Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Confidence in the future of the UK economy remains mixed among commercial finance brokers, according to new research from SME funding provider Asset Advantage. The survey of commercial brokers across the UK found that nearly half (49%) remain neutral on the outlook of the economy in the next 12 months. Meanwhile, more than a quarter…
Read more
Azets’ business recovery and insolvency service has announced that it has appointed Dave Riley as a Partner. Riley joins the company from Kroll. and will work with the firm’s wider restructuring and insolvency team, including Leeds-based partners Jonathan Amor and Richard Oddy, who cover Yorkshire and The Humber and the North East. Riley has many…
Read more
Latest data from the Equity Release Council has found that the equity release market grew 11% in 2025, with total annual lending increasing from £2.3 billion in 2024 to £2.57 billion in 2025. More than a quarter of advisers responding to the Council’s latest survey (26 per cent) say customers are now using equity release…
Read more
More than two in five (42%) profit warnings issued by UK-listed companies in 2025 cited policy change and geopolitical uncertainty as leading factors, according to EY-Parthenon’s latest Profit Warnings report. This marked a significant increase from 12% during 2024, and the highest annual proportion recorded for this cause in more than 25 years of EY’s…
Read more
Dubbed ‘divorce month’, January has famously been cited as the time of the year when family lawyers see a surge in those looking to end their marriages. According to current data from Google, searches for ‘divorce’ in the week beginning 11th January are at their highest in 12 months in the UK. Family lawyers also…
Read more