7 December, 2012
5 December, 2012
Research published by Shelter shows that visible forms of homelessness are continuing to rise sharply with the number of people sleeping rough in England rising by 23 per cent over the past year.
5 December, 2012
Significant proportion of individuals will not be able to pay off the loan in time meaning they will need to take out another one or roll it over and could end up facing high penalty charges, says R3.
4 December, 2012
New figures published by Broadway also show that 901 were new rough sleepers who had not been in contact with agencies before – an increase of 31 per cent when compared with the same period in 2011, reports Homeless Link.
3 December, 2012
New Homeless Link study shows that, at a time of rising homelessness among under-25s, welfare reforms are restricting the ability of communities to house all those who need help and potentially adding to a rise in homelessness.
29 November, 2012
Ministers are to amend the Financial Services Bill to give the planned Financial Conduct Authority the power to limit charges, reports bbc.co.uk.
29 November, 2012
29 November, 2012
Landlords concerned that people won’t pay rent or the top up and arrears will develop, reports PoliticsHome.
26 November, 2012
Charity is calling on people who have taken out pay day loans to take part in a national survey to monitor whether payday lenders are sticking to their self-regulating charter.
22 November, 2012
Scotland's 2012 homelessness commitment will be met and in force from 31 December following Parliamentary approval for changes in the law.
21 November, 2012
Leading organisations issue responses to Office of Fair Trading formal investigation of payday lenders.
20 November, 2012
Formal investigations opened into several payday lenders over aggressive debt collection practices.
14 November, 2012
New report published by National Housing Federation also shows that over a third of families with children living in B&Bs had been there longer than the government’s six-week limit.
13 November, 2012
R3 publishes figures that show that 13 per cent of adults have prioritised paying back payday loans over essentials such as food.
13 November, 2012
New three and a half year scheme will see the Welsh Government and house builders act as guarantors so that buyers can secure high loan to value mortgages that would not otherwise be available to them.
8 November, 2012
Council of Mortgage Lenders publishes figures that show a total of 8,200 properties were taken into possession in the third quarter, down from 8,500 in the second quarter and 9,600 at the same time last year.
5 November, 2012
Research published by Lloyds Banking Group and Money Advice Trust shows that debt management plans set up by fee-charging companies were more likely to fail as arrangements where no fee is involved.
2 November, 2012
Money Advice Scotland and Institute of Money Advisers have announced that they will be working together with Staffordshire University to adapt the IMA Certificate of Money Advice Practice qualification to cover Scottish law and practice and make it available to Scottish money advisers in 2012.
2 November, 2012
New Insolvency Service statistics for third quarter of 2012 in England and Wales show that number of debt relief orders higher than total bankruptcies for the first time.
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