Local Authority Collections

Bailiffs, Government and Councils ranked most unfair in dealing with debt

A report by charity Stepchange has found that  bailiffs, government departments and bailiffs are among the most unfair when dealing with people in problem debt. The report titled Creditor and debt collector conduct: What’s making debt problems worse? also found that some creditors are failing to take vulnerabilities such as depression and other ongoing mental health conditions into…

Civil Servants Credit Union to launch

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a Credit Union for civil servants. The DWP has around 85,000 employees. The DWP has set up the scheme with 3 Credit Unions – Commsave, Hull & East Yorkshire and Voyager Alliance.

UK Asset Resolution (UKAR) agreed to sell a £13 billion asset portfolio

UK Asset Resolution (UKAR) agreed to sell a £13 billion asset portfolio from the legacy book of NRAM (including £12 billion of loans within the Granite securitisation vehicle, plus a further £1billion of non-Granite assets) to Cerberus Capital Management LP.

UK Asset Resolution (UKAR) announces the transfer of its mortgage servicing operations to Computershare

The Government has announced that it is proposing a three month moratorium from creditor action for insolvent or near-insolvent companies

Government proposals in the Digital Economy Bill

Government proposals in the Digital Economy Bill,  suggests switching mortgages in seven days maybe possible in the future.

In June, UK Asset Resolution’s (UKAR) staff will move to Computershare’s loan services business

In June, UK Asset Resolution’s (UKAR) staff will move to Computershare’s loan services business. The company claims it will service three out of every five outsourced UK mortgages (approximately 62%) totalling £73 billion