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legend's &pound;2m debt write-off sparks furyFormer Scotland and Blackburn Rovers captain Colin Hendry has been discharged from...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 22nd of July 2011 11:29:21</pubDate></item><item><title>Editor's update: Time to give something back</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=323</link><description><![CDATA[ Editor's update: Time to give something backThursday 21st July 2011Editor's update: Time to give something backOver the past fortnight, the B&amp;amp;C office has seen a huge array of smiling faces pass...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 22nd of July 2011 11:26:06</pubDate></item><item><title>Millionaire developer fails in bid to seize &#x408;3m home</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=322</link><description><![CDATA[ Millionaire developer fails in bid to seize &pound;3m homeThursday 21st July 2011Millionaire developer fails in bid to seize &pound;3m homeAn eighty-five year-old millionairess has lost a court battle to strip...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 22nd of July 2011 11:24:23</pubDate></item><item><title>Final blow for IFA network director duo</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=319</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;Final blow for
IFA network director duoTwo former directors of Alpha to Omega IFA network have been fined for compliance failings by the FSA.Andrew Ruff and Richard Lindley, the directors in...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 15th of July 2011 11:47:49</pubDate></item><item><title>'Wannabe' football tycoon is bankrupt</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=318</link><description><![CDATA[ 'Wannabe' football tycoon is bankruptWednesday 13th July 2011'Wannabe'
football tycoon is bankruptThe man who used the services of a convicted criminal in an attempt to take over Sheffield Wednesday...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 15th of July 2011 11:46:51</pubDate></item><item><title>Apprentice star's secret debts revealed</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=317</link><description><![CDATA[ Apprentice star's secret debts revealedWednesday 13th July 2011Apprentice
star's secret debts revealedWhilst an Apprentice hopeful steps up his on screen performance, his real companies are falling...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 15th of July 2011 11:45:39</pubDate></item><item><title>West One hires new Operations Manager</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=316</link><description><![CDATA[ West One hires new Operations ManagerWest One hires new Operations ManagerThursday 14th July 2011West One has added a new member to its management team with the appointment of Anita Kirkbright as Operations...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 15th of July 2011 11:44:28</pubDate></item><item><title>London lender hones in on auction market</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=315</link><description><![CDATA[ London lender hones in on auction marketThursday 14th July 2011London lender hones in on auction marketCheval has announced that it will be entering the auction market through a key partnership agreement...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 15th of July 2011 11:43:42</pubDate></item><item><title>Accountant repays just &#x408;1 after &#x408;26k fraud</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=311</link><description><![CDATA[ Accountant repays just &pound;1 after &pound;26k fraudTuesday 28th June 2011Accountant repays just &pound;1 after &pound;26k
fraudA Lincolnshire accountant has been given a suspended jail sentence for committing fraud, after...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 01st of July 2011 15:21:26</pubDate></item><item><title>Former Man-U star slashes asking price by &#x408;250k</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=310</link><description><![CDATA[ Former Man-U star slashes asking price by &pound;250kThursday 30th June 2011Former Man-U star slashes asking price by &pound;250kEx-Manchester United star Phil Neville has lowered the price of his Manchester city...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 01st of July 2011 15:20:31</pubDate></item><item><title>Liz Locke no longer falls under Munford's wing</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=309</link><description><![CDATA[ Liz Locke no longer falls under Munford's wingLiz Locke no longer falls under Munford's wingThursday 30th June 2011The CPC group have become 100 per cent owners of&amp;nbsp; newly formed short term lender...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 01st of July 2011 15:18:57</pubDate></item><item><title>Bridging Finance industry grinds to a halt</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=308</link><description><![CDATA[ Bridging Finance industry grinds to a haltBridging Finance industry grinds to a haltThursday 30th June 2011It has been said that bridging business was brought to a grinding halt on Monday, June 27th,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 01st of July 2011 15:17:46</pubDate></item><item><title>APDSI welcomes updated OFT debt management guidance</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=307</link><description><![CDATA[ APDSI welcomes updated OFT debt management guidanceWednesday 15th June 2011&amp;nbsp;APDSI
welcomes updated OFT debt management guidanceYesterday theOFT published its revised&amp;nbsp;debt management&amp;nbsp;guidelines,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 17th of June 2011 11:07:25</pubDate></item><item><title>'Broker' swindles &#x408;20k in dental scam</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=305</link><description><![CDATA[ Broker' swindles &pound;20k in dental scamWednesday 15th June 2011'Broker' swindles &pound;20k in dental scamMahibubur Rahman, a Southampton broker swindled his employer out of almost &pound;20K through a fake dental...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 17th of June 2011 11:05:42</pubDate></item><item><title>Prominent tycoon folds multimillion pound property business</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=304</link><description><![CDATA[ Prominent tycoon folds multimillion pound property businessThursday 16th June 2011Prominent tycoon folds multimillion pound
property businessAfter declaring real estate an unattractive ‘avenue' to...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 17th of June 2011 11:04:51</pubDate></item><item><title>Islington businesses beg for bridging finance</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=302</link><description><![CDATA[ Islington businesses beg for bridging financeTIslington businesses beg for bridging financehursday 16th June 2011A leading figure in Finsbury Park's business community appealed to high street banks...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 17th of June 2011 11:03:07</pubDate></item><item><title>PPI broker collapses in mis-selling scandal</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=301</link><description><![CDATA[ PPI broker collapses in mis-selling scandalWednesday 1st June 2011The finPPI
broker collapses in mis-selling scandalWilmslow Financial Services (WFS) had been managing the wave of claims lodged against...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 03rd of June 2011 14:11:05</pubDate></item><item><title>Families shift &#x408;60bn debt into high risk mortgages</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=300</link><description><![CDATA[ Families shift &pound;60bn debt into high risk mortgagesWednesday 1st June 2011&amp;nbsp;Families shift &pound;60bn debt into high risk
mortgagesRecord numbers of struggling families have moved more than &pound;60 billion...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 03rd of June 2011 14:10:31</pubDate></item><item><title>Ex 'Corrie' actor turned Hollywood star convicted of fraud</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=299</link><description><![CDATA[ Ex 'Corrie' actor turned Hollywood star convicted of fraudWednesday 1st June 2011Ex 'Corrie' actor turned Hollywood star
convicted of fraudA Hollywood actor and former Coronation Street star who appeared...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 03rd of June 2011 14:09:55</pubDate></item><item><title>The poor get poorer while the rich stay rich</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=298</link><description><![CDATA[ The poor get poorer while the rich stay richThursday 2nd June 2011The poor get poorer while the rich stay richThe most recent figures from Britain’s Property Rich List 2011 show that the North-South...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 03rd of June 2011 14:09:13</pubDate></item><item><title>Merger creates UK's largest property adviser</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=297</link><description><![CDATA[ Merger creates UK's largest property adviserThursday 2nd June 2011Merger creates UK's largest property adviserThis week saw global commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle merge with international...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 03rd of June 2011 14:08:34</pubDate></item><item><title>My Big Fat Gypsy Fraud: Crooks jailed for &#x408;800k scam</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=293</link><description><![CDATA[ My Big Fat Gypsy Fraud: Crooks jailed
for &pound;800k scamMy Big Fat Gypsy Fraud: Crooks jailed for &pound;800k scamWednesday 25th May 2011&amp;nbsp;A family of Romanian gypsies who defrauded taxpayers out of more...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 27th of May 2011 13:08:13</pubDate></item><item><title>Landlords prosper through Merlin's failure</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=291</link><description><![CDATA[ Landlords prosper through Merlin's failureLandlords prosper through Merlin's failureThursday 26th May 2011The latest lending statistics have confirmed the predictions of many industry professionals...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 27th of May 2011 13:05:43</pubDate></item><item><title>Broker vs FSA: The &#x408;1.7m battle continues</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=290</link><description><![CDATA[ Broker vs FSA: The &pound;1.7m battle continuesThursday 26th May 2011Broker vs FSA: The &pound;1.7m battle continuesA broker trying to sue the FSA for libel for up to &pound;1.7 million has requested that their latest...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 27th of May 2011 13:05:00</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x408;52M pension fraud suspect charged</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=289</link><description><![CDATA[ &pound;52M pension fraud suspect chargedWednesday 6th April 2011&pound;52M
pension fraud suspect chargedA man connected to one of the country’s biggest pension fund fraud investigations has been charged with defrauding...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 08th of April 2011 17:37:31</pubDate></item><item><title>England football legend faces financial ruin</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=287</link><description><![CDATA[ England football legend faces financial ruinWednesday 6th April 2011A formerEngland
football legend faces financial ruin&amp;nbsp;England football legend has submitted a debt payment schedule in the hope...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 08th of April 2011 17:35:56</pubDate></item><item><title>Multimillion pound 'underground' development opportunity emerges</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=286</link><description><![CDATA[ Multimillion pound 'underground' development opportunity emergesThursday 7th April 2011Multimillion pound 'underground' development
opportunity emergesSitting dormant and disused beneath the streets...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 08th of April 2011 17:35:05</pubDate></item><item><title>Advisor in six figure fraud scandal</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=285</link><description><![CDATA[ Advisor in six figure fraud scandalAdvisor in six figure fraud scandalThursday 7th April 2011A former financial advisor, who worked at Lloyds TSB Bank in Gloucester, is preparing to stand on trial over...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 08th of April 2011 17:34:25</pubDate></item><item><title>Aldermore sees 176 per cent annual rise in savings</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=284</link><description><![CDATA[ Aldermore sees 176 per cent annual rise in savingsFriday 8th April 2011Aldermore sees 176 per cent annual rise in savingsA leading post credit crunch UK bank has increased its deposits from &pound;229.6 million...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 08th of April 2011 17:33:51</pubDate></item><item><title>OFT consults Debt Management sector on CAB super-complaint</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=283</link><description><![CDATA[ OFT consults Debt Management sector on CAB super-complaintWednesday 30th March 2011&amp;nbsp;OFT consults Debt Management sector on
CAB super-complaintDebt management companies (DMCs) will this week have...]]></description><pubDate>Monday 04th of April 2011 14:49:35</pubDate></item><item><title>Dentist fakes own death for &#x408;1.85M</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=281</link><description><![CDATA[ Dentist fakes own death for &pound;1.85MWednesday 30th March 2011Dentist
fakes own death for &pound;1.85MA dentist has been jailed for five years for making &pound;1.85 million of life insurance claims after faking...]]></description><pubDate>Monday 04th of April 2011 14:47:55</pubDate></item><item><title>Law powerless over boom-time property scams</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=280</link><description><![CDATA[ Law powerless over boom-time property scamsThursday 31st March 2011Law powerless over boom-time property scamsOver the last two weeks, the details of numerous scam property investment companies have...]]></description><pubDate>Monday 04th of April 2011 14:46:56</pubDate></item><item><title>FSA names and shames over 800 firms</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=279</link><description><![CDATA[ FSA names and shames over 800 firmsThursday 31st March 2011FSA names and shames over 800 firmsIn an ongoing effort to increase transparency within the financial sector, the Financial Services Authority...]]></description><pubDate>Monday 04th of April 2011 14:46:04</pubDate></item><item><title>Man charged with fraud over dead brother&#x2019;s remains</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=276</link><description><![CDATA[ Man charged with fraud over dead brother’s remainsTuesday 22nd March 2011
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charged with fraud over dead brother’s remainsA man has been charged with theft and fraud after the discovery of...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of March 2011 11:32:13</pubDate></item><item><title>Rags to riches Avon lady makes &#x408;1M</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=275</link><description><![CDATA[ Rags to riches Avon lady makes &pound;1MTuesday 22nd March 2011Rags
to riches Avon lady makes &pound;1MA woman who once had debts in the tens of thousands of pounds has turned her life around.Jeanette Coulson,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of March 2011 11:30:11</pubDate></item><item><title>Whiteaway announces launch date and picks partners</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=273</link><description><![CDATA[ Whiteaway announces launch date and picks partnersThursday 24th March 2011Whiteaway announces launch date and picks partnersWhiteaway Laidlaw Bank has announced the launch date of its new commercial...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of March 2011 11:27:06</pubDate></item><item><title>The real story behind Masthaven's new funding</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=272</link><description><![CDATA[ The real story behind Masthaven's new fundingThursday 24th March 2011The real story behind Masthaven's new funding

