Court users call for greater freedom over judgment enforcement

28th November 2022 Consumer Collections | #court

A new survey by the High Court Enforcement Officers Association (HCEOA) has found the vast majority of court users are calling for greater freedom of choice over how their judgments are enforced with 97% supporting the right to use a High Court enforcement route when recovering money owed to them. The HCEOA says that the…

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CIVEA calls for ECB to uphold standards and support vulnerable

24th November 2022 Consumer Collections | #enforcement

After two years of detailed work, the Civil Enforcement Association (CIVEA) has welcomed the launch of a ground-breaking oversight body for the civil enforcement industry. CIVEA is the principal trade association that represents the civil enforcement industry in England and Wales and was instrumental in designing the blueprint for the independent Enforcement Conduct Board (ECB).…

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CIVEA calls for Enforcement Conduct Board to support vulnerable people

17th November 2022 Consumer Collections |

The Civil Enforcement Association (CIVEA) has welcomed the launch of a ground-breaking oversight body Enforcement Conduct Board (ECB). A new unique partnership between the debt advice sector and the enforcement industry, with support from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), has led to the establishment of the ECB. The ECB was formed as an independent,…

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Repossessions by county court bailiffs increase 1,611%

Latest figures from the Ministry of Justice have shown that mortgage and landlord possession statistics (April to June 2022) have indicated that repossessions by county court bailiffs increased from 45 to 770 (1,611%). Mortgage claims, orders, warrants and repossessions have also increased significantly when compared to the same quarter in 2021. Compared to the same…

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Mortgage arrears customer figures continue to fall

The total number of customers in arrears with their mortgages continued to fall in the second quarter of 2022 according to latest UK Finance data. In absolute terms there were 530 more possessions in Q2 2022 compared with the same period last year, however the total for this quarter is approximately half the number seen…

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Ecospend and CDER Group agree Pay By Bank Account partnership

4th August 2022 Company News |

Ecospend, the open banking technology provider has announced that it is partnering with enforcement and debt resolution specialist CDER Group to provide its account to account ‘Pay-by-Bank’ solution. Collecting over £250m of unpaid Central and Local Government debt each year, CDER Group are using Ecospend’s ‘Pay-by-Bank’ solution to provide an additional, easy to use, secure…

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Collections Technology Think Tank 3.2 review

Credit Connect’s hosted its fifth Online Collections Technology Think Tank 3.2 last week which saw collections strategies and the impact of cost of living economic stresses discussed by twelve collections professionals from a variety of industry sectors. The themes of collections risk, customer engagement, affordability and the future of collections were discussed by panellists and…

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Enforcement Conduct Board announces Non Executive Director appointments

27th June 2022 Appointments |

The Enforcement Conduct Board, the new oversight body for the enforcement sector, has announced the appointment of four new non-executive board members. The four new board members are Alan Cavill is Director of Communications and Regeneration at Blackpool Council, supporting a town that has 8 of the ten most deprived neighbourhoods in England and is…

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Personal insolvencies increase by 23%

Latest statistics quarterly figures from the Insolvency Service for England & Wales have indicated that personal insolvencies numbers increased by 23.3% compared to May 2021’s figure of 8,496 and increased by 11.2% to 10,476 in May 2022 compared to 9,417 in April. There were 2,030 DROs and 566 bankruptcies. For individuals, 566 bankruptcies were registered, which was…

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CIVEA contributes evidence at levelling up Housing and Communities Select Committee

10th June 2022 Consumer Collections |

CIVEA gave evidence this week to the House of Commons Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Select Committee inquiry into Council Tax collection. The primary trade association for civil enforcement agencies in England & Wales, representing more than 95% of the industry, highlighted recent advances in technology and directed MPs to Cabinet Office work on…

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Consumer CCJs fall in first quarter of 2022

Latest figures from the Registry Trust have shown that there was a decline in consumer County Court Judgments (CCJs) in England & Wales in the first quarter of 2022. The report shows that CCJs fell by 17% from 234,891 in Q1 2021 to 194,744 in Q1 2022. The total value of consumer CCJs also fell…

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Government announces Renters Reform Bill

11th May 2022 Consumer Collections |

The Government has announced it will launch a new Renters Reform Bill with the aim of delivering the biggest change of improving the lives of millions of renters by driving up standards in the private and socially rented sector, delivering on the government’s mission to level up the country. The change will impact 4.4 million…

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Bristow & Sutor Group appoints two Client Development Managers

11th May 2022 Appointments |

Bristow & Sutor has announced that it has hired two leading industry experts as Client Development Managers, representing the latest step in the company’s ongoing commitment to growth and innovation.  Michelle Giles and Peter Haywood, who share extensive respective careers in local authorities and across revenues and benefits, will now contribute to an exciting new…

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