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commercial late payment to be tackled by government

Commercial Late Payment to be tackled by Government’s Fair Payment Code

The Government has announced the launch of a new Fair Payment Code aimed at tackling late payments, with research showing that SMEs are on average...
businesses in financial distress

Number of Insolvent Businesses decreases by 10%

Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales was 1,747 in October 2024, 10% lower...
debt collectors to be hired by council

Council To Review £20m Debt Recovery Headache

Dudley Council is chasing an eye-watering £20m in unpaid debts owed for more than three months despite battling a financial black hole. The authority is...
rise in logistics company insolvencies

Large rise in Logistics Company Insolvencies

Research by Forvis Mazars has found that insolvencies of logistics companies’ have risen 14% in the past year, from 464 in 2022/23 to 530...
welsh businesses overdue invoices

Welsh Businesses seeing rise in Overdue Invoices

The number of Welsh companies with overdue invoices on their books reached a 2024 high in September, according to new research from R3, the...
London Bailiffs and debt collection visits

6% of Debt Collection visits breaching National Standards

New research has shown that debt collectors are breaching national standards in 6% of visits to individuals facing enforcement. The study into doorstep interactions in...
small business bad debt rises

Small Business Bad debt increases by 127%

The value of bad debt suffered by small businesses has surged by a staggering 127 per cent in the last six months, according to...
rise in tradespeople and self employed chasing debts and late payments

Self Employed Tradespeople chasing debts of £6k on average

New research by Direct Line has found that the average self-employed tradesperson is chasing £6,000 in late payments. The data has shown that 81 per...
government slammed over plans which will increase private rent arrears

Government slammed over plans that will fuel Private Rent Arrears

Government Ministers are being urged to do more to prevent tenants building up private rent arrears, not allow them to get bigger as currently...
councils use of bailiffs has gone up

Map shows where Bailiffs in London are most used to collect debts

The London Borough of Croydon sends out the highest number of bailiffs in all of England and Wales to collect debts, according to a...