Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
New analysis by Moneyfacts has shown that the average ‘shelf-life’ of a mortgage has nearly halved in a month. At the start of May the average mortgage spent 28 days on the market, by the start of June the average had fallen to just 15 days. While deals are typically spending less time on the…
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Businesses need to change the way they respond to global risks if they want to stay competitive, according to a new report from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. The firm’s annual risk report found that business leaders are facing almost permanent disruption. Indeed, 84% of respondents to its survey said that the global risk…
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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has urged the next government to focus on a better trading relationship with the EU, reform business rates, and clamp down on poor payment practices towards smaller suppliers. The FSB also wants to see an improvement in small businesses’ access to finance and a 33% statutory public procurement target…
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Over half (53%) of UK businesses have been forced to reject potential customers due to a lack of risk visibility, with 61% stating that excessive workload forces them into reactive firefighting instead of proactive risk management according to research by Dun & Bradstreet. The study of compliance decision makers reveal increased pressure on compliance teams,…
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Leonard Curtis has announced that it has appointed Peter Vinden as Director. Vinden will bring 30 years of construction dispute resolution expertise to the firm’s restructuring and turnaround division. Vinden, who recently became a non-exec director at Decipher a DeSimone company, the Manchester-based claims consultant, has now formalised a long-standing working relationship with Leonard Curtis…
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