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in limbo as debt firm crashesCustomers of a&amp;nbsp;debt management&amp;nbsp;company have spoken of their fears after the firm's office...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 18th of March 2011 13:05:51</pubDate></item><item><title>Swindler jailed after shooting himself</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=269</link><description><![CDATA[ Swindler jailed after shooting himselfWednesday 16th March 2011Swindler
jailed after shooting himselfAn insurance fraudster has been jailed for six and a half years after shooting himself in the chest...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 18th of March 2011 13:04:51</pubDate></item><item><title>Fraudulent rock legend caught on YouTube</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=268</link><description><![CDATA[ Fraudulent rock legend caught on YouTubeWednesday 16th March 2011Fraudulent
rock legend caught on YouTubeThe former lead singer of one of the UK’s biggest heavy metal bands has been jailed for swindling...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 18th of March 2011 12:57:37</pubDate></item><item><title>Bridging Association strengthens its membership</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=267</link><description><![CDATA[ Bridging Association strengthens its membershipThursday 17th March 2011Bridging Association strengthens its membershipThe Association of Short Term Lenders (astl) has welcomed three new members to their...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 18th of March 2011 12:55:57</pubDate></item><item><title>Footballer's &#x408;4.5M 'palace' gets 'red card' from residents</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=266</link><description><![CDATA[ Footballer's &pound;4.5M 'palace' gets 'red card' from residentsThursday 17th March 2011Footballer's &pound;4.5M 'palace' gets 'red card' from residentsA Premiership footballer has been granted planning permission...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 18th of March 2011 12:51:48</pubDate></item><item><title>CAB cold-calling complaint threatens legitimate firms</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=264</link><description><![CDATA[ CAB cold-calling complaint threatens legitimate firmsWednesday 9th March 2011CAB
cold-calling complaint threatens legitimate firmsAn investigation has been launched by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT),...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 11th of March 2011 11:02:31</pubDate></item><item><title>Teenagers jailed over &#x408;16.2M online crime syndicate</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=263</link><description><![CDATA[ Teenagers jailed over &pound;16.2M online crime syndicateWednesday 9th March 2011Teenagers
jailed over &pound;16.2M online crime syndicateA group of teenagers were jailed last week for running a &pound;16.2 million...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 11th of March 2011 11:01:53</pubDate></item><item><title>England footballer 'fleeced' by agent</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=262</link><description><![CDATA[ England footballer 'fleeced' by agentWednesday 9th March 2011England
footballer 'fleeced' by agentAn England and Aston Villa footballer has become embroiled in a row with his former agent, claiming...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 11th of March 2011 11:01:07</pubDate></item><item><title>Manchester lender makes key appointment</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=261</link><description><![CDATA[ Manchester lender makes key appointmentFriday 11th March 2011Manchester lender makes key appointmentA Manchester lender has added to its 330 staff with a brand new appointment.Blemain Group has announced...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 11th of March 2011 11:00:18</pubDate></item><item><title>DMT delves into the world of insolvency</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=258</link><description><![CDATA[ DMT delves into the world of insolvencyWednesday 2nd March 2011DMT delves into the world of insolvencyLast week a&amp;nbsp;Debt Management Todayreporter was invited to the ICM Insolvency Conference 2011.James...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of March 2011 13:09:45</pubDate></item><item><title>Consumer credit licence fees set to increase</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=257</link><description><![CDATA[ Consumer credit licence fees set to increaseWednesday 2nd March 2011Consumer credit licence fees set to
increaseThe OFT announced this week that it will be increasing the cost of its overall fees for...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of March 2011 13:08:51</pubDate></item><item><title>Senior HSBC banker uses ATM in 'professional' scam</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=256</link><description><![CDATA[ Senior HSBC banker uses ATM in 'professional' scamWednesday 2nd March 2011Senior
HSBC banker uses ATM in 'professional' scamA former bank manager who pocketed &pound;60,000 in a 'professional' scam faces...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of March 2011 12:47:13</pubDate></item><item><title>Commercial platform is final link for new lender to enter market</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=254</link><description><![CDATA[ Commercial platform is final link for new lender to enter marketThursday 3rd March 2011Commercial platform is final link for new lender to enter marketA Manchester-based bank has acquired a new business...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of March 2011 12:45:14</pubDate></item><item><title>Apprentice star enters the bridging world</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=253</link><description><![CDATA[ Apprentice star enters the bridging worldThursday 3rd March 2011Apprentice star enters the bridging worldA property finance company has announced the appointment of a former Apprentice star into a major...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of March 2011 12:41:36</pubDate></item><item><title>OFT warns lead generator</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=252</link><description><![CDATA[ OFT warns lead generatorWednesday 23rd February 2011The OFT announced yesterday that they had imposed ‘requirements’ on a&amp;nbsp;debt management&amp;nbsp;lead generation company, due to their misleading advertising.Money...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of February 2011 15:52:42</pubDate></item><item><title>Bankrupt footballer has &#x408;2.2M debt slashed</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=250</link><description><![CDATA[ Bankrupt
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A former football star is set to repay just a fraction of his
debts totalling a staggering &pound;2.2 million. The former Blackburn...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of February 2011 15:50:19</pubDate></item><item><title>Short-term asset finance seminar announced</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=248</link><description><![CDATA[ Short-term asset finance seminar announcedShort-term asset finance seminar announcedThursday 24th February 2011On Wednesday 30th March 2011 borro, the short-term asset finance company, will be holding...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of February 2011 15:48:56</pubDate></item><item><title>Troubled Manchester lender in talks to re-open loan book</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=244</link><description><![CDATA[ Troubled Manchester lender in talks to re-open loan bookThursday 24th February 2011A troubled lender, whose loan book was wound down last year, is in exclusive talks over reviving its lending arm.&amp;nbsp;The...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of February 2011 15:45:01</pubDate></item><item><title>Troubled bridging lender sells rotting prison site to re-coup losses</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=243</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Troubled
bridging lender sells rotting prison site to re-coup losses

Thursday 17th February 2011
A Scottish bridging company is selling the site of
a former remand centre in a last ditch...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of February 2011 12:33:45</pubDate></item><item><title>Estate agent admits to 63 counts of fraud</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=242</link><description><![CDATA[Estate
agent admits to 63 counts of fraud

Tuesday 15th
February 2011

A 55-year-old
Coventry businessman who stole tenants’ rent payments has been jailed for 12
months...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of February 2011 12:33:19</pubDate></item><item><title>Two London landmarks set to fetch &#x408;590m</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=241</link><description><![CDATA[Two
London landmarks set to fetch &pound;590m

Tuesday 15th
February 2011

Two key London
buildings have become available on the market, with a combined value of over
&pound;590 million...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of February 2011 12:32:53</pubDate></item><item><title>All 5 members of iconic band face bankruptcy</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=240</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

All
5 members of iconic band face bankruptcy 

Wednesday 16th
February 2011

Despite selling
over 70 million records and putting their name to more than 50 UK chart
singles, all five...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of February 2011 12:32:31</pubDate></item><item><title>Government backtrack as CAB receives &#x408;27m</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=239</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Government
backtrack as CAB receives &pound;27m

Wednesday 16th
February 2011

An expected 900
jobs and all-important specialist debt advice has been saved as the government
makes a commitment...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of February 2011 12:31:58</pubDate></item><item><title>Debt Freedom Day comes early</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=238</link><description><![CDATA[ Debt Freedom Day comes early
Wednesday
16th February 2011

Tuesday 15th
February, the 45th day of 2011 marks the annual ‘Debt Freedom Day’. British
consumers have now earned enough to pay off...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of February 2011 12:31:37</pubDate></item><item><title>Dragons&#x2019; Den winner sues former star</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=237</link><description><![CDATA[ Dragons’
Den winner sues former star
Wednesday 26th January 2011
A former contestant on the hit-BBC show is suing one of the former judges.
James Caan’s departure from Dragons’ Den three weeks ago...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of February 2011 13:53:46</pubDate></item><item><title>Premiership goalkeeper declared bankrupt</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=236</link><description><![CDATA[ 
Premiership
goalkeeper declared bankrupt
Wednesday 26th January 2011
The Aston Villa FC goalkeeper Brad Friedel has filed for bankruptcy with debts
of over &pound;5 million despite receiving a weekly...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of February 2011 13:53:25</pubDate></item><item><title>Afghan family hauled up in &#x408;1.2M London home</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=235</link><description><![CDATA[ Afghan
family hauled up in &pound;1.2M London home
Thursday 27th January 2011

