Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
A decade of hotel expansion across London and the South of England is set to be reversed as one in ten (10%) of hotel businesses struggling with unsustainable debts, losses and staffing problems could decide to close permanently according to new analysis by Azets. Citing industry reports indicating the scale of the financial and resourcing…
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A new report by Coface has highlighted the rising payment risks in China despite the country’s economy expanding by 2.3% in 2020 and it being the only major economy to record growth. Coface expects the GDP in China to accelerate to a 7.5% growth in 2021. This would be the fastest pace since 2013, and…
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City of London police investigated 50% more fraud probes in connection with the Government’s Bounce Back Loan scheme (BBLs) in February than the month before according to new research by RPC. The international law firm found that Bounce Back Loan fraud investigations increased from 17 in January 2021 to 26 and 28 in February and…
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New legislation, which aims to prevent company directors from avoiding investigation into their conduct by informally striking off their company instead of entering an insolvency process, has had its first reading in Parliament before it is set to become law Begbies Traynor says that the move has been driven, in part, by the fear that…
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New research from Hitachi Capital Business Finance has revealed that entrepreneurs are almost twice as likely to cite the legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic as a risk to business growth than the long-term economic impact of Brexit (47% Vs 27%). The new research suggests that even though the nation will meet the ending of social…
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The Credit & Collections Technology Awards has confirmed the judging panel for the 2021 event. Launched in 2017, the fifth annual awards seek to recognise excellence in credit and collections technology. The judging panel includes industry association leaders whose expertise includes specialisms from a diversity of different backgrounds, this ranges from consumer and business commercial…
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Latest statistics from the Insolvency Service have shown that Northern Irish personal and business insolvencies numbers are continuing to fall. Overall number of personal and business insolvencies have continued to remain low since the start of the first UK lockdown in March 2020 In April 2021 there were 226 personal insolvencies in Northern Ireland which…
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Four new banks were launched in the UK in the first ten months of the pandemic, adding to the 41 launched over the previous seven years, according to analysis by ACP Altenburg Advisory. The debt advisory specialist says that the new banks provide a sign of the growing options available to businesses looking for finance as…
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As we enter the next phase out of lockdown, research from Nucleus Commercial Finance has revealed nearly a third (31%) of SME leaders are optimistic about all restrictions lifting on 21st June 21, however they also fear future lockdowns and the impact this will have on their business. Despite the UK being on track to…
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The latest Market Recovery Monitor from CGA and AlixPartners has indicated that up to one in ten restaurants has closed down since the beginning of the coronavirus lock-downs. The data suggests the number of food-led venues has fallen by 4,204. It was also found that by the end of April, only 32.9% of pubs, bars,…
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The Insolvency Service will be given powers to investigate directors of companies that have been dissolved, closing a legal loophole and acting as a strong deterrent against the misuse of the dissolution process. The process will no longer be able to be used as a method of fraudulently avoiding repayment of Government-backed loans given to…
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SMEs are now more optimistic than pre-pandemic, predicting a 9.8 per cent increase in revenue this quarter compared to Q1 2021 – jumping to 21 per cent for the hospitality and leisure sector as lockdown restrictions continue to ease, according to research by Barclaycard. The SME Barometer polled over 670 senior staff working in UK…
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The date for the third Commercial Credit & Collection conference has been confirmed as Thursday 17th June. The conference starting at 9.30 am will tackle issues across the full life-cycle of business credit and collections. The conference series also aims to provide insight into new technology advancements that can help Credit Manager and Finance Directors…
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