DebtAid News
Web offer now increased 8 July 2010
Debtaid are now offering £40 to new website customers who want their unaffordable debt situation analysed. Better than free advice! Ideal for people who want to compare Debt Management Services. Call 0800 0722 332. 11 places are left on this offer.
Office of Fair Trading renews Debtaid's Consumer Credit Licence 27 Jan 2010
The Office of Fair Trading has today renewed Debtaid's Consumer Credit Licence after the initial Licence (lasting ten years) expired. The Licence has now been issued indefinitely. Debtaid is proud to have been relicenced and looks forward to continuing to provide Debt Management Services and Advice in the future. ( Licence number 481277)
Debtaid offer £10 to new callers who let Debtaid analyse their debt problems. 16 Dec 2009
Debtaid are offering £10 for the first 50 people who want their unaffordable debt situation analysed. The analysis is free and is open to people already with other management programs as well. Customers can then compare the advice and plan with other solutions they are looking at.
Banks win "unfair charges" fight agianst the Office of Fair Trading 25 11 09
Many will be disappointed to hear the news of the Supreme Court judgement regarding the recovery of unfair bank charges. The Office of Fair Trading has been turned down in their request to investigate the fairness of the charges. The good news however is that anyone who has already received a "goodwill" payment from their bank in relation to this kind of claim is likely to be able to keep this money.
Some history of the Debtaid staff from the North East Newspaper The Journal. 19 Oct. 2009
Follow the above line to read the article in The Journal about the founders of Debtaid.
County Court Case sees £8000 MBNA Card debt wipped. Oct 2009
A South Sheilds County Court has ruled that one of MBNA's customers will not have to pay back £8000 accrued on their credit card. Lynne Thorius was mis-sold insurance when she took out the card and for technical legal reasons will not have to pay back the money owed to MBNA.
Relevant to this on the 29th September the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has also asked for previous complaints relating to insurance on cards to be looked at again. This could be as many as 185,000 previously rejected payment protection insurance complaints.
Recommended! Sept 2009
33% of the inquiries to Debtaid in September 2009 were recommended by other people already with Debtaid.
Debt Management Regulation Sept 2009
The Government is looking at regulating Debt Management more closely and Debtaid would welcome this.
Hopefully the Regulation would encompass the way the banks deal with Management Plans as well creating less harrasment and stress for those doing their best to repay their debts through a Debt Management Plan.
Debt Management is already a licenced activity ( Debtaid Ltd. Consumer Credit Licence Number: 481277 ) and the Office of Fair Trading keep a sharp eye on the industry.
NHS Wandsworth Trust July 2009
The NHS Wandsworth Prinary Care Trust now list Debtaid as a Specialist Advice Service.
Click on this link and choose "Debtaid Limited" from the blue links at the top of the page.
http://www.wandsworth-pct.nhs.uk/health/MentalHealth/PCDirectory/FHL/default.asp
Recommended!
38% of the inquiries to Debtaid in June 2009 were recommended by other people already with Debtaid.
You can now follow Debtaid on Twitter:
6th May 2009
Advice Lines stretched around the country
Local newspapers are reporting a huge increase in consumers wanting advice on debts. Here are some of the stories:
http://www.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk/news/4345833.Advice_provided/
http://www.expressandstar.com/2009/05/06/thousands-ask-for-help-over-40m-debt/
Debtaid strive to have advisors to speak to during office hours on their freephone number 0800 0722 332. Call back messages can be left out of hours for a next day return call. Ideally you should compare advice from as many sources as possible.
The number of Bankruptcies are at a new high
29,774 personal bankruptcies were recorded in the first half of this year, 19% up from last year. If you are struggling with payments you are not alone.
May 2009 sees the launch of our new interactive website which has been redesigned in collaboration with North East based design and marketing agency, King Design.
After months of planning, the new look website has been re-launched with the introduction of new content, a helpful and informative resource section and a user friendly Debt Management Plan registration form.
Shaun Renwick, Director at Debtaid, commented: ‘We are delighted with the new website which represents our intentions to become one of the leading Debt Management companies in the UK. We have researched the market, listened to our customers requests and feel that the new website reflects our main objective which is to provide a full, unbiased and stress free debt management service for all our customers.’
Debtaid was launched in 2000 with the sole aim of helping people with their debt. It provides impartial advice and tailor-made debt management solutions for people who are in debt.
