10 April, 2013
9 April, 2013
Debt charity highlights rising balances, multiple payday debts, misuse of Continuous Payment Authority and aggressive collection practices.
8 April, 2013
One of five key policy pledges announced by Ed Miliband in lead up to local elections.
8 April, 2013
Under the new rules, traders will be expected to make sure that any payment surcharges are representative of the actual processing cost involved, says Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
3 April, 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 241
28 March, 2013
Study also shows that less than one in ten households consider themselves financially secure.
28 March, 2013
20 March, 2013
MCO Capital Limited found to have failed to put in place adequate identity checks for loan applicants and to have engaged in unfair business practices by writing to people who it was aware may not have taken out loans, asking unequivocally for repayment.
12 March, 2013
New figures from Credit Action show growth in borrowing for first time since January 2010.
6 March, 2013
Response to today's Office of Fair Trading report into payday loan industry.
6 March, 2013
In addition, OFT proposes to refer the payday lending market to the Competition Commission after finding evidence of problems in how lenders compete.
27 February, 2013
Homeless Link sets out measures to prevent and tackle homelessness, including a new system that regulates private landlords to guarantee minimum quality standards, increase security and length of tenure, and safeguard against excessive rents.
27 February, 2013
Money Advice Trust reports its National Debtline service took over 20,000 calls for help with payday loans in 2012.
20 February, 2013
[2013] EWCA Civ 108
18 February, 2013
Guardian reports on freedom of information requests by Labour to 325 councils that shows that 125 had resorted to placing destitute families in hotel rooms for six weeks or more since April 2010.
15 February, 2013
Charity calls for new powers to be used to suspend licences and stop companies operating immediately.
14 February, 2013
New research published by Shelter also shows that two million couples in Britain have moved in together too soon because they can’t afford to live separately.
14 February, 2013
New Council of Mortgage Lenders figures also show that the stock of properties in possession held by lenders at the end of 2012 was also at its lowest for over five years.
13 February, 2013
New Resolution Foundation report shows that it may take another decade before Britain’s low to middle income families can expect to see their living standards return to pre-recession levels.
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