Category: Service Charge

  • Navigating Financial Hardships: What to Do When You Can’t Pay Your Rent

    In challenging economic times, many individuals may find themselves facing the difficult reality of being unable to pay their rent. Whether due to job loss, unexpected medical expenses, or other financial setbacks, it’s crucial to approach the situation proactively and with a clear strategy. In this blog post, we will explore practical steps and resources…

  • Tracing Debtors

    Tracing debtors who have disappeared or become difficult to locate can be a challenging task, but there are several methods and strategies that professionals, such as debt collection agencies, private investigators, and attorneys, use to track down elusive debtors. Here are some common methods for tracing debtors: It’s important to note that the methods used…

  • Does Debt Die With You?

    What happens to debt when you die? When you pass, your unpaid debts are not forgotten. It’s the executor of your Will that is legally obliged to distribute any remaining debt among rightful creditors. But be warned – if a debt exceeds the value of an estate it can leave those behind unable to make…

  • 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.…

  • Buy now, pay later grocery schemes are a ‘debt trap’ for struggling families

    UK regulators say the latest surge in interest-free credit does not offer enough protection for those who are slipping into debt. Families hit by the cost-of-living crisis are being targeted by credit firms offering “buy now, pay later” deals on weekly groceries, pet food and hot drinks. Shoppers are urged to spread their payments for…

  • Small UK Businesses to consider insolvency to escape COVID loans

    An article from The Financial Times has revealed that small businesses in the UK are seeking advice on ways to escape dangerous levels of debt built up in government-backed loans during the Covid-19 pandemic, with some considering prepack administrations. Begbies Traynor, the listed restructuring company, said its analysis showed more than half of UK businesses…

  • CAN LANDLORDS EVICT TENANTS IF THEY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC?

    An article from Property Wire has advised that Landlords who look to evict tenants once the eviction ban ends on August 23rd need to disclose whether a tenant’s circumstances were affected by the pandemic. If the situation isn’t properly investigates and disclosed, judges could throw some cases out of court. The article has said that…

  • Three-step process

    Whatever the size or age of the debt, we can save you time by advising you at the earliest stage about the best way to go about recovering your money. Our three-step process makes understanding debt recovery easy and our aim is to resolve matters before step two. These steps are; 1. Pre-litigation This includes:…