Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The Credit Services Association (CSA), the UK trade body for debt collection and debt purchase, has released a new report exploring the provision of debt advice for those facing financial difficulties and in need of support. The report entitled ‘Wide of the Mark? Assessing the Delivery & Value of Free-To-Client Debt Advice’ argues that consistent…
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The number of profit warnings issued by UK-listed companies in the first quarter of 2022 increased 44% year-on-year with a record number of warnings citing rising costs as increased commodity and energy prices fuel inflation, according to the latest EY-Parthenon Profit Warnings report. The report reveals that UK-listed companies issued 72 warnings in Q1 2022,…
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The cost of living crisis is being made worse for poorer households by waning competition in British markets according to new a report by Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) The CMA states that effective competition helps make sure shoppers and households get a fair deal when buying goods and services. This is especially important at…
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The UK is set to borrow an additional £9bn on credit cards over the next six months to survive the cost of living crisis, according to a new report by subscription lender Creditspring. According to the most recent Bank of England figures, UK individuals are currently borrowing £1.5bn every month on credit cards. This borrowing…
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Latest statistics quarterly figures from the Insolvency Service for England & Wales have indicated that personal insolvencies numbers have reached their highest total number in over three years, since Q4 2018. The figures reveal that there were 32,305 (an increase of 16.8%) individuals entering either bankruptcy (1,679) a debt relief order or DRO (6,629) or…
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Christina Fitzgerald from Edwin Coe LLP has been appointed the new President of insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. As President, Fitzgerald will work with the R3 senior management team to help shape R3’s direction, as well as supporting its day-to-day operations. Her main areas of focus for her year in office will be supporting…
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Latest quarterly statistics from the Insolvency Service have shown that Northern Irish business insolvencies increased by 273% whilst personal insolvency figures also rose slightly. The figures indicated that there were 56 company insolvencies in Northern Ireland in Quarter 1 2022 (Q1), nearly four times higher (an increase of 273%) than in the same quarter of…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for Apri, 2022 Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1,773.2 billion at the end of February 2022. The average total debt per household, including mortgages, was £63,803 and per adult was £33,526, around 107.9% of average earnings. Net mortgage lending rose by…
Read moreThe Institute of Directors (IoD)’ Economic Confidence Index, which measures business leader optimism in prospects for the UK economy, remained very low in April 2022, at -36. In March 2022, the Index had collapsed to -34 from its previous level of just below zero. However, confidence in prospects for their own firms partially recovered in…
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Time Finance has announced that it has appointed Helen Wheeler as Head of Operations in its Invoice Finance team. Wheeler brings over 25 years’ experience to the role and will assume responsibility for overseeing operations and helping the team to continue to deliver a market-leading Invoice Finance service to UK business owners. Prior to Time…
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