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London Councils Debt Recovery On The Rise
London’s councils are currently leading the way for getting the bailiffs in to recover debts according to the Money Advise Trust charity. The figures obtained by the charity show that two London councils are top of the list for handing debt cases to debt collectors. Barking and Dagenham are the places to avoid if you…
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Energy Company Debt Recovery In The Spotlight
Energy companies are often criticised for imposing unfair charges on consumers, however it no seems that the energy companies themselves are under pressure from bill payers going into arrears. Ofgem recently released information about an unnamed energy supplier seeing a “significant” rise in customers not paying their bills and going into debt. The company is…
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Council Faces Problem As Tax Debt Collections Mount In Dundee
Collecting council tax debts creates a problem for most councils in the country, but in Dundee the problem has grown to the point where watchdogs are asking the local authority to reduce council tax to make it more affordable. A total of 5,323 homes where in debt over council tax according to recent information release…
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A Quarter Of SMEs Have Bad Debt Says Survey
Bad debt is proving to be major problem for UK businesses with a quarter reporting bad debts and the situation showing little signs of improvement between 2014 and 2015 according to a survey by Bibby Financial Services. The number could include up to 1.3 million SMEs in the UK, which will have an impact on…
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US Bank Giant To Pay Back $166 Million Over Debt-Collection Abuses
If you are a business owner who has found yourself in hot water over your debt recovery practices, then spare a thought for JP Morgan. The giant U.S. bank will be forced to pay $166 million over the abusive way it treated customers over debts according to reports on Bloomberg. The failure of JPMorgan to…
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Debt Management Companies Are Failing According To FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority has found that debt management companies are failing to provide the service they are being paid for and offering poor advice to indebted businesses. The findings raise issues for firms seeking the recovery of debts as well as those companies who may be struggling to pay back the money they owe.…
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Debt Collection Complaints Rise 50 per cent
According to latest statistics released by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) the number of people complaining about debt collection has risen 50% in the last 12 months. The statistics include complaints about harassment from agencies who may have been a little too heavy in the way they have handled client cases. The results show that…
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Debt Collection Good Practice
All business whether big or small can benefit from having good practices in place when it comes to recovering debt. The main objective of debt recovery is usually to make sure that it doesn’t reach a recovery process in the first place. In other words, how can you help to make sure that your invoices…
