Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Almost half of people approaching retirement (49%) are rethinking their plans as the high cost of living bites into their everyday finances. Research carried out by LiveMore among people aged 50-79 found that 26% have been forced to postpone their retirement while 23% are seriously considering delaying it. In addition, 7% have taken on more…
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One in five properties in England and Wales have seen rents rise 10% or more this year, according to latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). ONS researchers check rental prices on average every 12 months in England and nine months in Wales. They found that rents were more likely to have been…
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New figures released by the HMRC have indicated that the amount of tax owed to the Exchequer but remaining unpaid totalled £45.5 billion as of the end of September 2023, a slight reduction from the £45.9 billion balance for the quarter ending 30th June 2023 but still well above pre-pandemic levels. The total debt comprises £7.8…
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New research by NerdWallet has found that over half (55%) of businesses still have outstanding invoices from the last tax year (2022/23). The problem also seems to be getting worse with time with just under half (46%) of SMEs were left with more unpaid invoices at the end of the 2022/23 tax year than the…
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More than 16 million people have missed payments on key household bills this year and over two million did so for the first time, according to new research for Talk Money Week 2023. A survey of 3,016 UK adults, commissioned by the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS), shows that a third of people (30%) have…
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