Complaints about consumer credit including payday loans and hire purchase showed a rise in the second quarter according to latest statistics released by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). Consumer credit complaints totalled 7,281 in the three months to June 30, up from 5,846 in the same period last year. Payday loans, which provide short-term credit at…
A recent UK wide survey conducted by Paymentsense has revealed that 45.5 million UK residents have less than one months salary set aside in savings. In addition to this, the study also found that 30% of us don’t in fact have any money set aside in a savings account, to protect us from unforeseen circumstances.…
Shelter has been announced as the supplier to deliver a three-year contract for specialist debt advice support services on behalf of the Money Advice Service. The support service will provide organisations across the debt sector with free access to a panel of experts to help guide them through complex debt cases and help them with…
There was a slight fall in the number of debt judgments recorded in the Ireland during the first half of the year, according to figures released today by Registry Trust. There were 1,117 judgments registered against consumers in the first six months of 2017, only one percent higher than the same period last year. But…
Debt Management specialist Bridgewood has appointed Louise Carrington from RSM Tenon to become the firm’s new Insolvency Practitioner. Carrington started her career at P&A before spending nine years at RSM where she was Associate Director. Carrington said: “I was attracted to Bridgewood as they are a growing insolvency firm locally and are well-known for being friendly, approachable…
The number of debt judgments in Northern Ireland increased during the first half of 2017 according to figures released today by Registry Trust. There were 4,101 small claims judgments in the first six months of the year, a year on year increase of 11 percent. The total value rose by 21 percent to £8.3m. The…
There was a small increase in the numbers of decrees for debt against Scottish consumers during the first half of 2017, according to figures released by Registry Trust. In the first six months of 2017, 10,967 debt decrees were registered against consumers in Scotland, a four percent increase on the same period last year. The…
Midlands insolvency experts are raising the warning flag following the release of data by the Office for National Statistics which highlights that more than a quarter (26 per cent) of adults say they are burdened by some form of non-mortgage debt. While these preliminary results from the ONS’s latest Wealth and Assets Survey show that…
Citizens Advice has today called for suppliers to follow the lead of the energy regulator Ofgem by identifying where lower electricity market costs can be passed onto consumers as price cuts. Ofgem has announced it will reduce the level of the prepayment meter cap from about £1,067 to £1,048 on average, for a dual fuel…