Category: Debts

  • Setting Clear Financial Budgets

    Setting clear financial budgets is a crucial skill to master to avoid debt and maintain a healthy financial status. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to do this effectively: 1. Assess Your Income Begin by determining your total monthly income. Include all reliable sources, such as salaries, wages, freelance work, and any passive income streams.…

  • Importance of managing finances

    As a debt collection agency, we understand the importance of managing finances responsibly. Saving for a holiday, like any financial goal, requires planning, discipline, and smart financial strategies to avoid incurring unnecessary debt. Here are some effective ways to save for a holiday: By following these strategies, you can save for your holiday in a…

  • Paying bills and expenses after someone dies

    When someone passes away, settling their estate involves discharging all outstanding debts and managing expenses related to their death – such as funeral costs. It’s important to ensure that a deceased person leaves behind a legacy of balance for those left behind. When someone has died, their estate is liable for paying their outstanding debts.…

  • 1 in 10 ‘buy now, pay later’ shoppers chased by debt collectors

    One in 10 shoppers who use buy now pay later have been chased by debt collectors, according to Citizens Advice. In February the Treasury said services would become a regulated activity policed by the Financial Conduct Authority. Regulators have been urged to crack down on ‘buy now, pay later’ firms after a damning report revealed…

  • UK credit card debt hits record high

    Consumers borrowed £1.5bn net in February — the highest monthly figure since statistics began in 1993 UK consumers borrowed a record amount in February, with some economists saying it was a sign of the cost of living crisis hitting wallets even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushed energy prices higher. Individuals borrowed a net £1.5bn…

  • Warning as millions of taxpayers owe money to HMRC – are you affected?

    TAX debt is now more than double pre-pandemic levels with the National Audit Office (NAO) today warning the HMRC may struggle in dealing with the workload of collection. Up to 2.4 million taxpayers are thought to be in debt to HMRC since the pandemic with a total debt of £42billion in September according to the…

  • Bailiffs return but are told not to shout

    A report from BBC News has reported Bailiffs that are resuming operations in England and Wales are being told to keep their voices down to protect against coronavirus transmission. They will be chasing unpaid council tax after a five-month suspension. Debt charities have warned of a surge in cases, prompting financial and health risks. But…

  • Five rules bailiffs have to follow when they visit homes following the pandemic

    Bailiffs are now able to approach debtors’ homes over repayments for fines, traffic offences, unpaid council tax and other outstanding penalties. The guidance, which has been published by the Ministry of Justice, outlines that goods can still be seized during the pandemic. But the procedure of bailiffs coming to visit people’s homes is now different from…