Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
The Insolvency Service has published the latest personal insolvency statistics for England and Wales for Quarter 4 2018 (October to December 2018) which show that that the percentage of IVAs failing within the first year has increased for the fourth consecutive year. The figures also show that 9% of IVAs registered in 2011 and 3%…
Read moreDebt charities, StepChange and the Money Advice Trust have responded to the HM Treasury’s consultation on debt “breathing space” and a new defined statutory debt repayment plan (SDRP). The scheme will enable, people who enter into arrangements to pay back their debts in full whilst getting a level of statutory protection that has previously only been…
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Nearly one million (900,000) people who’ve never switched energy supplier could cover the cost of their Christmas borrowing by changing to a better deal. New analysis from Citizens Advice shows that around 3.2 million people in Britain borrowed up to £150 to cover the cost of Christmas in 2018, almost 1 million of whom have…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for January 2019: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1.613 trillion at the end of November 2018. This is up from £1.569 trillion at the end of November 2017, an extra £898.71 per UK adult and £78.15 higher than the previous month. The…
Read moreThe 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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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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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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The Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA) has announced a new regulatory framework for the continuous monitoring of the use of an Individual Voluntary Arrangement (IVA) by the high-volume IVA providers. The Insolvency Service classifies high-volume as those firms that are responsible for 2% of the total number of IVAs annually. An IVA is one of the…
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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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Personal insolvency provider Creditfix has strengthened its ability to help even more people across the country struggling with money, following the acquisition of a Birmingham-based debt management business. Creditfix has expanded its comprehensive range of debt relief solutions by acquiring B2C Finance Ltd, trading as ‘Back2Credit’, a well-established debt advisor based in Birmingham, a move,…
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Annual household bills have risen by over £550 in the past three years according to new findings from comparethemarket.com– increasing three and a half times faster than inflation over the same period. The new research, which analyses the average cost of energy, home and motor insurance since 2015 has shown a relentless rise in bills for…
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A new industry careers site for the credit industry and collections industry has been launched by Credit Connect Media. The website is a careers platform which aims to connect the UK’s top credit and collections industry talent with the best career options. Credit-connection.co.uk is an industry careers website sharing the latest job vacancies and a training course…
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