Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery (CRAR) As of 25 March 2022 all previous restrictions as to the recovery under The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022. This Act set out the new rent arbitration procedure that dealt with ‘Protected Rent Debt’. This was to protect tenants in certain sectors where they were forced to close by the […]
Foxtons Ordered to Pay £18,000.00 in the case of London Borough of Camden v Foxtons Ltd [2017] UKUT 349 (AAC) This was the first appeal in this jurisdiction to come before an Upper Tribunal and the crux of the appeal brought by the London Borough of Camden was whether the revised description of Foxtons fees […]
What is Universal Credit? Universal Credit is a monthly payment for people who are either unemployed, or working but on a low income. It will eventually replace all of the following benefits and tax credits: • Income Support • Child Tax Credit • Housing Benefit • Working Tax Credit • Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance • Income-related Employment […]
There is a new protocol that creditors must now follow when pursuing payment of a debt from an individual (including sole traders). This new protocol applies to a creditor that is a business (including sole traders and public bodies) and comes into force on 1 October 2017. For those creditors who may not already know, […]
Are CCJ’s Against Tenants Registered? The process of registering County Court Judgments (CCJs) is a key aspect of the UK’s legal and credit system, enabling credit reference agencies like Experian to maintain accurate credit profiles for individuals. This is managed by the Registry Trust Ltd, which operates under a contract with the Ministry of Justice […]