12 March, 2013
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
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.
11 February, 2013
New figures published by Credit Action show that average unsecured borrowing had been falling month-on-month since January 2010 with the exception of March, September and December 2012.
8 February, 2013
[2013] EWHC 199 (QB)
8 February, 2013
Government launches new Debt Management Plan Protocol that ensures consumers will not be charged any fees before signing a contract with a Protocol compliant debt management company.
8 February, 2013
Ministers said changes to the Debt Arrangement Scheme would freeze interest and charges at an earlier stage.
7 February, 2013
Leading organisations issue responses to new Department for Communities and Local Government figures.
7 February, 2013
New analysis shows that the average family’s weekly shop would cost £453 if food had risen in line with house prices over the last 40 years.
6 February, 2013
New Department for Communities and Local Government publishes figures show the autumn 2012 total of rough sleeping counts and estimates in England was 2,309, up 128 from autumn 2011.
4 February, 2013
Local Government Association will be raising the issue, along with concerns about rogue landlords, at a select committee inquiry on private rented sector housing.
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