by Zoe | 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 Zoe | 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 Zoe | 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 Zoe | 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...
by Abbas | Feb 8, 2016 | Featured News, Impact, Outcomes, Research, Service Delivery, Solihull
Do I have to pay to claim my mis-sold PPI? The U.K. Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) scandal shows no signs of abating. With both Santander Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland setting aside £450 million and £550 million for their compensation funds, respectively...
