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20 January
Increased protection for customers where debt collection transferred to third parties
Lending Standards Board publishes new provisions which include that where a debt is sold, subscribers to Lending Code need to satisfy themselves that debt purchaser will continue to deal with customers in a manner consistent with requirements in Code.
20 January, 2012
19 January
Horler v Rubin & Ors
New Court of Appeal judgment that considers whether trustee was personally liable for misapplying proceeds of sale of company.
19 January, 2012
More than one in five people cut spending on gas and electricity to pay rent or mortgage
New Shelter research also shows that 34 per cent of people have spent less on food in the last 12 months.
19 January, 2012
17 January
Financial Ombudsman Service - Efficient handling of financial services complaints
National Audit Office publishes review of the efficiency of operations of the Financial Ombudsman Service.
17 January, 2012
16 January
43 per cent of people worried they can’t afford next fuel billl
New figures published by Citizens Advice also show that 53 per cent of people are having heating on less to cut energy bills.
16 January, 2012
11 January
Research predicts rise in demand for debt advice in first half of 2012
Research published by Money Advice Trust shows that number of people getting help from free debt advice agencies increased in 2011 to 1.54 million, up from 1.4 million in 2010.
11 January, 2012
4 January
Almost one million people have taken out payday loan to help pay their rent or mortgage
New survey from Shelter also shows that almost seven million people are relying on credit to help pay housing costs.
04 January, 2012
Parents who cannot afford to heat their home not getting help from energy suppliers
Government's Warm Home Discount reaches just 3 per cent of families at risk of fuel poverty and leaves 800,000 families in the cold, says Save the Children.
04 January, 2012
3 January
More people aged between 25 and 34 are turning to Debt Relief Orders than any other age group
Figures published by The Insolvency Service show that one in four people with Debt Relief Orders fall within this age group.
03 January, 2012
Cancer patients relying on charity handouts to pay for fuel bills
Macmillan Cancer Support has paid £2,548,563 to 12,669 cancer patients during 2011, up from £1.4m to 7,369 patients five years ago, reports bbc.co.uk.
03 January, 2012
20 December 2011
Reaction to Financial Services Authority Mortgage Market Review
Leading organisations issue responses to publication of mortgage review.
20 December, 2011
Debt Collection - supplementary Office of Fair Trading consultation
Consultation seeks views on specific practice of debiting money from an account in absence of having express authority to do so.
20 December, 2011
19 December 2011
New plans to ‘put common sense at heart of mortgage lending’
Financial Services Authority Mortgage Market Review aims to prevent recurrence of 'irresponsible lending' based on assumption that house prices would always rise.
19 December, 2011
16 December 2011
Mortgage arrears and repossessions set to increase
Council of Mortgage Lenders publishes it's forecasts for 2012 which predicts an increase in number of borrowers behind on their mortgage payments.
16 December, 2011
14 December 2011
Areas of England where people are most at risk of eviction
New research published by Shelter shows that with 1 in every 111 homes at risk of eviction, those living in London, Manchester, Slough and Peterborough are most at risk.
14 December, 2011
