Spain: Unorthodox Debt Collection practices helping the Industry boom
Sounds like something from the movies but Spanish Debt Collectors are dressing in black and using humiliation tactics to secure payment.
Company liquidations rise to their highest level over a year
Insolvency Service figures show that 3,978 companies were wound up in the second quarter of this year
Debt Collection firm being sued for 3 years of wrongful harassment
A grandmother is suing a debt collection firm she says phoned her 900 times in three years
Law firms and Debt Collection companies in hacking probe
A total of 22 law firms feature on a list of organisations and individuals linked to rogue private investigators
Greece: Monks hurl petrol bombs at Bailiffs
A GROUP of monks on Greece's monastic sanctuary of Mount Athos who are facing eviction have attacked court bailiffs
Northern Rock’s Bad Debts purchased by Debt Collection Agency
A debt collection business that takes non-payers to court has emerged as the buyer of £450 million of Northern Rock’s bad loans.
Church of England warns Payday Loans lender
The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned the online lender Wonga that the Church of England plans to force it out of business
Commercial Bailiff activities rise by over 25% in the capital
The use of bailiffs by councils to collect unpaid business rates in London has rocketed by more than a quarter over the past two years
Bailiffs chasing Manchester United star
Debt collectors went to the Football Premier League champions' Carrington training base looking for the Portuguese attacker but could not find him.
14% of English Businesses faced Court Action over late payments last year
One in seven business premises in England were summoned to appear in court last year after falling behind on business rates
