A provider of pre-paid funeral plans has collapsed, placing in doubt the arrangements made by 46,000 customers in advance of their deaths and whether they will get their money back. Wakefield-based Safe Hands had been in discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) before calling in administrators...

Britain's biggest-remaining payday lender is on the verge of collapse, accelerating the demise of consumer finance providers in the wake of a regulatory crackdown. Sky News has learnt that CashEuroNet UK, which trades under the QuickQuid brand, could be placed into administration within a matter of...

Slater & Gordon hit by £420m Quindell writedown

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 29th February 2016 16:02
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Ex-Anglo Irish Bank CEO fails in bankruptcy bid

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 11th October 2015 19:01
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Long-delayed report into near collapse of HBOS faces fresh hold-ups after being caught in.......

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 19th May 2015 08:11.

*....in another phase of legal wrangling with disgraced former executives* The long-delayed report into the...

Hi,

Does anyone have any advice about deciding which agent agents to use when selling your property?

Fees are a factor as they range drastically but the valuations have all been pretty much the same.

My shortlist is a relatively new local set up who are based just...

Just got the chance to getting back on my feetMy ex wife and i own a property with a 5 acre field, I have fought tooth and nail against all of my creditors for nearly 8 year to hold on to it in the hope to eventually gain planning permission
I have now got a very strong indication it will get...

My son is currently going through the process of assessement for Aspergers, he's 21 but it was something we skirted around for a long time beofre we've jointly decided to try and sort out now.
His had his initial one hour chat but his next appointment isn't until August.
Today he's received...

Eight UK banks face 'house price collapse' test

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 29th April 2014 14:18.

*Eight UK banks and building societies will face so-called stress tests, to assess their resilience to an economic downturn, the Bank of England has...
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Hi Guys,

Ok so my own house is due to complete in a couple of weeks so its now time to start thinking about my 2 flats, brief run down of them,

• The 2 flats were converted from a single dwelling back in 2008 and have been separated legally
• They are both tenanted with tenants that

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Have been monitoring this for the past couple of days after reports coming in from twitter it seems that there is a cash flow problem that could turn out to be another global banking crash imminent.

It is ironic that it is not being reported on the main news channels.

http...

HSBC imposes restrictions on large cash withdrawals

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 24th January 2014 18:57.

Some HSBC customers have been prevented from withdrawing large amounts of cash because they could not provide evidence of why they wanted it, the......

Farepak auditors Ernst and Young fined over collapse

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 19th December 2013 19:24.

The auditors of Christmas savings club Farepak, which collapsed seven years ago, have been ordered to pay more than £1m in fines and costs. The......

IPs instructed about debt management firm

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 1st August 2013 13:03.

Insolvency practitioners have been instructed about debt management firm Smooth Financial Consultants one week after a winding-up petition was...

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Equidebt debt buyer goes in Administration

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 18th June 2013 16:11.

Debt purchaser Equidebt has gone into administration, Credit Today can reveal. The firm’s debt portfolios are due to be sold to the debt purchaser...
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