{"id":47991,"date":"2017-03-14T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bailiff-industry-still-problematic-say-charities\/"},"modified":"2017-03-14T15:10:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T08:10:00","slug":"bailiff-industry-still-problematic-say-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/bailiff-industry-still-problematic-say-charities\/","title":{"rendered":"Bailiff industry still problematic, say charities"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nGroup including StepChange and Citizens Advice say 2014 government crackdown has failed to result in sector improvementsBailiffs are continuing to intimidate vulnerable people in financial difficulty, despite a government crackdown on the issue, a group of charities has warned.In 2014, following a stream of complaints, the government strengthening protections against aggressive bailiffs, but there has been little improvement and abuses are still \u201cwidespread\u201d, according to the group which includes StepChange Debt Charity, the Children\u2019s Society, Christians Against Poverty, Citizens Advice and the Money Advice Trust (MAT). Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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