An Attachment of Earning Order (AEO) is a legal process that allows creditors to recover unpaid debts from your earnings. Unlike Direct Earnings Attachments (DEAs), which are used to recover benefit overpayments, AEOs can be applied debts such as court fines, council tax, and child maintenance payments.
There are several legal mechanisms that creditors or legal bodies can take against you in order to recover payments through your wage. In the UK, these include Attachment of Earnings Orders, Deductions of Earnings Orders and Direct Earnings Attachments. As each is unique and can affect your earnings in different ways, it’s important to understand…
When dealing with debts, it’s important to know the different types of credit and their implications. Especially in an ever-changing financial landscape like we’re seeing here in the UK. To help you better understand the different types of credit and debt in the UK in 2024, we’ve put together this comprehensive guide that covers the…
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