After a decade spent living in a mansion that was handed to her by the
council, an Afghani woman is charged with benefit...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of February 2011 13:53:02</pubDate></item><item><title>Six solicitors charged for role in &#x408;50M mortgage fraud</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=234</link><description><![CDATA[ Six
solicitors charged for role in &pound;50M mortgage fraud
Thursday 27th January 2011
Six solicitors have been charged in relation to an alleged fraud that is set to
be the UK’s largest ever mortgage...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of February 2011 13:52:42</pubDate></item><item><title>PA with drug habit steals &#x408;10K from top bank to fund cosmetic surgery</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=233</link><description><![CDATA[ PA with drug habit steals &pound;10K from
top bank to fund cosmetic surgery
Wednesday 12th January
2011
A PA who worked for a global investment bank escaped a jail sentence last week,
despite admitting...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 14th of January 2011 10:55:19</pubDate></item><item><title>Pay day loan manager jailed for stealing &#x408;84K from firm</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=232</link><description><![CDATA[ Pay day loan manager jailed for
stealing &pound;84K from firm
Wednesday 12th
January 2011
A manager for a pay day loan firm has been jailed for 20 months following her
conviction for stealing over &pound;84,000...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 14th of January 2011 10:54:49</pubDate></item><item><title>Ex-NACFB chief exec returns to broking</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=231</link><description><![CDATA[ Ex-NACFB chief exec returns to
broking
Thursday 13th January
2011
The former chief executive of the NACFB has been appointed director of a
London-based commercial finance brokers. Keith Heron,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 14th of January 2011 10:54:23</pubDate></item><item><title>Exclusive: Squatters &ndash; London&#x2019;s new million pound property barons</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=230</link><description><![CDATA[ Exclusive: Squatters – London’s new
million pound property barons
Thursday 13th January
2011
How easy is it to squat in London? Following recent press coverage of a group
of squatters living at...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 14th of January 2011 10:53:57</pubDate></item><item><title>Property millionaires soar in London but dwindle in Wales</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=229</link><description><![CDATA[ Property
millionaires soar in London but dwindle in Wales
Thursday 6th January 2011
The number of property millionaires in Britain increased by 6 percent during
2010, according to research by property...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 07th of January 2011 11:08:27</pubDate></item><item><title>London lender reports month of 72-hour bridging loan completions</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=228</link><description><![CDATA[ London lender
reports month of 72-hour bridging loan completions
Thursday 6th January 2011
A London-based bridging lender has revealed that its average loan completion
time stood at just 72 hours...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 07th of January 2011 11:07:48</pubDate></item><item><title>Four in 10 Britons struggling to make it to payday</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=227</link><description><![CDATA[ Four
in 10 Britons struggling to make it to payday
Tuesday 4th January 2011
Almost&amp;nbsp;four in ten people (38%) say they struggle financially to make it
to ‘payday’, according to R3, the insolvency...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 07th of January 2011 11:07:26</pubDate></item><item><title>Debt warning over Facebook 'pay later' option</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=226</link><description><![CDATA[ Debt
warning over Facebook 'pay later' option
Friday 7th January 2011
Rumours&amp;nbsp;that social network site&amp;nbsp;Facebook is to offer a ‘pay later’
option for buying virtual goods online has&amp;nbsp;prompted&amp;nbsp;a...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 07th of January 2011 11:07:02</pubDate></item><item><title>Bridging lender completes record &#x408;7m Belgravia loan</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=225</link><description><![CDATA[ Bridging
lender completes record &pound;7m Belgravia loan
Thursday 16th December 2010
A North-London bridging lender has announced the completion of a &pound;7 million
bridging loan – its largest to date. West...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 17th of December 2010 10:07:46</pubDate></item><item><title>The Apprentice property developer accused of brokering &#x2018;dodgy deals&#x2019;</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=224</link><description><![CDATA[ The
Apprentice property developer accused of brokering ‘dodgy deals’
Thursday 16th December 2010
Lord Alan Sugar’s business talent show has been hit with more controversy, as
another Apprentice...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 17th of December 2010 10:07:20</pubDate></item><item><title>Debtors get online treatment for mental health problems</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=223</link><description><![CDATA[ Debtors
get online treatment for mental health problems
Wednesday 15th December 2010
With recent scrutiny on the link between debt and mental health issues,
indebted Britons are now being offered...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 17th of December 2010 10:06:53</pubDate></item><item><title>Corrupt bankruptcy firm closed following insolvency investigation</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=222</link><description><![CDATA[ Corrupt
bankruptcy firm closed following insolvency investigation
Wednesday 15th December 2010
A company that advertised itself as a ‘one stop shop’ for dealing with
bankruptcy has been ordered...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 17th of December 2010 10:06:29</pubDate></item><item><title>Debt Management Today launches Debt Calculator</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=221</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Debt
Management Today launches Debt Calculator
Tuesday 7th December 2010
Debt Management Today has unveiled a new tool in helping consumers and brokers
identify their debt levels and gage...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 10th of December 2010 14:53:17</pubDate></item><item><title>Financial exclusion tackled with launch of MoneySave Solutions</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=220</link><description><![CDATA[ Financial
exclusion tackled with launch of MoneySave Solutions
Tuesday 7th December 2010
Labelled the UK’s first web and telephone based portal to utility, insurance,
banking and financial planning...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 10th of December 2010 14:52:57</pubDate></item><item><title>Bridge Doctors enquiry turns into done deal for bridging lender</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=219</link><description><![CDATA[ Bridge Doctors
enquiry turns into done deal for bridging lender
Tuesday 7th December 2010
The popular Bridge Doctors facility on Bridging and Commercial has seen a
recent success – after an enquiry...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 10th of December 2010 14:52:38</pubDate></item><item><title>Dos and Don&#x2019;ts: Marketing your brand to the financial services sector</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=218</link><description><![CDATA[ 
Dos and Don’ts:
Marketing your brand to the financial services sector
Tuesday 7th December 2010
This time last year, the term ‘marketing’ was pretty much redundant in the
financial services market,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 10th of December 2010 14:52:17</pubDate></item><item><title>Bridging lender offers free membership to new association on every loan completed</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=216</link><description><![CDATA[ Bridging
lender offers free membership to new association on every loan completed
Tuesday 30th November 2010
A bridging lender has announced plans to provide brokers with a free
membership, worth...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 03rd of December 2010 10:04:30</pubDate></item><item><title>New commercial packager launches promising &#x2018;best-in-class&#x2019; service</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=215</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

New
commercial packager launches promising ‘best-in-class’ service
Tuesday 30th November 2010
A new commercial packager has just launched, promising intermediaries a
relationship founded...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 03rd of December 2010 10:03:19</pubDate></item><item><title>Debt collection staff unprepared in dealing with 10,000 debtors with mental health problems a month</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=214</link><description><![CDATA[ Debt
collection staff unprepared in dealing with 10,000 debtors with mental health
problems a month
Wednesday 1st December 2010
A report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists has presented some...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 03rd of December 2010 10:02:52</pubDate></item><item><title>Bank bashing down to &#x2018;vocal minority&#x2019; in the business community</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=213</link><description><![CDATA[ Bank
bashing down to ‘vocal minority’ in the business community
Wednesday 1st December 2010
Insolvency trade body, R3, has said that the anger towards banks in the media
is being skewed by a ‘vocal...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 03rd of December 2010 10:02:32</pubDate></item><item><title>Specialist lenders grab awards at the NACFB Gala Dinner</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=212</link><description><![CDATA[ 
Specialist
lenders grab awards at the NACFB Gala Dinner
Monday 22nd November 2010
Following a fantastic night of cabaret, stand up comedy, rock ‘n’ roll and free
flowing wine, there were some...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 26th of November 2010 12:55:01</pubDate></item><item><title>Candy Brothers team up with brokerage to launch new bridging lender</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=211</link><description><![CDATA[ Candy
Brothers team up with brokerage to launch new bridging lender
Monday 22nd November 2010
In a surprise move, the famous – or should that be infamous? –
multi-millionaire property developer...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 26th of November 2010 12:44:26</pubDate></item><item><title>Action taken against debt recovery giant over pressure practices</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=210</link><description><![CDATA[ Action
taken against debt recovery giant over pressure practices
Tuesday 23rd November 2010
A global debt recovery giant has become the latest firm to be warned over
‘unreasonably’ pressurising...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 26th of November 2010 12:43:55</pubDate></item><item><title>Are debt management leads worth buying for brokers?</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=209</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Are
debt management leads worth buying for brokers?
Tuesday 23rd November 2010
Debt management leads are amongst the most difficult to deal with, the largest
lead generation firm in financial...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 26th of November 2010 12:43:30</pubDate></item><item><title>Bankrupt ocean rower faces 5 year ban for secured loan fraud and showing &#x2018;cynical disregard&#x2019;</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=208</link><description><![CDATA[ Bankrupt
ocean rower faces 5 year ban for secured loan fraud and showing ‘cynical
disregard’
Wednesday 17th November 2010
A Devon nightclub owner and champion ocean rower has been given a five-year
Bankruptcy...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 19th of November 2010 15:38:05</pubDate></item><item><title>New association for debt intermediaries reports positive launch at Expo</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=207</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

