Nearly a quarter of young people struggling with household bills

23rd October 2020 Consumer Collections |

Nearly a quarter of 18-24 year olds struggling to afford their household bills with one  in 10 18-24 year olds expecting to be made redundant. Young people are struggling to cope with the financial burden the pandemic has placed upon them, according to new research by comparethemarket.com. The findings in the company’s Household Financial Confidence…

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Calls for insolvency rule break to continue

23rd October 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has called on the Government to extend a relaxation of insolvency rules granted to directors during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The IoD is urging Government to reinstate key insolvency protection for company directors, to prevent a sharp rise in insolvencies as restrictions come into place across the country.…

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North set to lose years of economic growth due to pandemic

23rd October 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

New research has found that regions in the North of England could lose between six and fourteen years worth of growth due to the financial hit created by the pandemic. The research by business lender iwoca found that the North East, North West and Yorkshire and the Humber have been forecast to lose 11.7%, 11.2%…

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Over 1.4m businesses supported through Government lending schemes

23rd October 2020 Commercial Credit Management |

Latest figures from HM Treasury have revealed that the UK’s banking and finance industry has supported over 1.4 million businesses across the country through government-backed Coronavirus lending schemes. Lenders have approved over 73,000 facilities through the CBIL scheme and over 1.3 million business owners have benefited from the Bounce Back Loan scheme. For larger businesses,…

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