Household bills have risen by £112 over the past year
The annual cost of household bills has risen by £112 on average year-on-year, according to new research by Compare the Market. The research analyses the cost of energy, water, home insurance, motor insurance, and council tax. It reveals that...
2025 Industry Leaders list announced
Credit Connect Media has announced its inaugural 2025 Industry Leaders list. The Leaders list will be supported by an...
Inflation rises to the highest rate for more than a year – industry reaction
UK inflation rose more than expected to a 15-month high of 3.5 per cent in April, driven by higher...
Construction insolvencies hit tipping point
In April 2025, the number of registered company insolvencies in England and Wales was 2,053, 3% higher than in...
Personal insolvencies increase by 7.9%
Latest monthly figures from the Insolvency Service for England & Wales have indicated that personal insolvency figures increased by...
Household bills have risen by £112 over the past year
The annual cost of household bills has risen by £112 on average year-on-year, according to new research by Compare the Market. The research analyses the cost of energy, water, home insurance, motor insurance, and council tax. It reveals that...
Personal insolvencies increase by 7.9%
Latest monthly figures from the Insolvency Service for England & Wales have indicated that personal insolvency figures increased by...
Northern Irish personal insolvencies increase whilst business insolvencies fall
Latest monthly statistics from the Insolvency Service show that in April 2025, personal insolvencies increased while business insolvencies declined...
Outstanding debt on credit card accounts grows by 5.6%
Latest UK Finance card spending data has found that outstanding balances on credit card accounts have grown by 5.6...
Mortgages arrears fall by 2%
UK Finance has releaseed its latest mortgage arrears and possessions data for Quarter 1 (Q1) 2025, which shows that...
Inflation rises to the highest rate for more than a year – industry reaction
UK inflation rose more than expected to a 15-month high of 3.5 per cent in April, driven by higher household bills, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The rise was up on March’s 2.6 per cent and...
Recruitment consultant sentenced after fraudulently using Covid loans
A Recruitment consultant has been handed a suspended sentence. after fraudulently using Covid loans for personal purposes after an...
80% of SME owners are concerned about inflation and the cost of living
Nearly eight in ten (78%) of SMEs are worried about inflation and the cost of living, according to Shawbrook’s...
Economy grew by 0.2% in March – industry reaction
Latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data has shown that UK GDP grew 0.2% month-on-month in March, following a...
Percentage of small businesses that rely on finance hits eight year high
The percentage of small businesses that rely on finance or funding to invest in business growth has reached an...
2025 Industry Leaders list announced
Credit Connect Media has announced its inaugural 2025 Industry Leaders list. The Leaders list will be supported by an in-person launch at the Spring event series, which includes the Commercial Credit & Collections Conference, Credit & Collections Think Tank...
Financial services leaders outline growth potential
A new report from PIMFA, UK Finance and KPMG UK has revealed opportunities for how the government can further...
Target Group appoints new Chief Risk Officer
Target Group has appointed Jonathan Hole as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Hole brings four decades of experience...
Buy Now Pay Later lenders to face same rules as banks
The Government has announced new legislation will see Buy Now Pay Later (BPNL) lenders fully regulated by the Financial...
Skipton appoints new board director
Skipton Building Society has announced that it has appointed Graham Lindsay as the new Senior Independent Director, following the...
Construction insolvencies hit tipping point
In April 2025, the number of registered company insolvencies in England and Wales was 2,053, 3% higher than in March 2025 (1,996) but 5% lower than April 2024 (2,163) with the construction industry experiencing the highest number of insolvencies in...
Business insolvencies increase by 2.9%
Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of registered business insolvencies in England and Wales...
Scottish business insolvencies fall
Latest figures from Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) have shown that business insolvencies in Scotland declined by 7% in April...
Insolvency Service appoints Interim Chief Executive Officer
The Insolvency Service announced that it has appointed Alec Pybus as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Earlier in the year,...
Leonard Curtis appoints Director
Professional services group Leonard Curtis has appointed Steve Muncaster to strengthen its restructuring and turnaround team in the Northwest,...
Commercial Credit & Collections Conference, Thursday 22nd May, York
Commercial Credit & Collections Conference Thursday 22nd May Milner Hotel, York The return of the in-person Commercial Credit & Collections Conference series will continue on Thursday 22nd May at the Milner Hotel in York. The event was first launched in 2019 and has been a virtual event in recent years but it returned with an…
2025 Credit & Collections Industry Awards – Thursday 22nd May 2025
Credit & Collections Industry Awards Thursday 22nd May 2025, York The second Credit & Collections Industry Awards will take place in York on 2025. The Awards has been launched to highlight the success of companies and individuals who lead the way in enhancing credit, lending and collections best practices. The 2024 event was held virtually…
Commercial Working Capital Group 3.1
The fourth Commercial Working Capital Group date and venue will be confirmed soon… About: The third event of the year brought together key leaders in the commercial credit space to discuss the latest challenges faced by businesses. The Working Capital Group events seek to create an engaging environment with the aim of enabling all participants…