New
association for debt intermediaries reports positive launch at Expo
Wednesday 17th November 2010
Following on from last week’s announcement that a new professional association
has...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 19th of November 2010 15:34:09</pubDate></item><item><title>City bank completes &#x408;2m bridging loan on stately home</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=206</link><description><![CDATA[ City
bank completes &pound;2m bridging loan on stately home
Wednesday 17th November 2010
The bridging division of a London bank has announced that it has just completed
a loan on an unusual property,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 19th of November 2010 15:33:27</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x408;172m AMG Portfolio goes into administration</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=205</link><description><![CDATA[ &pound;172m
AMG Portfolio goes into administration
Wednesday 17th November 2010
The ill-fated AMG Portfolio Loan, part of the Windermere VIII CMBS plc
securitisation, which matured earlier this year has...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 19th of November 2010 15:32:48</pubDate></item><item><title>OFT takes action against &#x2018;Tooth Fairy&#x2019; payday lender</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=204</link><description><![CDATA[ 
OFT
takes action against ‘Tooth Fairy’ payday lender
Tuesday 9th November 2010
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has taken action to address unsatisfactory
business practices of payday lender,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 12th of November 2010 14:12:08</pubDate></item><item><title>New Association of Professional Debt Solution Intermediaries launched</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=203</link><description><![CDATA[ New
Association of Professional Debt Solution Intermediaries launched
Wednesday 10th November 2010
A new professional association has been created to help intermediaries and
brokers offer a range...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 12th of November 2010 14:11:38</pubDate></item><item><title>A View from the Rostrum by Property Auctioneer, Felix Rigg</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=202</link><description><![CDATA[ A View from the
Rostrum by Property Auctioneer, Felix Rigg
Wednesday 10th November 2010
Here we are in the middle of a recession and you’d expect me, a commercial
property auctioneer, to be far...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 12th of November 2010 14:11:16</pubDate></item><item><title>Capital allowances &#x2018;a right not a privilege&#x2019;: another service to offer</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=201</link><description><![CDATA[ Capital allowances
‘a right not a privilege’: another service to offer
Wednesday 10th November 2010
Every time a commercial property owner spends money buying or improving his
property, there is...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 12th of November 2010 14:10:48</pubDate></item><item><title>Specialist packager rebrands in order to be &#x2018;taken more seriously&#x2019;</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=199</link><description><![CDATA[ Specialist
packager rebrands in order to be ‘taken more seriously’
Thursday 4th November 2010
&amp;nbsp;A specialist packager has rebranded its company logo and website, marking
a new dawn for the business&amp;nbsp;as...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 05th of November 2010 10:05:14</pubDate></item><item><title>RBS blocks Gordon Ramsay from selling &#x408;3m home amid reported business debts</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=198</link><description><![CDATA[ RBS
blocks Gordon Ramsay from selling &pound;3m home amid reported business debts
Thursday 4th November 2010
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has hit headlines again, following revelations
that his bank has...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 05th of November 2010 10:04:51</pubDate></item><item><title>Lender launches first pension backed secured loan</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=197</link><description><![CDATA[ Lender
launches first pension backed secured loan
Wednesday 3rd November 2010
A new secured lender has today launched a completely new type of secured loan,
which allows borrowers to invest simultaneously...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 05th of November 2010 10:04:23</pubDate></item><item><title>Debt firm has licence revoked for illegal 'government messages'</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=196</link><description><![CDATA[ Debt
firm has licence revoked for illegal 'government messages'
Wednesday 3rd November 2010
The OFT has taken action against a lead generation firm as part of a crackdown
on illegal cold calling...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 05th of November 2010 10:03:51</pubDate></item><item><title>Troubled subprime lender &#x408;2.8bn in debt prepares restructuring deal</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=195</link><description><![CDATA[ Troubled
subprime lender &pound;2.8bn in debt prepares restructuring deal
Wednesday 27th October 2010
In an Interim Management Statement released on Friday, the troubled subprime
lender Cattles announced...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 29th of October 2010 10:09:30</pubDate></item><item><title>Celebrity debt advisor: Footballers desperately in need of financial advice</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=194</link><description><![CDATA[ Celebrity
debt advisor: Footballers desperately in need of financial advice
Wednesday 27th October 2010
Sporting a client book full of Premiership footballers, a Porsche to take him
to and from...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 29th of October 2010 10:09:05</pubDate></item><item><title>Questions raised over Tiuta&#x2019;s new &#x408;300m funding line</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=193</link><description><![CDATA[ Questions
raised over Tiuta’s new &pound;300m funding line
Tuesday 26th October 2010
Tiuta’s recent announcement of a new funding line has caused a stir following
an analysis of the fund, and the firm’s...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 29th of October 2010 10:08:43</pubDate></item><item><title>'Lenders are pretending to offer development loans', claims expert</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=192</link><description><![CDATA[ 'Lenders
are pretending to offer development loans', claims expert
Tuesday 26th October 2010
This week our residential Development Doctor and development finance expert,
James Bloom of Regentsmead,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 29th of October 2010 10:08:15</pubDate></item><item><title>Bond star refuses to attend court hearing into dubious property deal</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=191</link><description><![CDATA[ Bond
star refuses to attend court hearing into dubious property deal
Tuesday 19th October 2010
A former Bond star has been summoned to court following an investigation into
the sale for of his beachside...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 22nd of October 2010 10:34:54</pubDate></item><item><title>ASA bans controversial ad for short term loans company</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=190</link><description><![CDATA[ ASA
bans controversial ad for short term loans company
Tuesday 19th October 2010
A complaint made against a short-term loan company for sending out an
unsolicited SMS advert has been upheld by the...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 22nd of October 2010 10:34:26</pubDate></item><item><title>Industry frustration as talks between rival debt management bodies fail</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=189</link><description><![CDATA[ Industry
frustration as talks between rival debt management bodies fail
Wednesday 20th October 2010
Talks of a merger between the two main debt management trade bodies, the Debt
Managers Standards...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 22nd of October 2010 10:33:52</pubDate></item><item><title>FSA loses 41 laptops and Blackberries in three years</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=188</link><description><![CDATA[ FSA
loses 41 laptops and Blackberries in three years
Wednesday 20th October 2010
A regular criticism from the FSA when it comes to issuing bans on financial advisors
is that they failed to demonstrate...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 22nd of October 2010 10:33:32</pubDate></item><item><title>Company director gets 16-month jail term following insolvency investigation</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=187</link><description><![CDATA[Company
director gets 16-month jail term following insolvency investigation
Monday 11th October 2010
A company director has been jailed following an investigation by the]]></description><pubDate>Friday 15th of October 2010 10:06:29</pubDate></item><item><title>Grammy-winning singer files for second bankruptcy</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=186</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Grammy-winning
singer files for second bankruptcy
Monday 11th October 2010
A six time Grammy Award winner, famous for her 90s power ballads and poor debt
management skills, has filed for...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 15th of October 2010 10:05:49</pubDate></item><item><title>Private bridging funder pays client&#x2019;s fees in unusual land deal</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=185</link><description><![CDATA[ Private
bridging funder pays client’s fees in unusual land deal
Monday 11th October 2010
A specialist bridging packager recently arranged a case that allowed a first;
the client’s valuations and...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 15th of October 2010 10:05:14</pubDate></item><item><title>New association launches for bridging sector and promises to &#x2018;unite&#x2019; industry</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=184</link><description><![CDATA[ New
association launches for bridging sector and promises to ‘unite’ industry
Tuesday 12th October 2010
A new association has been launched that promises to unite ‘bridging
professionals’ by acting...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 15th of October 2010 10:04:49</pubDate></item><item><title>Lloyds calls for major property group to be taken into administration</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=183</link><description><![CDATA[ 
Lloyds
calls for major property group to be taken into administration
Wednesday 6th October 2010
A Norwich-based property developer, brought bank from the brink of
administration by four MPs recently,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 08th of October 2010 12:03:22</pubDate></item><item><title>The Lead Taker : Are you a &#x2018;busy fool&#x2019;? Nordic economies and how to get back on track</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=182</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

