Arval appoints new Managing Director

16th February 2021 Consumer Collections |

Leading sustainable mobility specialist, Arval UK, has announced a change to its executive management team, with the appointment of a new Managing Director. Its current lead, Miguel Cabaca, has headed-up the UK business since December 2017 and will take up a new position within the group in Spain, as its Managing Director. Having held the…

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Target Group launches new mortgage platform

16th February 2021 Consumer Collections |

Target Group is launching a fully digitalised mortgage platform which it says will transform the mortgage application process. The company says the launch of ‘Mortgage Hub’ will speed up the ‘outdated and cumbersome’ mortgage application process and increase accuracy. The system reduces the need for repetitive data entry as it integrates with Open Banking and…

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Eviction ban extended until March

16th February 2021 Consumer Collections |

The Government has announced that renters will continue to be supported during the ongoing national lockdown restrictions, with an extension to the ban on bailiff evictions extended until 31st March. The ban on bailiff evictions was introduced at the start of the pandemic means that the ban has been extended for another six weeks with…

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450,000 families fall behind on rent as a result of pandemic

16th February 2021 Consumer Collections |

450,000 families are thought to have fallen behind on rent, as a result of the coronavirus crisis, according to a new report by the Resolution Foundation. The research indicated that more than 750,000 had been behind on housing costs last month, a 450,000 rise when compared to January 2020. The report examined how families have…

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