by Kerry | Apr 23, 2019 | Featured News, Service Delivery
My first council tax bill of the year has come through and I know I’m not going to be able to afford it with so many other important bills to pay, let alone food. What should I do? Council tax arrears is a “priority debt”, which means you need to address it before...
by Kerry | Apr 2, 2019 | Featured News, Service Delivery
Citizens Advice in Solihull will carry on helping vulnerable people in the borough by providing a specialist advice, information and support service from its office in Chelmsley Wood, from 8th April 2019. Following the loss of the tender for council funding just...
by Kerry | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
New research from Citizens Advice shows that extending the same rules that cover payday loans to the doorstep lending market could prevent their customers getting into problem debt, and save up to £123 million in interest payments on up to 540,000 loans each year. It...
by Kerry | Feb 20, 2017 | Featured News
The number of guarantor loan problems Citizens Advice has helped people with has risen by 40% over the last year, latest figures show. When taking out a guarantor loan the borrower gives the name of a guarantor, normally a friend or family member, who is then pursued...
by Kerry | Feb 20, 2017 | Featured News
Some doorstep lenders are taking advantage of their position and putting people at risk of serious debt problems, Citizens Advice warns. A new report published by the charity (15th February 2017) has identified a number of concerning practices by some doorstep...
