Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Latest Bank of England (BoE) figures show that UK homeowners borrowed a record £11.8 billion more on mortgages than they repaid in March, with market activity driven by the stamp duty holiday and low mortgage rates. Gross mortgage borrowing hit £35.6 billion in March, with buyers looking to tie up property purchases ahead of the…
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The Insolvency Service has published its latest personal insolvency Quarterly figures in England & Wales which have indicated that there were 29,140 seasonally adjusted individual insolvencies in Q1 2021, a fall of 5.3% compared to Q4 2020’s figure of 30,769, and a rise of 0.7% compared to Q1 2020 (28,936). Commenting on the figures Colin Haig,…
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Hundreds of thousands of people struggling with debt problems will be supported through the newly launched debt respite scheme. The Breathing Space measures will give those facing financial difficulties space to receive debt advice, or mental health crisis treatment, without pressure from creditors or mounting debts. Under the scheme, people will be given legal protection…
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Radical changes to the UK’s social security safety net during the pandemic should prompt a wider public debate about its successes and failures, and how Britain’s post-pandemic welfare system can be further improved, according to a new Resolution Foundation report. With the crisis prompting the Government to introduce radical new policies, such as the Job…
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The number of County Court Judgments (CCJs) issued against consumers in England and Wales in the first Quarter of 2021 (Q1 2021) was 234,921, a fall of nearly 13 percent from the 269,023 in the same period last year, according to figures released today (12.04.2021) by Registry Trust. The total value of CCJs registered fell…
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The number of decrees registered against Scottish consumers during the first Quarter of 2021 fell by over 25 percent, from 5,430 to 4,052, compared to the same period last year, according to figures released by Registry Trust. The total value fell from £14.2 million to just under £11 million compared to the same period last…
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Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for April 2021 Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1,698.4 billion at the end of February 2021. The average total debt per household, including mortgages, was £60,935 and per adult was £32,053, around 108.2% of average earnings. Net mortgage lending rose by…
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Since the pandemic began, 45% of households have started scrutinising their finances more regularly, compared to just 4% who said they paid less attention to their spending, according to new research from comparethemarket.com. The research also found that for those who are paying closer attention to their outgoings, nearly half (45%) are concerned about running…
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The Lending Technology Think Tank has confirmed its agenda and speaker line-up ahead of the event next Thursday (22nd April). The inaugural Lending Technology Think Tank has been created as an online event platform so that lending and creditor professionals can specifically discuss the role of the technology as we potentially emerge from the pandemic,…
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Latest figures from the Insolvency Service have indicated a 60% rise in personal insolvency rates across England & Wales. Personal insolvencies increased by 60.2% to 10,941 in March 2021 compared to February’s figure of 6,828, and were 40% higher than March 2020’s figure of 7,815 There were 1,591 Debt Relief Orders (DROs) and 1,028 bankruptcies in…
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Scottish personal insolvencies figures continued to decline in March 2021 according to latest figures released by Accountant in Bankruptcy (AIB), Scotland’s Insolvency Service which administers company liquidations and receiverships in Scotland. The number of personal insolvencies (bankruptcies and protected trust deeds) in Scotland fell by 19% in January-March 2021 compared with October-December 2020, and fell…
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Latest statistics from the Insolvency Service have shown that Northern Irish personal and business insolvencies continue to remain low in comparison to previous years. In March 2021 there were 184 personal insolvencies in Northern Ireland, this was 82% higher than March 2020 but 19% lower than March 2019; this consisted of 140 IVAs, 36 DROs and 8…
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The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was the fifth most common reason for debt according to StepChange’s Statistics Yearbook 2020, The report also reveals some noteworthy shifts in client trends and characteristics in 2020 compared with previous recent years. However, the debt charity says that what is equally striking is that all the debt pressures…
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