Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The latest statistics from Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) have highlighted a 10% rise in bankruptcies with an overall increase in Scottish personal insolvencies continuing to be driven by growth in the protected trust deed (PTD) market. In the third quarter of 2018-19 covering the period 1st October to 31st December, there were 1,981 PTDs in…
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Renting became more affordable in 2018 thanks to a combination of a once-in-a-decade fall in annual rents and wage inflation, according to The Deposit Protection Service (DPS). 2018 was the first calendar year since the global financial crisis of 2008 that average rents decreased in the UK, with the percentage of wages spent on rents…
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Consumers are starting 2019 with outstanding borrowing from 2017, with 3.1 million people still paying for Christmas 2017 according to a new study by Sainsbury’s Bank Credit Cards. The study found more than a quarter (27%) of people have debt remaining from two years ago. This New Year, UK adults still owe money from 2017…
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Consumers are putting their finances at risk by shortcutting powers of attorney and relying on goodwill from their relatives to manage their finances, according to Co-op, probate provider arm. A quarter (25%) of over 45-year-olds have access to a relative’s bank account who isn’t their spouse. Of these adults, almost a tenth (7%) have set…
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New survey findings commissioned from YouGov by StepChange Debt Charity reveal that more than a quarter of us (27%) started the New Year feeling uneasy about our finances. Among people who feel uneasy, two thirds (65%) have felt this way for more than a year. A fifth (22%) have felt uneasy for more than five…
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New research by Leeds Building Society found nearly a quarter of people in the UK who celebrate the festive season (24%) don’t save ahead for it at all. Conversely, 15% of those surveyed start saving in January although 39% tend to leave it much later and start putting money away from September onwards. As part…
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Consumers are bracing themselves for a major financial crisis and housing crash this year according to a new poll from Spearvest, a wealth management firm. The study, conducted by independent survey company Censuswide asked 1,000 members of the UK public about their views on the economic outlook for 2019. A total of 44 per cent…
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New research from innovative equity release lender more 2 life has revealed that nearly a third (28%) of adult children (aged 30-55) have never discussed their parents’ financial circumstances as a family. These people describe their family as being ‘very private’ about their personal finances, suggesting that money matters are rarely or never discussed as a family.…
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A new webinar taking place on Wednesday 30th January at 12pm GMT will explore how consumer debt collections can be optimised. The webinar presented by Lightico will explore how consumer debt collections can be optimised for 2019 and beyond. The webinar will analyse key insights gleaned from 100,000 collection calls and present practical, provenly effective advice…
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Unsecured debt has hit a new peak of £15,400 per household according to new analysis by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) with a further threat of families being pushed further into the red, Debt levels are now higher than before financial crash. The new analysis by the TUC shows that household debt rose sharply over 2018, with…
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The Money Advice Trust has welcomed Lloyds, Santander and RBS’ plans to introduce controls for their customers over where they can spend their money, including allowing the blocking of gambling payments. The announcement follows on from the launch of similar controls by Barclays last month and work from Monzo and Starling in this same area…
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Data from the latest report from the Bank of England data shows that the annual growth rate of consumer credit slowed in November 2018, but credit card lending was still 7.9% higher than a year earlier, with other consumer credit lending up by 6.6%. Commenting on the latest figures, StepChange Debt Charity CEO Phil Andrew…
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Over one fifth of Brits (22%) say they feel most financially under pressure in January, following the excess of Christmas according to research from TDX Group, an Equifax company. The research indicates that of all the months in the year, January is the most financially difficult, with 26% of females flagging it as a pressure…
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