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National Standards for Enforcement Agents

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:21:00 GMT

Today (13th January 2012) the Justice Minister, Jonathan Djanogly, unveiled the updated National Standards for Enforcement Agents which defines acceptable behaviour for bailiffs.

DRF Success on Cold Calling Practices

Fri, 3 Jun 2011 14:32:00 GMT

Members of the Debt Resolution Forum (DRF) are welcoming the result of the Citizen Advice Bureau's (CAB) 'super complaint' to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) regarding up-front fees and cold-calling by debt management companies.

Debts Before Pets

Wed, 1 Jun 2011 11:30:00 GMT

People are putting their pets' lives at risk rather than getting pet insurance.

DRF Welcomes 'Super Complaint'

Thu, 19 May 2011 12:38:00 GMT

The Debt Resolution Forum is welcoming the CABs 'super complaint' on cold-calling

Millions Taking on More Debt

Fri, 3 Dec 2010 10:59:00 GMT

According to latest reports, more than 4 million Britons are resorting to paying their bills by credit card, thereby falling even further into debt.

Christmas for _500

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:05:00 GMT

A recent survey of 2,000 adults found that this year Britons will be spending _500 on Christmas.

Christmas Clubs

Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:23:00 GMT

Recent research by Which? Money suggests that Christmas Clubs are best avoided

Homes at Risk For Small Debts

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:49:00 GMT

A recent report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says that people are putting their homes at risk for debts as little as _600.

Child Benefits Decision 2013

Tue, 5 Oct 2010 15:21:00 GMT

Child Benefit Decision Recently the Chancellor, George Osborne, revealed that as of 2013 Child benefits would be cut from families where at least one member was a higher-rate tax payer. This means that a lot of families are going to be drastically affected and more families are going to find themselves with debt problems.

129 Debt Management Firms Ordered to Clean Up Their Act

Fri, 1 Oct 2010 13:38:00 GMT

The Office of Fair Trading has found that some debt management companies are posing as charities and have ordered almost half of the firms to sort themselves out within 3 months or risk losing their consumer credit license.

Payday Loans

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 9:15:00 GMT

According to latest reports, more and more people are turning to pay day loans as they run out of money towards the end of the month.

Bad News for U.K. Commercial Property

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:36:00 GMT

The U.K. commercial property market appears to be losing steam. People who care about U.S. real estate should take note...

A Lot Worse: UK Mired In _5 Trillion Of Debt

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:11:00 GMT

Britain has sunk into a pit of debt which is five times deeper than previously feared, with the country now owing the equivalent of _200,000 per household...

Cuts ‘to return debt burden to banks’

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 13:55:00 GMT

Public spending cuts will push debt problems from governments back to banks, although British outsourcers should benefit, according to the manager of the _1 billion Artemis UK Special Situations fund...

Worries about the banks, shares plunging and a faltering housing market... Are we on the brink of a new crash?

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 12:46:00 GMT

The nervy mood on global financial markets of recent days bears an uncanny resemblance to that at the start of the credit crunch three years ago...

Investors told to go global as UK market gets rocky

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:14:00 GMT

INVESTORS are being urged to go global to protect their finances from rocky markets as the UK enters a period of severe spending cuts...

What’s the worst that could happen?

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:14:00 GMT

On Tuesday chancellor George Osborne will deliver his emergency Budget setting out the coalition government’s public spending cuts. Caroline Thorpe dreams up three scenarios that could leave housing in rude health, with a mild temperature or in need of intensive care...

UK Government Deficit Reduction Plan Could Mean 725,000 Job Cuts

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:10:00 GMT

LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. public-sector job cuts could total 725,000 by 2015 if the government cuts spending as sharply as expected, a report said Thursday...

WORLD FOREX: Debt, ECB Worries Send Euro To 4-Year Low

Fri, 4 Jun 2010 10:56:00 GMT

LONDON (Dow Jones)--The euro fell to a new four-year low against the dollar Tuesday as concern over euro-zone banks, euro-zone sovereign debtors and the future of Angela Merkel's coalition government took their toll...

As stock markets plunge anew, sovereign debt threatens secondary banking crisis.

Thu, 27 May 2010 13:03:00 GMT

Stock markets are in trouble again. The FTSE100, for one, plunged back through the 5,000 barrier this morning, taking it back to where it was last August...