The
Lead Taker : Are you a ‘busy fool’? Nordic economies and how to get back on
track
Wednesday 6th October 2010
While volume transactions are low there is little to be gained by being...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 08th of October 2010 12:03:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Coastal cities have highest proportion of bankruptcies for two years running</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=181</link><description><![CDATA[ Coastal
cities have highest proportion of bankruptcies for two years running
Tuesday 5th October 2010
The saying goes that life’s a beach, however a table of the top 50 bankruptcy
hotspots in the...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 08th of October 2010 12:02:34</pubDate></item><item><title>Debt worries for middle class as child benefit set to be cut for high earners</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=180</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Debt
worries for middle class as child benefit set to be cut for high earners
Monday 4th October 2010
In a move that is said will save around &pound;1 billion, Chancellor George Osborne
has...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 08th of October 2010 12:02:13</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x408;1m bridging loan turns rundown mansion into luxury apartments</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=179</link><description><![CDATA[ &pound;1m
bridging loan turns rundown mansion into luxury apartments
Thursday 30th September 2010
A London-based short term lender is celebrating after funding a &pound;1 million
refurbishment loan, helping...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 01st of October 2010 11:08:53</pubDate></item><item><title>Bankrupt reality TV star forced to sell &#x408;1.25m home</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=178</link><description><![CDATA[ 
Bankrupt
reality TV star forced to sell &pound;1.25m home
Thursday 30th September 2010
Better known for her car-crash celebrity lifestyle, documented through reality
TV series and glossy magazine spreads,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 01st of October 2010 11:08:23</pubDate></item><item><title>Middle class couples taking in lodgers to help debt problems</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=177</link><description><![CDATA[ Middle
class couples taking in lodgers to help debt problems
Wednesday 29th September 2010
Middle class homeowners are said to be beating the recession and helping pay
off their debt by taking in...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 01st of October 2010 11:08:00</pubDate></item><item><title>OFT closing in on 129 debt management companies</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=176</link><description><![CDATA[ OFT
closing in on 129 debt management companies
Wednesday 29th September 2010
The OFT has told 129 debt management firms that they face losing their consumer
credit licences unless immediate action...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 01st of October 2010 11:07:33</pubDate></item><item><title>Manchester brokers become members of exclusive bridging finance club</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=175</link><description><![CDATA[ Manchester
brokers become members of exclusive bridging finance club
Thursday 23rd September 2010
After a pause in August, the Blue Skies Bridging Road Show came back in full
force last Thursday,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 24th of September 2010 10:16:52</pubDate></item><item><title>London bridging lender opens doors to NACFB brokers</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=174</link><description><![CDATA[ London
bridging lender opens doors to NACFB brokers
Thursday 23rd September 2010
A London-based short and medium-term lender is now accepting business from
NACFB members, having just become a patron...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 24th of September 2010 10:16:24</pubDate></item><item><title>OFT warns estate agents of strict new policies and fines</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=173</link><description><![CDATA[ OFT
warns estate agents of strict new policies and fines
Wednesday 22nd September 2010
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published its interim policy on imposing
financial penalties on estate...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 24th of September 2010 10:15:53</pubDate></item><item><title>Misleading property company facing wind up petition</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=172</link><description><![CDATA[ Misleading
property company facing wind up petition
Wednesday 22nd September 2010
Another company is facing liquidation after the Secretary of State for
Business, Innovation &amp;amp; Skills presented...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 24th of September 2010 10:15:12</pubDate></item><item><title>Lloyds puts &#x408;100m worth of HBOS property up for sale</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=171</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Lloyds puts &pound;100m
worth of HBOS property up for sale
Tuesday 14th September 2010
Over 700 luxury rental properties across the UK could be up for sale as Lloyds
Banking Group disposes assets...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 17th of September 2010 10:09:13</pubDate></item><item><title>Lender raises over &#x408;20m for UK real estate bridging deals</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=170</link><description><![CDATA[ Lender raises over
&pound;20m for UK real estate bridging deals
Tuesday 14th September 2010
A London short term lender has announced that over &pound;20 million has been raised
for its real estate bridging...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 17th of September 2010 10:08:13</pubDate></item><item><title>Debt collectors causing suicidal feelings? Mental health charity reports</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=169</link><description><![CDATA[ Debt
collectors causing suicidal feelings? Mental health charity reports
Wednesday 15th September 2010
The mental health charity Mind&amp;nbsp;has revealed&amp;nbsp;shocking new evidence
about the impact...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 17th of September 2010 10:07:51</pubDate></item><item><title>Bankruptcy battle for businessman accused of huge property fraud</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=168</link><description><![CDATA[ Bankruptcy
battle for businessman accused of huge property fraud
Monday 13th September 2010
A businessman facing 171 fraud charges is coming up against a new fight, as a
creditor is seeking to have...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 17th of September 2010 10:07:25</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x408;2.9m Lifemark asset to stave off collapse</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=167</link><description><![CDATA[ &pound;2.9m
Lifemark asset to stave off collapse
Wednesday 1 September 2010
Four of Lifemark’s life settlement policies have been sold and another ten put
on sale to raise cash in hope of rescuing the...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 10th of September 2010 09:57:40</pubDate></item><item><title>Tax bill or tax rebate: Do you have a &#x408;1,500 bill this morning?</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=163</link><description><![CDATA[ Tax
bill or tax rebate: Do you have a &pound;1,500 bill this morning?
Tuesday 7th September 2010
To some, the weekend’s headlines that millions of PAYE earners have been paying
too much tax will come...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 10th of September 2010 09:56:08</pubDate></item><item><title>Attempted mortgage fraud up by over a third on last year</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=162</link><description><![CDATA[ Attempted
mortgage fraud up by over a third on last year
Thursday 9th September 2010
New data released by the Experian Fraud Index shows a surge in fraudulent
applications across the financial services,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 10th of September 2010 09:55:30</pubDate></item><item><title>Government condemned for failing to save legendary Emmerdale pub</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=161</link><description><![CDATA[ Government
condemned for failing to save legendary Emmerdale pub
Tuesday 31st August 2010
The famous Woolpack pub featured in the soap Emmerdale is closing down, but it
could have been saved by...]]></description><pubDate>Thursday 02nd of September 2010 10:26:24</pubDate></item><item><title>Fake Chelsea landlord jailed for 3 years</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=160</link><description><![CDATA[ Fake Chelsea
landlord jailed for 3 years
Tuesday 31st August 2010
A conman tenant, who sold a luxury property in London’s Kensington and Chelsea
area that he was renting by posing as the owner,...]]></description><pubDate>Thursday 02nd of September 2010 10:25:08</pubDate></item><item><title>A third of couples over 40 in the dark about their partner&#x2019;s finances</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=159</link><description><![CDATA[ 
A
third of couples over 40 in the dark about their partner’s finances
Wednesday 1st September 2010
UK couples could be risk of spending their old age in poverty because they are
failing to talk...]]></description><pubDate>Thursday 02nd of September 2010 10:24:10</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x408;20m fraud risk as Insolvency Service suffers &#x408;3m of cutbacks</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=158</link><description><![CDATA[ &pound;20m
fraud risk as Insolvency Service suffers &pound;3m of cutbacks
Wednesday 1st September 2010
Government cutbacks at the Insolvency Service could mean more company directors
not being pursued over...]]></description><pubDate>Thursday 02nd of September 2010 10:23:36</pubDate></item><item><title>UK&#x2019;s worst bank for customer service revealed</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=157</link><description><![CDATA[ UK’s
worst bank for customer service revealed
Monday 23rd August 2010
A satisfaction survey by the consumer group Which? has revealed the UK’s best
and worst-rated banks for customer service. Banking...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 27th of August 2010 14:40:23</pubDate></item><item><title>Cold calling claims handler liquidated with &#x408;24,000 of debts</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=156</link><description><![CDATA[ Cold
calling claims handler liquidated with &pound;24,000 of debts
Wednesday 25th August 2010
A claims management company that came under fire last year for sending out
unsolicited text messages has now...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 27th of August 2010 14:40:01</pubDate></item><item><title>Dragons&#x2019; Den inventor left devastated after investment turned out to be a loan</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=155</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Dragons’
Den inventor left devastated after investment turned out to be a loan
Tuesday 24th August 2010
A single mother from Scunthorpe, whose invention left all five dragons
speechless...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 27th of August 2010 14:39:33</pubDate></item><item><title>Broker alert: Manchester Blue Skies Road Show &ndash; reserve your place</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=154</link><description><![CDATA[ Broker
alert: Manchester Blue Skies Road Show – reserve your place
Thursday 26th August 2010
Following on from the success of the last Cheval Blue Skies Bridging Finance
Road Show in London, plans...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 27th of August 2010 14:39:09</pubDate></item><item><title>London bridging firm saves borrower from foreclosure in final days</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=153</link><description><![CDATA[ London
bridging firm saves borrower from foreclosure in final days
Monday 9th August 2010
A bridging finance company has announced that it recently completed a &pound;1.25
million bridging loan, saving...]]></description><pubDate>Tuesday 17th of August 2010 11:14:04</pubDate></item><item><title>Manchester debt firm is liquidated owing creditors over &#x408;2.2m</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=151</link><description><![CDATA[ Manchester
debt firm is liquidated owing creditors over &pound;2.2m
Wednesday 11th August 2010
One of the most well-known debt management firms operating in the intermediary
sector has been liquidated,...]]></description><pubDate>Tuesday 17th of August 2010 11:13:10</pubDate></item><item><title>Second spike in insolvency rates could be imminent</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=150</link><description><![CDATA[ Second
spike in insolvency rates could be imminent
Monday 9th August 2010
The latest statistics from the Insolvency Service have revealed that the number
of personal insolvencies has increased by...]]></description><pubDate>Tuesday 17th of August 2010 11:12:47</pubDate></item><item><title>Home of Mortgage Business Expo could be torn down by top property developer</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=149</link><description><![CDATA[ Home
of Mortgage Business Expo could be torn down by top property developer
Thursday 5th August 2010
By Stephanie Baxter Business is booming at top London property developer
Capital and Counties...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 06th of August 2010 10:05:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Property developer bailed out of near &#x408;700m debt by local MPs</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=148</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Property
developer bailed out of near &pound;700m debt by local MPs
Thursday 5th August 2010
Four Norfolk MPs have stepped in to stop a local property developer,
Targetfollow, from going into...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 06th of August 2010 10:04:06</pubDate></item><item><title>FSA fines banking giant &#x408;5.6m for terrorist financing risk</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=147</link><description><![CDATA[ FSA
fines banking giant &pound;5.6m for terrorist financing risk
Wednesday 4th August 2010
Members of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group were yesterday handed a &pound;5.6m fine
by the FSA for failing to have...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 06th of August 2010 10:03:44</pubDate></item><item><title>2,300 false insurance claims made every week</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=146</link><description><![CDATA[ 2,300
false insurance claims made every week
Monday 2nd August 2010
Fraudulent insurance claims are at a record high, according to new figures
released by the Association of British Insurers (ABI)....]]></description><pubDate>Friday 06th of August 2010 10:03:07</pubDate></item><item><title>Important County Court decision could impact on lenders and brokers</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=145</link><description><![CDATA[ Important
County Court decision could impact on lenders and brokers
Tuesday 20th July 2010
A recent case described as 'important' by legal professionals could create
problems for mortgage lenders...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 23rd of July 2010 13:21:43</pubDate></item><item><title>New iPhone app launched for &#x201B;property addicts and nosey neighbours alike&#x201C;</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=144</link><description><![CDATA[ New
iPhone app launched for “property addicts and nosey neighbours alike”
Thursday 22nd July 2010
A new iPhone app has been launched by property website Zoopla.co.uk. Designed
for property consumers,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 23rd of July 2010 13:21:04</pubDate></item><item><title>Pension Credit: Am I entitled?</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=143</link><description><![CDATA[ Pension
Credit: Am I entitled?
Wednesday 21st July 2010
Feature by Colin Trend, of Money Advice South West Pension Credit is a benefit
that works alongside the State Pension (for females) and is...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 23rd of July 2010 13:20:37</pubDate></item><item><title>Payday lender has &#x2018;light hearted&#x2019; ad banned</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=142</link><description><![CDATA[ Payday
lender has ‘light hearted’ ad banned
Monday 19th July 2010
A controversial payday loan company has received 63 complaints for one of their
recent television adverts, and has had the complaints...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 23rd of July 2010 13:20:16</pubDate></item><item><title>Debt charity urges banks to provide bank accounts to bankrupts</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=141</link><description><![CDATA[ Debt
charity urges banks to provide bank accounts to bankrupts
Wednesday 14th July 2010
The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has published a report urging banks and
building societies to change their...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 16th of July 2010 12:40:38</pubDate></item><item><title>Bad management blamed for 56% of corporate insolvencies</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=140</link><description><![CDATA[ Bad
management blamed for 56% of corporate insolvencies
Wednesday 14th July 2010
Incompetence or bad management of company directors causes 56% of corporate
failures, while nearly 40% of businesses...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 16th of July 2010 12:40:10</pubDate></item><item><title>Done Brothers inject &#x408;25m into Manchester bridging lender</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=139</link><description><![CDATA[ Done
Brothers inject &pound;25m into Manchester bridging lender
Thursday 15th July 2010
Prolific businessman and the world’s largest independent bookmakers, Fred and
Peter Done, have pledged to pump up...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 16th of July 2010 12:39:35</pubDate></item><item><title>Secret millionaire sued by little brother over property sale</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=138</link><description><![CDATA[ Secret
millionaire sued by little brother over property sale
Thursday 15th July 2010
One of the most generous secret millionaires from the Channel 4 programme of
the same name – who during one episode...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 16th of July 2010 12:38:56</pubDate></item><item><title>First ever bridging finance road show hits London</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=137</link><description><![CDATA[ First
ever bridging finance road show hits London
Tuesday 6th July 2010
Following two hugely successful road shows in Bristol and Birmingham, the third
stop on Cheval’s Blue Skies Bridging road...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 09th of July 2010 10:11:56</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x2018;Single mother&#x2019; property tycoon jailed for &#x408;28,000 fraud</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=136</link><description><![CDATA[ ‘Single
mother’ property tycoon jailed for &pound;28,000 fraud
Tuesday 6th July 2010
A property tycoon who owned over five properties in the North of England has
been jailed for benefit fraud. Rachel...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 09th of July 2010 10:11:22</pubDate></item><item><title>Illegal money lender imprisoned for charging 1,000% interest</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=135</link><description><![CDATA[ Illegal
money lender imprisoned for charging 1,000% interest
Wednesday 7th July 2010
An illegal money lender from Sheffield has been sentenced to 16 months in jail
for preying on vulnerable people,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 09th of July 2010 10:09:43</pubDate></item><item><title>New research shows debt struggles continue for retired Britons</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=134</link><description><![CDATA[ New
research shows debt struggles continue for retired Britons
Thursday 8th July 2010
Research has revealed that repaying debts has been the motivation for a third
of equity release customers, whilst...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 09th of July 2010 10:08:58</pubDate></item><item><title>Brokers and legal advisors urged to help divorcing clients with debt problems</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=133</link><description><![CDATA[ Brokers
and legal advisors urged to help divorcing clients with debt problems
Wednesday 30th June 2010
For mortgage brokers who have diversified into offering debt solutions to their
clients, the...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 02nd of July 2010 10:19:18</pubDate></item><item><title>Banks accused of doubling company insolvency fees as OFT calls for reforms</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=132</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Banks
accused of doubling company insolvency fees as OFT calls for reforms
Wednesday 30th June 2010
A specialist&amp;nbsp;in company administrations has accused high street banks of
self-serving...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 02nd of July 2010 10:19:00</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x408;12m estate on the market for the first time in 1,000 years</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=131</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

