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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.

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