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August 2016: Money Statistics

11th August 2016 Consumer Collections |

Here is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for August 2016: Personal debt in the UK People in the UK owed £1.484 trillion at the end of June 2016. This is up from £1.444 trillion at the end of June 2015 – an extra £777.90 per UK adult. Per adult in the UK…

One in three working families only one pay cheque away from losing their home

9th August 2016 Consumer Collections |

The study by Shelter and YouGov found that one in three families have little or no personal savings to fall back meaning that a staggering three million working families could be just one pay cheque away from losing their home. The research also revealed that a fifth of working parents face the prospect of being immediately unable to…

Callcredit Information Group appoints new Chief Operating Officer

3rd August 2016 Consumer Collections |

Steve Humm has been appointed new Chief Operating Officer of Callcredit Information Group.

Latest Insolvency Service statistics reveal Personal Insolvencies have gone up

29th July 2016 Consumer Collections |

The latest results Insolvency statistics from The Insolvency Service for Quarter 2 (April to June 2016) reveal that Personal Insolvency numbers have gone up. The main findings of the report were: Total individual insolvencies increased for the fourth consecutive quarter, driven primarily by an increase in individual voluntary arrangements Debt relief orders also increased, because of…

National portal for landlords to be created by Water firms

8th July 2016 Consumer Collections |

A new national register – Landlord TAP – places all let properties in England and Wales in one place. Landlords will provide information about tenants responsible for paying water bills.

Borrowing risks to households following Brexit

7th July 2016 Consumer Collections |

The Bank of England Financial Policy Committee report published its Financial Stability report, which identified “the high level of UK household indebtedness.”

Identity Fraud rises 52% in 2015

5th July 2016 Consumer Collections |

Cifas reveals that criminals target fraud victims aged under 30. The figure is up by 52% in 2015. The fraud figure for 2015 showed that 23,959 people aged 30 and under were victims of identity fraud. This is up from 15,766 in 2014, and is more than double the 11,000 victims in 2010.

4% fall in Serious tenant arrears as jobs boom

3rd July 2016 Consumer Collections |

Fewer tenants are falling into serious rent arrears thanks to the improving employment market, according to letting agents Your Move and Reeds Rains.

Poor Service results in Protest Debt

1st July 2016 Consumer Collections |

Research by Echo Managed Services suggests that consumers are purposely withholding payments as a result of poor customer service or billing issues. Full details of the report can be found here.

Mortgage fraud suffers losses equivalent to £1.3 billion annually, according the Annual Fraud Indicator 2016 report

12th May 2016 Consumer Collections |

Mortgage fraud suffers losses equivalent to £1.3 billion annually, according the Annual Fraud Indicator 2016 report. Out of every 10,000 mortgage applications, 84 are suspected of being fraudulent.

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