&pound;12m
estate on the market for the first time in 1,000 years
Thursday 1st July 2010
A grand estate near Kidderminster, featuring a 13-bedroomed main property and
1,300 acres of gardens,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 02nd of July 2010 10:18:38</pubDate></item><item><title>Manchester United star&#x2019;s eco-bunker refused application after local protest</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=130</link><description><![CDATA[ Manchester
United star’s eco-bunker refused application after local protest
Tuesday 29th June 2010
Gary Neville’s application to build an underground, eco-friendly property on
greenbelt land between...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 02nd of July 2010 10:18:16</pubDate></item><item><title>HMRC debt collector jailed for stealing &#x408;85,000</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=129</link><description><![CDATA[ HMRC
debt collector jailed for stealing &pound;85,000
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
A debt collection officer working for the HM Revenue &amp;amp; Customs has pleaded
guilty to stealing nearly &pound;85,000 from taxpayers....]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of June 2010 09:55:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Special report: Debt advice market has transformed</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=128</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Special
report: Debt advice market has transformed
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
The debt advice sector has undergone a significant transformation in the last
year, according to leading debt...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of June 2010 09:54:14</pubDate></item><item><title>David Beckham set to be defence witness for broker arrested in South Africa</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=127</link><description><![CDATA[ David
Beckham set to be defence witness for broker arrested in South Africa
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
For the many England supporters watching the match on Friday night with their
heads shaking in...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of June 2010 09:53:33</pubDate></item><item><title>High profile property developer declared bankrupt for debts of over &#x408;1m</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=126</link><description><![CDATA[ High
profile property developer declared bankrupt for debts of over &pound;1m
Tuesday 22nd June 2010
A high profile property developer from Liverpool has been declared bankrupt,
after falling into debt...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 25th of June 2010 09:52:40</pubDate></item><item><title>Sir Fred splashes out &#x408;3.5m on luxury Edinburgh home</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=125</link><description><![CDATA[ Sir
Fred splashes out &pound;3.5m on luxury Edinburgh home
Tuesday 15th June 2010
Former CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Sir Fred Goodwin, has reportedly
bought “one of Edinburgh’s finest houses” for...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 18th of June 2010 10:38:04</pubDate></item><item><title>Football fan paints the house to show England support</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=124</link><description><![CDATA[ Football
fan paints the house to show England support
Tuesday 15th June 2010
Most England fans wear a football shirt to show their support - but one has
covered the front of his house with a mural...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 18th of June 2010 10:37:35</pubDate></item><item><title>Solicitor handed 15-year bankruptcy restriction after &#x408;9m loss</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=123</link><description><![CDATA[ Solicitor
handed 15-year bankruptcy restriction after &pound;9m loss
Wednesday 16th June 2010
A solicitor whose corrupt dealings led his employers into administration has
signed a bankruptcy restricting...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 18th of June 2010 10:37:13</pubDate></item><item><title>Research shows massive postcode lottery in annual utility bills</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=122</link><description><![CDATA[ Research
shows massive postcode lottery in annual utility bills
Monday 14th June 2010
A recent survey has found that gas and electricity bills vary across the
country by up to &pound;189 a year. &amp;nbsp;...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 18th of June 2010 10:36:46</pubDate></item><item><title>Claims management company enters CVA following tax troubles</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=121</link><description><![CDATA[ Claims
management company enters CVA following tax troubles
Wednesday 9th June 2010
The controversial claims management company, Credit Issues, entered a Company
Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) last...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 11th of June 2010 10:51:24</pubDate></item><item><title>Bolton debt firms shut down following damning investigation</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=120</link><description><![CDATA[ Bolton
debt firms shut down following damning investigation
Wednesday 9th June 2010
Bolton-based 3 Step Finance Ltd, (previously known as Global Debt Solutions
Ltd), and 123 Finance Ltd have been...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 11th of June 2010 10:51:03</pubDate></item><item><title>Details of scam to sell the Ritz revealed in court</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=119</link><description><![CDATA[ Details of scam to
sell the Ritz revealed in court
Thursday 10th June 2010
The details behind an ambitious con to sell The Ritz Hotel for &pound;250 million
have been heard in court this week, as three...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 11th of June 2010 10:50:40</pubDate></item><item><title>Solicitor charged with &#x408;250,000 fraud</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=118</link><description><![CDATA[ Solicitor charged
with &pound;250,000 fraud
Thursday 10th June 2010
A Kent-based solicitor is due in court today, facing multiple fraud and money
laundering chargers. It is claimed that he could have...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 11th of June 2010 10:50:23</pubDate></item><item><title>New rule gives recent PPI complainants more time to go to the Ombudsman</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=117</link><description><![CDATA[ New
rule gives recent PPI complainants more time to go to the Ombudsman
Wednesday 2nd June 2010
The FSA announced on Friday a temporary rule to give customers who recently
made a complaint about...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of June 2010 10:57:27</pubDate></item><item><title>Worry as debt charities could be hit by funding cuts</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=116</link><description><![CDATA[ Worry
as debt charities could be hit by funding cuts
Wednesday 2nd June 2010
As a recent report from the debt charity Citizens Advice Bureau shows that
staff fielded an additional 2.4 million debt...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of June 2010 10:56:56</pubDate></item><item><title>Man sentenced for &#x408;500,000 mortgage fraud</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=115</link><description><![CDATA[ Man
sentenced for &pound;500,000 mortgage fraud
Tuesday 1st June 2010
A Sunderland man who fraudulently obtained over &pound;500,000 in mortgages has been
given a suspended sentence and ordered to repay &pound;5,500...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of June 2010 10:56:26</pubDate></item><item><title>Broker slams bridging lenders backing out of deals at last minute</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=114</link><description><![CDATA[ Broker
slams bridging lenders backing out of deals at last minute
Thursday 3rd June 2010
There are many reasons why a bridging loan deal can fall through – inaccurate
information on an application...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 04th of June 2010 10:54:41</pubDate></item><item><title>Estate agents value Stonehenge at &#x408;50m</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=113</link><description><![CDATA[ Estate
agents value Stonehenge at &pound;50m
Thursday 27th May 2010
500 of the top estate agents have taken part in a survey, giving what-if
valuations for Britian’s most iconic landmarks.&amp;nbsp; The results...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 28th of May 2010 10:24:04</pubDate></item><item><title>Download your World Cup Match Schedule poster here</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=112</link><description><![CDATA[ Download
your World Cup Match Schedule poster here
Thursday 27th May 2010
World Cup fever is well and truly upon us here at Bridging &amp;amp; Commercial and
to celebrate it we’ve teamed up with short...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 28th of May 2010 10:23:20</pubDate></item><item><title>Manager banned by the FSA for fraud</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=111</link><description><![CDATA[ Manager
banned by the FSA for fraud
Wednesday 26th May 2010
The FSA has banned a former employee at Seymour Pierce Limited from working in
financial services again, after he stole from his employer...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 28th of May 2010 10:22:37</pubDate></item><item><title>Have you referred any of your clients to a claims handler? Regretting it?</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=110</link><description><![CDATA[ Have
you referred any of your clients to a claims handler? Regretting it?
Wednesday 26th May 2010
Have you referred clients to a Claims Management Company (CMC) in the past year
and not had the...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 28th of May 2010 10:22:00</pubDate></item><item><title>Debt purchasing arm of Cattles unveils &#x408;5m losses</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=109</link><description><![CDATA[ Debt
purchasing arm of Cattles unveils &pound;5m losses
Tuesday 18th May 2010
The increasingly complicated saga of subprime lender Cattles continues, with
the announcement that its debt purchasing subsidiary...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 21st of May 2010 10:39:03</pubDate></item><item><title>ASA bans claims management ad</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=108</link><description><![CDATA[ ASA
bans claims management ad
Tuesday 18th May 2010
The Advertising Standards Agency has announced that it has banned a national
press ad for claims management company, Unfair Credit Direct, following...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 21st of May 2010 10:38:02</pubDate></item><item><title>Solicitors urge property investors to hold steady amid possible CGT hike</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=107</link><description><![CDATA[ Solicitors
urge property investors to hold steady amid possible CGT hike
Tuesday 18th May 2010
A leading law firm that specialises in property management is warning people
not to rush into selling...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 21st of May 2010 10:37:07</pubDate></item><item><title>Candy brothers and Prince Charles caught up in &#x408;81m property lawsuit</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=106</link><description><![CDATA[ Candy
brothers and Prince Charles caught up in &pound;81m property lawsuit
Tuesday 18th May 2010
In what is set to be a bitterly expensive lawsuit, prolific property
developers, the Candy brothers, are...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 21st of May 2010 10:36:27</pubDate></item><item><title>London loan shark sentenced for preying on gambling addicts</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=105</link><description><![CDATA[ London
loan shark sentenced for preying on gambling addicts
Wednesday 12th May 2010
A London man who brought loan sharking to new depths by preying on vulnerable
gambling addicts has been brought...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 14th of May 2010 19:18:42</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x2018;Charming&#x2019; advisor jailed for eight years for stealing from clients</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=104</link><description><![CDATA[ ‘Charming’
advisor jailed for eight years for stealing from clients
Wednesday 12th May 2010
Following a marathon five year investigation by police, financial advisor
Michael Mawdsley has been sentenced...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 14th of May 2010 19:18:05</pubDate></item><item><title>Prodigy star turns property developer with sale of converted windmill</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=103</link><description><![CDATA[ Prodigy
star turns property developer with sale of converted windmill
Thursday 13th May 2010
You might not expect the former star of The Prodigy, Leeroy Thornhill, to be
into property but his latest...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 14th of May 2010 19:16:32</pubDate></item><item><title>Billionaire investor chased for &#x408;1.4bn fraud of Icelandic banks</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=102</link><description><![CDATA[ Billionaire
investor chased for &pound;1.4bn fraud of Icelandic banks
Thursday 13th May 2010
The former CEO of UK retail giant, Baugur, is being chased for his alleged role
in siphoning over one billion...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 14th of May 2010 19:15:52</pubDate></item><item><title>New credit report service available for first time buyers</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=101</link><description><![CDATA[ New
credit report service available for first time buyers
Wednesday 5th May 2010
With this Thursday’s election set to be the closest contested in history,
financial experts have warned first time...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 07th of May 2010 09:09:09</pubDate></item><item><title>Warning as council tax scams surge</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=100</link><description><![CDATA[ Warning
as council tax scams surge
Wednesday 5th May 2010
Householders are being warned of a new resurgence in a council tax scam which
sees residents being called by fraudsters posing as council...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 07th of May 2010 09:06:43</pubDate></item><item><title>UBS and British Land announce &#x408;300 million property deal</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=99</link><description><![CDATA[ UBS
and British Land announce &pound;300 million property deal
Thursday 6th May 2010
Swiss banking giant UBS is to remain in the heart of the City as commercial
landlord, British
 Land, is set to develop
a&amp;nbsp;&pound;300...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 07th of May 2010 09:06:11</pubDate></item><item><title>Bankrupt property developer quizzed by police after worker death</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=98</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Bankrupt
property developer quizzed by police after worker death
Thursday 6th May 2010
A beleaguered property developer has been arrested over an accident that left a
Polish construction...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 07th of May 2010 09:05:48</pubDate></item><item><title>Government in new crackdown on doorstep lending</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=97</link><description><![CDATA[ Government
in new crackdown on doorstep lending
Monday 26th April 2010
An exclusive article in the Mirror newspaper has revealed current PM Gordon
Brown’s plans to ban anyone with an existing criminal...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 30th of April 2010 16:51:30</pubDate></item><item><title>London credit company faces criminal charges</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=96</link><description><![CDATA[ London
credit company faces criminal charges
Monday 26th April 2010
The consumer watchdog, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), has brought charges
against a London credit company, accusing them of...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 30th of April 2010 16:50:52</pubDate></item><item><title>Tesco to build &#x2018;mini-villages&#x2019; across the UK</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=95</link><description><![CDATA[ 
Tesco
to build ‘mini-villages’ across the UK
Tuesday 27th April 2010
Tesco has been given the go-ahead to build 200 homes in South
 London and is planning to build three more ‘mini-villages’,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 30th of April 2010 16:50:20</pubDate></item><item><title>Outrage amongst football fans as Sainsbury&#x2019;s bid for Crystal Palace ground</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=94</link><description><![CDATA[ Outrage
amongst football fans as Sainsbury’s bid for Crystal Palace ground
Tuesday 27th April 2010
Crystal Palace’s
ill-fated football ground, Selhurst
 Park, is in danger of
becoming a supermarket...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 30th of April 2010 16:49:48</pubDate></item><item><title>Warning as firms waste time chasing larger debts</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=93</link><description><![CDATA[ Warning
as firms waste time chasing larger debts
Wednesday 21st April 2010
Companies have been warned that they risk comprising cash flow by spending too
much time and effort chasing large debts.&amp;nbsp;...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 23rd of April 2010 11:32:11</pubDate></item><item><title>Indebted film company shelves new Bond movie</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=92</link><description><![CDATA[ Indebted
film company shelves new Bond movie
Wednesday 21st April 2010
Film producers have revealed that the production of the next James Bond film
has been suspended “indefinitely”, due to debt...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 23rd of April 2010 11:31:32</pubDate></item><item><title>Brokers - register now to attend free bridging seminars</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=91</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Brokers
- register now to attend free bridging seminars
Thursday 22nd April 2010
The hotly-anticipated launch of the Blue Skies Road Show has finally arrived,
and the lender behind it...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 23rd of April 2010 11:30:42</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x408;10m Banana Mansion for sale highlights demand for modern homes</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=90</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

