“Dear Jon, I left the UK in 2008 under a cloud, a lot of things had gone wrong for me. Among them was debt. I had taken a job for Swindon council who promised to refund my moving expenses during the application process but when I turned up with the bills played dumb and denied any responsibility. So I borrowed ... Read More »
“Dear Jon, I lived in the UK since about 2000 to 2007. I left the UK in 2007 due to family health issues, Dad subsequently passed away. Was expecting to come back to the UK but circumstances changed and was not able to return until now. What happens to unpaid taxes? Unpaid credit cards or bills? Have been told debt ... Read More »
By Andrew Smith Last year I predicted it would be a record year for IVAs. There had already been more than 40,000 Individual Voluntary Arrangements, the most-used personal insolvency procedure in England and Wales, in the first nine months of the year and here at ClearDebt we were pretty confident the total for the year would top 50,000. Well, on ... Read More »
“Dear Jon, I was on a student visa from Oct 2009 to Jan 2011. I owed a sum of 1500 GBP in total to 3 network, Littlewoods.com by taking mobiles and some gadgets. But I never paid back since I had no job in UK (Not intentional though). I came back to India in Feb 2011. Now my company in ... Read More »
“Dear Jon, I have been struggling with my debt for a while now. But the last straw was in November 2013 when I lost my job. By then I had few credit card bills and a loan with barclays and tesco. (about 40k). I was looking for a job, but at the same time I couldn’t pay my bills. My ... Read More »
“Dear Jon, I took out a credit card in the UAE with First Gulf Bank, however I had to leave the UAE sooner than expected and was unable to clear the CC before I left. Prior to leaving I had always made payments on time, and had asked how to make payments if outside of the UAE. I asked this ... Read More »
“Dear Jon, I have a problem with the UK tax on what I owe. They sent me a statement last month to my address in Thailand. Can I get arrested at the airport on arrival or departure in the UK? Thank in advance for your help John” John, First off, no worries, you will not be arrested, stopped, or detained ... Read More »
“Dear Jon, My question is: i just received a letter from HMRC asking me to pay back 1465.54 pounds on my tax credit from last financial year. I first got tax credit in july 2013 when i was on minimum wage, i then changed my job where i was earning minimum wage + service charge which was obviously more money…. ... Read More »
“Dear Jon, American student that studied at a UK university, finances fell through, so I had to leave (I withdrew) the university and country in debt. UK collectors are now contacting me and saying that there was a breach in my immigration status since I owe debt. Since I am American, I don’t need a visa to visit, so I ... Read More »
“Dear Jon, When I was a student in the UK I had a credit card with a 1000 pounds overdraft, a student account card for 1500 and I made a loan of 4000 pounds. I paid some of the money when I left the UK but I stopped paying. I think all together was about 5000-6000 pounds … all of ... Read More »
“Dear Jon, My family’s facing serious serious debt problems. The rent is unpaid too and we might be leaving the house anytime soon. And the banks are waiting for their payments too. How do we sort it out? Sakina” Sakina, I have a few questions to help me better understand your situation and offer solutions. Are you living in the ... Read More »
“Hi Jon. Debt in Dubai I am sure you have heard many. I am in a situation that for 2 years I have had to fight all the collection agencies, banks abusing me and threatening me here in the UK whilst trying to pay my debt off. I owe nearly £80,000 a lot and I do not think I will ... Read More »
“Dear Jon, I left Dubai 12 years ago, I am now citizen in Uk – very recently Bilkish from Philippines is harassing me and keep calling my work place, they wouldn’t stop. They are demanding i pay 6000AED to my account in Dubai which i presumed is now close. What can I do to stop them from calling my work ... Read More »
“Dear Jon, I left the UK in June 2011 to live in the USA. I was in receipt of Tax Credits the previous tax year. They continued to pay me until July even tough I wrote to them telling them I was moving. I think I now have an overpayment. I am returning to England this year for a short ... Read More »
“Dear Jon, I owe UK Halifax bank £2,000, I now live outside the UK. I do not have UK passport. Will I be denied Visa if I try to enter back into the UK? The VISA I usually get is a 6month visa on entry as I am a common wealth citizen (Belize country). Thank you very much for your ... Read More »
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