Surge in spurious ‘Debt Collection’ claims

UK Debt Collection comparison site best4debtcollection.co.uk have reported a large increasing number of false claims through their website. They state as many as 60% of 'claims' of debt owing are either misleading, false or very ambiguous...

Debt Collection firm named and shamed by HMRC

Nottingham based Debt Collection firm Eurocoll Limited have been labelled as a deliberate tax defaulter in  a document published by the HMRC. Details of the firms conduct are detailed in the document and provides details...
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Landlord property possession claims on the rise

Landlord possession claims rose by 26% in 2013. Last years figures went against a decline in previous years with 170,451 possession claims being processed in total according to figures released by the Ministry of...

Debt Collection boss nets 30m windfall

Martin Dunphy, Irish founder of the Marlin Financial Group - A UK based Debt Collection Agency has netted a cool 30m for his 20 per cent stake after his company was bought out by...

Debt Collection firms lose licence

OFT gets tough The Office of Fair Trading has deemed three Debt Collection companies as 'unfit' to hold consumer credit licenses and refused to renew them with immediate effect. HFO Capital and its two associated Debt...

New Debt Collection documentary to be aired on Channel 5

Off the back of the success of BBC1's, 'The Sheriffs are coming', Channel 5 is to air a new no holds barred documentary on the work of Debt Collectors and Bailiffs titled Can't pay?...
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Justice Minister promises Bailiff reforms

New laws to stamp out 'rogue bailiffs' were promised on Wednesday by the Justice Minister Lord Faulks. Speaking at the Civil Enforcement Association conference in London, Lord Faulks spoke of the major reforms to the...

Shopping centre bosses ‘shopped’ to Insolvency service

The firm of Accountants dealing with the administration of failed Cumbrian based shopping outlet K Village have reported the firm's directors to the Insolvency service's Directors disqualification unit. A report complied by KPMG administrators Stuart...

Russian changes gender to avoid debt collectors

The majority of people working within the UK's Debt Collection industry will be all too familiar with the very wide spectrum of excuses and tactics individuals will use to evade paying their debts however...

RBS allocates a further 465m for PPI claims

The Royal Bank of Scotland has set aside a further 465m for PPI claims as it is revealed that claims are expected to continue for a much longer period than expected. The cumulative provision for...