Half of adults who live alone say they could struggle with unexpected bills
More than half (58%) of adults who are single or live alone say they could not cope with an unexpected bill of £850 according to new research by Aviva According to the research, people who live alone spend on...
Huge increase in SMEs using credit to pay for insurance
The number of SMEs using some form of credit to pay for one or more insurance policies has significantly...
Retailers call for action on Middle East impact
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is calling on the government to act on soaring domestic policy costs, as new...
FCA launches review into claims management practices
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it will launch an investigation into claims management practices. The review...
Barclays announces £4m additional investment in StepChange
Barclays has announced an additional investment of almost £4 million in debt charity, StepChange. The announcement builds on its longstanding partnership...
Half of adults who live alone say they could struggle with unexpected bills
More than half (58%) of adults who are single or live alone say they could not cope with an unexpected bill of £850 according to new research by Aviva According to the research, people who live alone spend on...
Retailers call for action on Middle East impact
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is calling on the government to act on soaring domestic policy costs, as new...
Barclays announces £4m additional investment in StepChange
Barclays has announced an additional investment of almost £4 million in debt charity, StepChange. The announcement builds on its longstanding partnership...
Unexpected bills catch 69% of consumers off guard
New research by Compare the Market reveals the true scale of unexpected bills across the UK, showing that “surprise”...
Lantern Group completes acquisition of Ascent
Lantern Group has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Ascent, one of the UK’s largest specialist debt...
Huge increase in SMEs using credit to pay for insurance
The number of SMEs using some form of credit to pay for one or more insurance policies has significantly increased, according to new research from Premium Credit. The data, which monitors insurance buying and how it is financed, shows...
One in eight workers admit to selling company logins
New findings from fraud prevention service, Cifas, has revealed a shift in attitudes towards insider‑enabled fraud, with 13% of...
Number of businesses in ‘critical distress’ increases by a third
UK businesses facing ‘critical financial distress’ have surged by 36.9% to 62,193 in Quarter1, according to BTG, while those...
Business confidence reacts to global uncertainty
Lloyds Bank has cut its UK growth forecast to 0.5%, warning that the Iran conflict could trigger stagflation. The...
Bank of England keeps rates on hold – business industry reaction
The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted to keep interest rates on hold at 3.75%. At...
Mortgage affordability hits two-decade low
Homebuyers are experiencing the highest mortgage affordability pressures in nearly 20 years, with repayments consuming 21.3% of gross income, according to UK Finance. The data showed that 723,000 house purchase mortgages advanced in 2025, up 17 per cent year-on-year...
FCA launches review into claims management practices
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it will launch an investigation into claims management practices. The review...
Lender becomes the first to launch Chat GPT-powered app
Oakbrook has become the first UK lender to launch a dedicated GPT-powered app within ChatGPT, enabling consumers to explore...
Consumer credit growth climbs to 8.9%
Latest data from the Bank of England has shown that consumer credit growth climbing to 8.9%, exceeding the 8.6%...
Equity release lending falls by 9%
Latest data from the Equity Release Council has found that total lending fell to £574 million in Q1 2026,...
Approximately two pubs closed a day in first three months of year
A total of 161 pubs closed across Britain in the first three months of this year, an equivalent of almost two a day, according to the latest figures from the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). The industry body...
Insolvency Service makes board appointments
Government ministers have confirmed the appointment of Peter Walton and Koral Anderson as Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) to the board of...
R3 appoints new President
Sonia Jordan, a solicitor and partner at Knights, with more than 30 years’ experience advising on corporate restructuring and...
Hospitality business closures accelerate across the UK
Britain is losing 3.4 pubs and restaurants per day, with more than 350 closures in the first quarter alone....
Business insolvencies rose by 7% in March
Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have shown that the number of business insolvencies in England and Wales increased...
2026 Industry Leaders Networking Dinner
Industry Leaders Networking Dinner Wednesday 20th May, Nottingham The 2026 Industry Leaders list will be announced with an informal networking event taking place before the Spring event series, comprising the Commercial Credit & Collections Conference, Credit & Collections Think Tank and the 2026 Credit & Collections Industry Awards. Click here to view event details To…
Spring: Commercial Credit & Collections Conference – Thursday 21st May, Nottingham
Spring: Commercial Credit & Collections Conference Thursday 21st May Nottingham The Spring Commercial Credit & Collections Conference series will continue in May 2026. The Commercial Credit & Collections Conference series focuses on the latest updates in credit management and insolvency. The next edition of the conference will provide Credit Managers and FDs with access to…
Spring: Credit & Collections Think Tank, Thursday 21st May, Nottingham
Nottingham The sixth Credit & Collections Technology Think Tank face-to-face event will take place in Nottingham on Thursday, 21st May. READ MORE CLICK HERE
2026 Credit & Collections Industry Awards – Thursday 21st May, Nottingham
Credit & Collections Industry Awards Thursday 21st May 2026, Nottingham The third Credit & Collections Industry Awards will take place in Nottingham in 2026. The Awards highlight the success of companies and individuals who lead the way in enhancing credit, lending and collections best practices. The awards will celebrate the best in credit, lending and…
