DVLA Debt Collection costs soar
The end of paper tax discs in the UK has led to a huge rise in the use of Debt Collection to deal with the growing problem of tax disc evasion.The conventional tax disc...
Debt Collection Agents uncover fraud
Debt Collection Agents chasing an unpaid Credit Card bill uncovered a fraud worth nearly £6,000 leading to a criminal prosecution.Laura Mayer, aged 33 of Stoke on Trent, was supposedly debt ridden. She decided to take...
Music festival cancelled as firm collapses
The Company behinds Shropshire's largest music festival has applied for a Creditors Voluntary liquidation. 'Shrewsbury Fields forever' festival had been scheduled to be held in September but has now been cancelled according to a statement...
Crooked eviction advice firm shut down
A Midlands based Company which claimed to provide eviction and repossession advice services has been shut down by the Insolvency Service. The company provided services to private individuals across the country.Swift House Solutions Ltd (Swift) was wound...
Debt Collection Boss facing 20 years prison term
Huge Efforts by US Government officials to crack down on view as unscrupulous debt collection practices have entered the courtroom. A Georgia man is on trial for a Debt Collection scheme that state prosecutors...
Charity slams use of Bailiffs
Well known Debt charity organisations StepChange and the Money Advice Trust (MAT) have both reported increasing levels of council tax debt in England & Wales.
It is said that cuts to local government funding has meant...
Invoice Fraud causes loss of £9bn to SME’s
A new report released has revealed details of a whopping £9bn lost to scammers as a result of fraudulent invoicing and scam debt recovery.The report, complied by Tungsten Invoicing Network, was conducted with over...
High Street Giant enters administration
It has been announced that troubled UK high street stalwart British Home Stores has formally entered administration with over 11,000 jobs said to be at risk along with the potential closure of 164 stores.Business...
Late payment continues to frustrate UK SME’s
Around 48% of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in the United Kingdom continue to be frustrated by late payment of invoices and overdue payments on accounts a new survey has revealed.The survey conducted by...
Cash strapped NHS trust calls in Debt Collectors
A NHS Health trust which overpaid staff by £200,000 enlisted the assistance of a firm of Debt Collectors to help try and recoup the money as quickly as possible.A total of 316 NHS staff...
