books this winter.Insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 analysed data from Creditsafe, revealing that 416,856 were due in December, 400,272 in January and 414,575...
retail suppliers late payment worsening

Retail suppliers late payment worsening

Small businesses supplying the automotive, retail industry and manufacturing sectors face the longest-ever wait for payment from some of the UK’s largest companies, according to Good Business Pays. Supplier late payment worsening for some Good Business...
school meal debts to be cancelled by council

School Meal debts to be cancelled by City Council

Glasgow City Council has unanimously voted in favour of scrapping school meal debts in the city's schools.It is hoped the measure will help families who are struggling with the cost of living crisis.The move,...
council writes off uncollected debt

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 star linked to debt collection scam

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 care retailer in liquidation

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 error costing landlords

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

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 in manchester

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...