Thug in Court over Bailiff attack

A thug from Nottingham appeared in Nottingham Crown Court last week on charges of assault and threatening behaviour, following an incident in July.Ashley Marlow aged 40 of Bulwell, Nottingham was at the home of his...
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Debt Charities advice costing Landlords thousands

New research from the NLA (National Landlords Association) has shown that advice given by Debt Charities to ignore eviction notices is costing Landlords as much as £7,000.The report revealed that a massive 47% of...
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Great news for Small Businesses as Minister vows to get tough on late payment

Robust new proposals designed to smash the rise in Commercial late payments have received support from a leading authority within Westminster.Minister for Small Business, Margot James has written to PPC (Prompt Payment Code) signatories...

FCA bans Adviser for lying

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shown its teeth by taking steps to ban a Financial Adviser who provided consumer credit services to the public.Elizabeth Anne Parry supplied fake documents and was caught trying...

Crooked Directors disqualified for 13 years after theft from residents

An Insolvency Investigation into a pair of criminal Care Home Company Directors in Yorkshire unveiled a web of deceit and theft.Married couple Thomas and Linda Atcheson operated Granby Care Home Lodge in Harrogate, North...

Massive increase in Debt owed to friends and family

UK Debt Charity StepChange have released figures for the first half of 2016 showing that 28% of their clients have debts owing to friends and family.The average debt owing to friends and/or family is...
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Top 5 tips when choosing a Debt Collection Agency

If you or your business are owed money, it pays to think smart in terms of choosing a Debt Collection Agency.You have a Business and a life to operate so dealing with unpaid debts...

£5.8bn worth of Debt written off by SME’s

Small and Medium sized Companies have written off a massive £5.8bn over the past financial year according to new research.Insurance Giant Direct Line has revealed that SMEs across the country are writing off an average...
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20% of UK Business Insolvencies caused by late payment

It has been revealed that a staggering one fifth of UK Company insolvencies over the past year have been caused by late payment of invoices or a debtor going insolvent.New research conducted by Insolvency...

Digital Giants aim to stamp out ‘Robocall’ Debt Collection

Debt Collection Agencies using a computerised autodialer to perform 'Robocalling' need to be on guard. It has been announced that a Robocall task force has been created.An alliance of 33 of the world's leading...