Around 1.8 million people fall victim to identity fraud each year, with criminals gaining an average of £1,000 in credit or benefits for each name they steal, according to the National Fraud Authority. ....

The ban will be introduced in the Government’s Freedom Bill in November and will come into force shortly after Royal Assent. ....

Home repossessions have fallen for the third quarter running, but lenders and debt advisory charities warn there could be a steep rise when the government cuts support for struggling borrowers in October. ....

Duplicate defaults for the same debt seem to be a common occurrence. Typically, a creditor will register a default for a debt ‑ even a bank charges debt.....

The ARC have noticed an increase in students who have found properties for example via Gumtree and then find that the tenancy does not meet their expectations or find themselves living with or renting from rogue landlords. Please make sure that you unders....

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As of 1st October, the annual rent for which a tenancy can be considered an AST will be £100,000, rather than the previous £25,000. This was something that NUS had campaigned for, as the previous threshold meant that a large number of student tenancies ....

MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE – 1ST OCTOBER 2010 • The adult (aged 21 and over) minimum wage rate will increase from £5.80 to £5.93 an hour • The Youth Development Rate (18-20 year olds) will rise from £4.83 to £4.92 an hour ....