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23 August, 2012

Jones v Link Financial Ltd

[2012] EWHC 2402 (QB)

16 August, 2012

Government commits to early help for those at risk of losing their home

Department for Communities and Local Government publishes report that details commitment to ensure that there is help at the earliest possible stage for anyone at risk of homelessness.

16 August, 2012

Homelessness Prevention and Relief: England 2011/2012 statistics

Department for Communities and Local Government publishes statistics which estimate that more than 199,00 cases of homelessness prevention or relief took place outside the statutory homelessness framework.

13 August, 2012

70 per cent rise in court orders to evict private tenants over the past three years

Crisis publishes analysis of Ministry of Justice statistics that shows that in the last year 36,211 landlords have been granted a court order to evict their tenants.

10 August, 2012

Mortgage and landlord possession statistics

Ministry of Justice publishes statistics that show an 8 per cent decrease in mortgage possession claims on previous quarter.

9 August, 2012

Forecast Scenarios for UK Mortgage Arrears and Possessions

Department for Communities and Local Government publishes report that updates model that forecasts repossessions and loans in arrears in the UK.

9 August, 2012

Fall in number of mortgage possessions in second quarter of 2012

New Council of Mortgage Lenders figures show that the number of possessions in the three months to June was lowest since final quarter 2010.

7 August, 2012

Credit Action publishes UK Debt Statistics for August 2012

Figures show that although outstanding personal debt has increased, unsecured credit card debt has continued to decrease significantly from £2114 in January 2011 to £2089 at the end of June this year.

3 August, 2012

Individual insolvencies decrease by 10 per cent

However, new Insolvency Service statistics also show an increase in Debt Relief Orders on the same period a year ago.

26 July, 2012

Reaction to publication of customer charter on payday lending

Leading organisations issue responses to new Good Practice Customer Charter.

25 July, 2012

New customer charter on payday lending

Consumer Finance Association publishes new charter that sets out a series of new protections for short term lending.

19 July, 2012

MacLure v Baird

[2012] CSOH 117

19 July, 2012

Government gives OFT power to suspend consumer credit licenses with immediate effect

Licenses will be suspended where there is an urgent need to protect the interest of consumers.

16 July, 2012

Insolvency Service publishes Annual Report and Accounts 2011/2012

Report shows that Insolvency Service handled 25 per cent fewer insolvency cases than in 2010/2011.

10 July, 2012

Consumer Credit (Total Charge for Credit) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

New regulations amend provisions which set out assumptions for the purposes of calculating the total charge for credit and the annual percentage rate of charge.

5 July, 2012

Amount of unsecured credit taken on rises to £732m in May 2012

People borrowing to bridge gap between inflation and growth in earnings, says Money Advice in response to new Bank of England figures.

4 July, 2012

Head of Money Advice Service resigns

Tony Hobman says that he will leave with mixed feelings but is reassured in the knowledge that the Service employs dedicated people working very energetically and creatively to help the millions of people who fall into the advice gap every day.

27 June, 2012

Further investment to secure future of credit unions

Minister for Welfare Reform Lord Freud announces that credit unions will receive up to £38m of investment to support one million more people.

25 June, 2012

Spicer & Anor v Tuli & Anor

[2012] EWCA Civ 845