&pound;10m
Banana Mansion for sale highlights demand for modern homes
Thursday 22nd April 2010
Whilst the property market has remained somewhat subdued over the last eighteen
months, this is...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 23rd of April 2010 11:29:58</pubDate></item><item><title>Couple posing as property developers accused of fraud</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=89</link><description><![CDATA[ Couple
posing as property developers accused of fraud
Thursday 15th April 2010
Southward Crown Court
has heard how a married couple conned friends out of hundreds of thousands of
pounds by claiming...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 16th of April 2010 10:36:09</pubDate></item><item><title>Bridging &amp; Commercial 2010 Awards Ceremony unveiled</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=88</link><description><![CDATA[ Bridging
&amp;amp; Commercial 2010 Awards Ceremony unveiled
Thursday 15th April 2010
Bridging &amp;amp; Commercial, the definitive title of the specialist finance
sector, has announced that it is holding...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 16th of April 2010 10:35:37</pubDate></item><item><title>Brokers urged to help clients out of claims management hole</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=87</link><description><![CDATA[ Brokers
urged to help clients out of claims management hole
Wednesday 14th April 2010
The latest in a string of claims management firms to close down has been named
as Ratio Money, the company fronted...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 16th of April 2010 10:35:11</pubDate></item><item><title>Parents warned as child credit card use increases</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=86</link><description><![CDATA[ 
Parents
warned as child credit card use increases
Monday 12th April 2010
Financial experts have warned parents to be careful about giving their
offspring access to their credit cards, as the number...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 16th of April 2010 10:34:43</pubDate></item><item><title>Bolton claims handler closed following investigations</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=84</link><description><![CDATA[ Bolton claims handler closed following investigations
Wednesday 7th April 2010
News has emerged of yet another claims management firm that has been
temporarily shut by the Ministry of Justice whilst...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 09th of April 2010 10:08:29</pubDate></item><item><title>OFT obtains court order against estate agent and landlord</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=83</link><description><![CDATA[ OFT
obtains court order against estate agent and landlord
Wednesday 7th April 2010
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced that it has obtained an order
from the High Court against a businessman,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 09th of April 2010 10:07:08</pubDate></item><item><title>London property advisor faces &#x408;850,000 art seizure</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=82</link><description><![CDATA[ London
property advisor faces &pound;850,000 art seizure
Thursday 8th April 2010
&pound;850,000 of art has been taken by administrators from the home of Pierre Rolin,
a London
property adviser. Mr Rolin faces...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 09th of April 2010 10:06:21</pubDate></item><item><title>What the election has in store for SMEs</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=81</link><description><![CDATA[ What
the election has in store for SMEs
Thursday 8th April 2010
Finally a date for the election has been set – not that it makes much
difference; we’ve been bombarded with electoral campaigns, pledges...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 09th of April 2010 10:05:50</pubDate></item><item><title>Use your SIPP to invest in Property</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=80</link><description><![CDATA[ SIPPs – The
advantages of these, their Flexibility and how the pension holder can choose
what to invest in and the wide range of products they can invest in (including
overseas properties).

