20 June, 2012
12 June, 2012
New Consumer Credit Counselling Service report shows a 27 per cent increase in the number of people needing help with council tax arrears despite council tax freeze.
7 June, 2012
New figures from Consumer Credit Counselling Service show that fewer homeowners in their twenties are seeking the charity’s help, and the number of homeowners in mortgage arrears has almost halved in two years.
7 June, 2012
Department for Communities and Local Government publishes leaflet that provides general information on the scheme.
30 May, 2012
Consumer Credit Counselling Service figures show a 27 per cent increase on previous year in number of requests for help from people with rent arrears.
25 May, 2012
Agreement comes as government responds to Department of Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee’s Report into Debt Management and sets out further actions on payday loans, consumer credit regulation and debt management.
24 May, 2012
23 May, 2012
Action follows statements made to customers in two types of written communications and in the wording of one call script.
23 May, 2012
[2012] EWHC 2322 (QB)
21 May, 2012
Charity welcomes government’s commitment to deal with aggressive bailiffs, however, consultation proposes little or nothing new to help protect people in financial difficulties against aggressive bailiffs.
17 May, 2012
[2012] EWCA Civ 640
17 May, 2012
The Insolvency Service publishes statistics for total individual insolvencies, bankruptcy orders, debt relief orders and individual voluntary arrangements in England & Wales by geographical area.
16 May, 2012
Recent Insolvency Service figures show a 27.2 per cent decrease in bankruptcies, however Debt Relief Orders have increased by 16.3 per cent and Individual Voluntary Arrangements have risen by 8.1 per cent, reports Money Advice Trust.
14 May, 2012
Charity would like to see a statutory body responsible for regulating activities of all bailiffs as regulation should be independent and impartial.
11 May, 2012
Informal request, following yesterday's report, as part of ongoing dialogue with the credit union sector and those interested in its development.
10 May, 2012
New report considers how credit unions could serve one million more people as an alternative to high cost lenders and loan sharks.
10 May, 2012
Council of Mortgage Lenders report also shows a fall in number of mortgages in arrears.
4 May, 2012
Chief Executive says that many people can't afford the £700 it costs to go bankrupt, leaving them 'in a financial black hole'.
3 May, 2012
Written evidence, on questions including whether the service is meeting its objectives, to be submitted by 1 June 2012.
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