Types of Attachment Orders in the UK
Attachment Order can vary depending on the type of order and the amount of debt that you owe. Earnings Attachment Orders can last until the debt is fully repaid or until you change jobs.
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Rebuilding Your Credit Score
Nothing is forever, and even the toughest of times can turn on a hairpin to send you on a journey back towards a state of stability and balance. Deciding to rebuild your credit score after a period of financial upheaval can feel like an impossible task, but we’re here to tell you that it isn’t.…
AEO Facts 2024: Attachment of Earnings
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.
DEA Facts 2024: Direct Earnings Attachment
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…
UK Credit & Debt Types: A 2024 Guide
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…
Clearscore – Managing Your Credit Score
Clearscore was founded in July 2015, and was the UK’s first provider of free credit scores allowing users to view a snapshot of their finances and reports, they also offer consumer advice and protection services.
Equifax Review 2024
Looking to understand and improve your credit score can be important step in a successful financial future. Equifax are one of the three main options for credit score in the UK alongside Experian and Clearscore. As one of the most popular credit reporting services, Equifax is one option for people looking to get a better…
Understanding Credit Score Improvement
A credit score is a simplified overview of your credit history, giving lenders and prospective loan providers a general idea of your previous credit commitments, repayments and reliability. Currently in the UK, credit scores are measured by three credit reference agencies (Experian, Equifax and TransUnion), who monitor and allow you to check your credit score.…
Energy Saving Tips
Energy, alongside inflation, cost-of-living, and crisis, is a word you’re probably sick of hearing at this point. With the current energy crisis and rising inflation costs, it feels like you can’t turn anywhere without another headline about the rising costs. Well, this is another one of those articles… However, rather than blast you with negative…
Dealing with Debt: 5 Essential Tips
Dealing with debt: 5 things you should know 1) There are sources like Money helper for free debt advice and services. You can find out more by contacting Money Helper on www.moneyhelper.org.uk or 0300 500 5000 (8-8 Monday to Friday, 9-1 on Saturday). 2) You should have been advised on all the options for dealing with…
How to Deal with Your Creditors
A debt management plan is what’s known as an informal debt solution, this means that there are no legal processes involved. Basically, you contact your creditors and agree to repay at a rate you can afford. Whilst we obviously recommend having a professional do this for you, it is certainly something that you can, if…
Tenancy Deposit Scheme
Tenancy Deposit Claims All deposits must be held in a government-approved tenancy deposit scheme according to laws introduced in April 2007. These laws require landlords to protect a new tenants deposit in a one of three government schemes: The Deposit Protection Service, The Tenancy Deposit Scheme or MyDeposits within 30 days of receiving a tenant’s…