Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Latest figures from Accountant in Bankruptcy (AiB) show the number of people accessing Scottish statutory debt solutions has remained steady in the third quarter of 2016-17. Figures for bankruptcies, protected trust deeds and debt payment programmes under the Scottish Government-backed Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) have stayed largely stable, showing a 1.9 per cent increase from…
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The UK wastes a whopping £17.6 billion a year by letting money leach away on takeaways, snacks, coffees, ready meals and items and services which aren’t used – that’s an average of £360 of unnecessary spending per person, per year. New research commissioned by Gocompare.com Money identified takeaway food and drink as key areas where…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for January 2017: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1.512 trillion at the end of November 2016. This is up from £1.460 trillion at the end of November 2015 – an extra £1017.04 per UK adult. Based on November 2016 trends,…
Read moreThe Money Charity has released it’s latest monthly statistics with it’s research revealing that each Briton is spending, on average, £1001 a year on debt interest repayments, 3.79% of average earnings. That is more than £50 billion at an annual rate – the lowest figure seen since 2003. Debt might have grown to a record 12…
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The bank of mum and dad are still the first port of call for people when they hit financial crisis, according to a report by Christians Against Poverty The Charity asked 1,200 of their debt clients where they went for credit when they found themselves short. The results show friends and family as the top…
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Creditfix, has revealed the top 20 postcodes with the highest percentage of people living in debt and currently undertaking an IVA/PTD. Individuals living in Motherwell, Kilmarnock and Glasgow top the list, closely followed by South East London and Plymouth.According to new nationwide data from Creditfix, the top 20 postcode areas across England, Scotland, Wales and…
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The Carrington Dean Group has become the first full service debt advice and solutions business in Scotland to receive Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) authorisation, . Carrington Dean Chief Executive Peter Dean said “Vulnerable people seeking debt advice need to be able to trust they are dealing with an ethical and expert firm that will always put…
Read moreThe Office for National Statistics (ONS) has published UK consumer price inflation statistics for December 2016, which show that inflation rose by 1.6 percent in the year to December 2016, compared with a 1.2 percent rise in the year to November. Commenting on the statistics Joanna Elson OBE, chief executive of the Money Advice Trust,…
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Creditfix has released new figures that show that personal debt is having a negative impact on the mental health of individuals affected by financial problems. In a UK-wide survey of people currently in an Individual Voluntary Arrangement or Protected Trust Deed (IVA/PTD) with Creditfix, 74 per cent of respondents said their personal debt situation had…
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Millions of credit card holders face a New Year financial hangover because they aren’t clued up about their credit card, new insight from MoneySuperMarket, The research found two thirds (64 per cent) of credit card holders don’t keep a close eye on how much they spend on credit and only check their statement at least once…
Read moreCitizens Advice is expecting more than 370,000 people to seek help on financial issues such as pensions, investments and debts in January after analysis by the charity reveals that people are more likely to research financial decisions now than at any other time of the year. The analysis of demand for advice over the last…
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Living beyond means, relationship breakdowns, and reduced levels of income were the leading causes of bankruptcy in 2015, according to new government statistics. R3 says the statistics also reveal significant differences between the reasons why men and women enter bankruptcy. One-third (34%) of men’s bankruptcies in 2015 were caused by the bankrupt’s own company running…
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The number of bankruptcies in Ireland increased last year, according to the Insolvency Service of Ireland (ISI)’s latest annual report. According to the report, there were 479 bankruptcies in 2015 – up seven per cent from 448 in 2014. There was also a massive increase in the number of people who were returned to solvency…
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