Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
There were more County Court Judgments (CCJs) against consumers in England and Wales during 2017 than any other year since current records began in 2005, according to figures released today by Registry Trust. In 2017, 1,138,058 judgments were registered against consumers in England and Wales. Rising almost a quarter on 2016, the total number of…
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Young people across the UK are slashing spending to make ends meet at the start of the year, according to the latest Lloyds Banking Spending Power Report. In the monthly Ipsos MORI survey of over 2,000 bank account holders in the UK, 60% of all consumers say they have changed their eating and going out…
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A new app that can help users save hundreds of pounds every year by managing their recurring payments has become the first of its kind to be regulated in the UK. Bean (usebean.com) connects to individual bank and credit card accounts and tracks all regular payments, including subscriptions and household bills, alerting users to opportunities…
Read moreA new research project has launched looking at how the debt advice sector supports people in vulnerable situations. Conducted by University of Bristol’s Personal Finance Research Centre (PFRC) in partnership with the Money Advice Trust and the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute and grant funded by the Money Advice Service, the research involves a…
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Citizens Advice has called on the Government to act on high-cost credit. Matthew Upton, Head of Consumer Policy at Citizens Advice, will give evidence to the Government’s Treasury Committee as part of its inquiry into household finances today (Thursday 1st March). The national charity says households are facing growing insecurity due to more unpredictable incomes…
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A one percent interest rate rise would add £10billion to the UK’s mortgage bill, ultimately adding £930 a year to the cost of servicing the average mortgage, according to new analysis from international property adviser, Savills. Four in 10 borrowers on variable rate mortgages would be first to feel the pain. Their annual mortgage bill would…
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A new report by charity Gingerbread analysing how single parents lives have changed has found that unsustainable work and poverty are two of the biggest issues facing the UK’s 1.7 million single-parent families. The report titled “One in four: single parent families in the UK”, finds that huge progress has been made over the past 100 years to…
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UK households struggling on volatile incomes – for example those on zero-hour contracts or in part-time work – are five times more likely to turn to high-cost credit products such as rent to own and doorstep lending, new research from Citizens Advice shows. In its latest report, ‘Walking on Thin Ice’, the national charity says…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for February 2018: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1.572 trillion at the end of December 2017. This is up from £1.512 trillion at the end of December 2016 – an extra £1,105.77 per UK adult. Per adult in the UK that’s an average…
Read moreAlmost one in three working-age adults in Northern Ireland are out of work, according to a new Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) report that shows that Northern Ireland’s employment rate is lagging behind the rest of Great Britain. The warning comes as JRF highlights the poverty rates in Northern Ireland and the challenges facing low-income families.…
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The Office for National Statistics has published its latest UK consumer price inflation figures showing the Consumer Prices Index was at 3% in January 2018, unchanged from December 2017. Jane Tully, director of external affairs at the Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline, said: “Inflation remains high at three percent with wages…
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Research from Scottish Widows suggests that one in five Brits are in a financially incompatible relationship. According to the survey of couples – both living together, living separately and those who are married – almost a fifth (17%) wish they had discussed finances earlier in a relationship. More than a third (34%) of divorcees cited…
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A surge in consumer credit growth and the prospect of faster-than-expected interest rate rises have recently prompted concerns about the possibility of a fresh debt-bust in the UK, but it is the continuing overhang from the last crisis that is of more concern, according to a new Resolution Foundation report published today. With levels of…
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