Consumers repay £1.5bn whilst mortgage lending hits 13 year high

5th January 2021 Consumer Collections |

The Bank of England (BoE) latest figures have revealed that households repaid just over £1.5 billion of credit card debt, personal loans and car finance in November, with weaker consumer spending with the second national lockdown believed to be a contributing factor. Net consumer lending dropping by £1.54 billion marking a 6.7% decline on the…

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Latest lockdown announcements – industry reaction

5th January 2021 Commercial Credit Management |

The government has announced that there will be a new national lockdown. The new restrictions which aim to curb the spread of Covid-19 have come into force in England and Scotland as national lockdowns similar to those introduced last March begin. As a result of the lockdown, businesses in retail, hospitality and leisure will receive…

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Zinc Group and CCS announce omni-channel partnership

5th January 2021 Consumer Collections |

Financial recoveries specialist, The Zinc Group has announced that it has selected CCS to provide their recently launched Omni-Reach platform.  The service from CCS provides real-time two-way messaging, an intelligent chatbot and is truly multi-channel being deployed by web, SMS, e-mail, and social-media. The chatbot can be trained or can self-learn to complete several tasks…

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Dun & Bradstreet appoints International Product Strategy & Development Leader

5th January 2021 Commercial Credit Management |

Business decisioning data and analytics specialist, Dun and Bradstreet has appointed Rajat Somany as Leader, International Product Strategy & Development. Somany will lead the product strategy and development for Dun & Bradstreet’s international business, reporting to Neeraj Sahai, President – International. Following Dun & Bradstreet’s recent definitive agreement to acquire Bisnode, the Company’s international footprint…

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INSOLVENCY NOTICES: Appointment of Administrators – December 2020

5th January 2021 Commercial Credit Management |

In December the following administration notices have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: 100 CLERKENWELL ROAD LTD 254 KILBURN HR LLP AFAN VALLEY LTD ATLANTIC BAY HOTEL (WOOLACOMBE) LTD AG SAFEBOOTHS UK LTD ALLANDER PRINT LTD ALPINE ELEMENTS LTD ALVIS HOUSE LTD ANIMA VINCI LTD ARCADIA GROUP LTD ARCHANT…

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INSOLVENCY NOTICES: Winding Up Petitions – December 2020

5th January 2021 Commercial Credit Management |

In December, Winding Up Petitions (Companies) have been issued and advertised in the London Gazette for the following companies: ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES HR 2 LTD ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES HR 3 LTD ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES HR 4 LTD ADVANCED OPTICAL LTD AG SAFEBOOTHS UK LTD AMS & SONS GROUND ENGINEERING LTD ANVILLE LTD ATLANTIC DWELLINGS HR LTD AXE CORPORATE…

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