When
it...]]></description><pubDate>Thursday 08th of April 2010 12:13:16</pubDate></item><item><title>Pension Protection Fund takes on another seven failed schemes</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=79</link><description><![CDATA[ Pension Protection Fund takes onanother seven failed schemesWorkers of seven more failed pension plans join PPF, bringing to120 the number of schemes protected by governmentPhillip Inmanguardian.co.uk,...]]></description><pubDate>Thursday 08th of April 2010 12:10:05</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x408;3.5bn pensions shortfall expected</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=78</link><description><![CDATA[ &pound;3.5bn pensions shortfall expected

31 March
2010

People retiring this year expect to be &pound;1,270 a year worse
off than people who gave up work in 2009 as expected income fell for the third
year...]]></description><pubDate>Thursday 08th of April 2010 12:08:43</pubDate></item><item><title>Public sector pensions: New warning from CBI</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=75</link><description><![CDATA[ Public sector pensions: New warning from CBIPublic sector workers face growing calls for changes to their safe pensionsThe business lobby group, the CBI, has repeated its call for a review of public...]]></description><pubDate>Thursday 08th of April 2010 12:04:56</pubDate></item><item><title>Complaints of malpractice as banks set-off customer accounts</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=73</link><description><![CDATA[ Complaints
of malpractice as banks set-off customer accounts
Wednesday 24th March 2010
Has your bank helped itself to your savings recently? Dipped into a joint
account to pay off a loan that had...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 26th of March 2010 13:01:58</pubDate></item><item><title>Where do Cartel clients turn now?</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=72</link><description><![CDATA[ Where
do Cartel clients turn now?
Wednesday 24th March 2010
Following the closure of controversial claims handler, Cartel Client Review, by
the Ministry of Justice last week, debt experts have stepped...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 26th of March 2010 13:00:53</pubDate></item><item><title>Britain&#x2019;s most famous landlords sell their portfolio bit by bit</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=71</link><description><![CDATA[ Britain’s
most famous landlords sell their portfolio bit by bit
Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Britain’s
most famous landlords are selling their gigantic property portfolio at the rate
of about two homes...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 26th of March 2010 13:00:15</pubDate></item><item><title>Stamp duty giveaway could impact on commercial property market</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=70</link><description><![CDATA[ Stamp
duty giveaway could impact on commercial property market
Thursday 25th March 2010
Roll up, roll up. Although Chancellor Alistair Darling vowed to resist
giveaways, with the election train...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 26th of March 2010 12:59:35</pubDate></item><item><title>Debt management firms respond to Ministry of Justice decision</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=69</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Debt
management firms respond to Ministry of Justice decision
Tuesday 16th March 2010
According to press reports, The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has asked for more
time to consider the...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 19th of March 2010 09:41:10</pubDate></item><item><title>Former footballer arrested for mortgage fraud</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=68</link><description><![CDATA[ Former
footballer arrested for mortgage fraud
Monday 15th March 2010
As more and more fraudulent rings of mortgage professionals are uncovered, the
latest fraud to emerge comes from north of the...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 19th of March 2010 09:40:41</pubDate></item><item><title>NACFB announces Commercial Finance Expo</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=67</link><description><![CDATA[ NACFB
announces Commercial Finance Expo
Thursday 18th March 2010
The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB) has announced
that it is launching its first Commercial Finance Expo,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 19th of March 2010 09:40:01</pubDate></item><item><title>Barn sells for almost &#x408;1m at property auction</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=66</link><description><![CDATA[ Barn
sells for almost &pound;1m at property auction
Thursday 18th March 2010
Recession? What recession? It has been reported that a humble barn in the
Cotswolds recently defied the downward trend in the...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 19th of March 2010 09:39:30</pubDate></item><item><title>Debt charity reveals men are more likely to go bankrupt</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=65</link><description><![CDATA[ Debt
charity reveals men are more likely to go bankrupt
Wednesday 10th March 2010
In a blow to alpha males all over the UK, one of the country’s main debt
charities, the Consumer Credit Counselling...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 12th of March 2010 10:43:20</pubDate></item><item><title>Brokers urged to help their good clients through bad times</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=64</link><description><![CDATA[ Brokers
urged to help their good clients through bad times
Wednesday 10th March 2010
Yesterday – Tuesday the 9th of March 2010 – saw the third leg of the
TrigoldCrystal Business Academy road show...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 12th of March 2010 10:42:56</pubDate></item><item><title>Billionaire loses &#x408;36m deposit on most expensive home in the world</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=63</link><description><![CDATA[ Billionaire
loses &pound;36m deposit on most expensive home in the world
Thursday 11th March 2010
The world’s 24th richest man, Mikhail Prokhorov, worth an estimated &pound;6 billion,
has lost a &pound;36 million...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 12th of March 2010 10:42:30</pubDate></item><item><title>Financial Risk Outlook report reveals troubles in buy to let market</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=62</link><description><![CDATA[ Financial
Risk Outlook report reveals troubles in buy to let market
Thursday 11th March 2010
A Financial Risk Outlook report published by the FSA has revealed that the
post-crunch mortgage market...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 12th of March 2010 10:41:55</pubDate></item><item><title>TV property tycoon blames HBOS for bankruptcy</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=61</link><description><![CDATA[ TV
property tycoon blames HBOS for bankruptcy
Thursday 4th March 2010
The famous buy to let entrepreneur Grant Bovey has revealed that state-backed
bank HBOS is partly to blame for his financial...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 05th of March 2010 11:45:35</pubDate></item><item><title>Valuations climb 61% in February</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=60</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Valuations
climb 61% in February
Tuesday 2nd March 2010
The latest research by Connells Survey and Valulation has revealed that the number
of valuations on residential housing grew 61%...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 05th of March 2010 11:45:11</pubDate></item><item><title>Indebted estate agent jailed for mortgage fraud</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=59</link><description><![CDATA[ Indebted
estate agent jailed for mortgage fraud
Wednesday 3rd March 2010
A court has heard how a troubled estate agent driven to the brink by drink,
debt and depression stole the identities of two...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 05th of March 2010 11:44:42</pubDate></item><item><title>Loss of income named as main reason consumers need debt help</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=58</link><description><![CDATA[ Loss
of income named as main reason consumers need debt help
Friday 5th March 2010
New figures from the debt solutions provider, EuroDebt, have shown that the
main reason people are seeking help...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 05th of March 2010 11:44:17</pubDate></item><item><title>&#x408;285m Mortgage Rescue Scheme helps 276 households</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=57</link><description><![CDATA[ &pound;285m
Mortgage Rescue Scheme helps 276 households
Monday
22nd February 2010
It has been just over a year since the Government introduced its Mortgage
Rescue Scheme to provide much-needed help to...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 26th of February 2010 09:42:42</pubDate></item><item><title>Consumer lending dips in 2009</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=56</link><description><![CDATA[ Consumer
lending dips in 2009
Wednesday
24th February 2010
The latest figures from the Finance &amp;amp; Leasing Association have shown that
new consumer lending fell by 15% during 2009, compared with...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 26th of February 2010 09:41:57</pubDate></item><item><title>Santander raises LTVs to 90% on new builds</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=55</link><description><![CDATA[ Santander raises
LTVs to 90% on new builds
Thursday 25th February 2010
Santander has
announced good news for those looking to make it onto the property ladder this
year, as it raises its LTVs for...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 26th of February 2010 09:40:53</pubDate></item><item><title>OFT study uncovers issues with estate agent fees</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=54</link><description><![CDATA[ OFT study
uncovers issues with estate agent fees
Tuesday 23rd February 2010
A shake-up in how homes are sold, including updating legislation to allow new
entrants into the market, could lead to...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 26th of February 2010 09:40:27</pubDate></item><item><title>BBC investigation finds claims management firm misleading customers</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=53</link><description><![CDATA[ BBC
investigation finds claims management firm misleading customers
Monday 15th February 2010
An investigation by the BBC Radio 4’s Money Box has uncovered misleading and
unacceptable behaviour...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 19th of February 2010 09:37:14</pubDate></item><item><title>FSA takes billion pound property firm to court</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=52</link><description><![CDATA[ FSA takes
billion pound property firm to court
Tuesday 16th February 2010
The FSA is set to challenge a property fund in court this week, according to a
report in the Financial Times newspaper....]]></description><pubDate>Friday 19th of February 2010 09:36:52</pubDate></item><item><title>Spiralling debt hits renters hard</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=51</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Spiralling
debt hits renters hard
Monday 15th February 2010
A survey from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has revealed
that the number of tenants who are unable to...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 19th of February 2010 09:36:26</pubDate></item><item><title>BSA: Buy to let regulation makes no sense at all</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=50</link><description><![CDATA[ BSA: Buy to let
regulation makes no sense at all
Tuesday 16th February 2010
Plans to regulate buy to let mortgages could see the Government’s objectives to
increase investment in the UK
private...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 19th of February 2010 09:35:53</pubDate></item><item><title>Conservative candidate is latest victim of repossession</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=49</link><description><![CDATA[ Conservative
candidate is latest victim of repossession
Monday 8th February 2010
A Conservative candidate described as part of the new generation of future MPs
has seen her home repossessed over...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 12th of February 2010 13:28:04</pubDate></item><item><title>Prime London commercial property sold for &#x408;40m</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=48</link><description><![CDATA[ &amp;nbsp;

Prime London
commercial property sold for &pound;40m
Thursday 11th February 2010
Iconic London address 52 Grosvenor Gardens
has reportedly been sold for the eye watering sum of &pound;40 million,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 12th of February 2010 13:27:43</pubDate></item><item><title>44% of brokers want a change of regulator</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=47</link><description><![CDATA[ 44%
of brokers want a change of regulator
Wednesday 10th February 2010
In a recent survey conducted by Marketing Innovating Forum, financial advisors
were asked: “what’s the best thing the new year...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 12th of February 2010 13:27:17</pubDate></item><item><title>Angry investors thought to be behind attack on failed property tycoon</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=46</link><description><![CDATA[ Angry investors
thought to be behind attack on failed property tycoon
Tuesday 9th February 2010
Lancashire Police have confirmed that they are looking at the business dealings
of a property tycoon,...]]></description><pubDate>Friday 12th of February 2010 13:26:54</pubDate></item><item><title>Skipton apologises for revealing thousands of customer account details</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=45</link><description><![CDATA[ Skipton
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Tuesday 2nd February 2010
Half of landlords who want to expand their portfolios are being frustrated by
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Wednesday 3rd February 2010
As part of its ongoing plan to ensure that borrowers in arrears are...]]></description><pubDate>Thursday 04th of February 2010 12:17:38</pubDate></item><item><title>London&#x2019;s largest home set to sell for record &#x408;100m</title><link>http://www.positivecommercialfinance.co.uk/news-show.php?hdnNewsID=42</link><description><![CDATA[ London’s
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Thursday 4th February 2010
A property developer known for his grand-scale designs has won planning
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Wednesday 27th January 2010
In what is being seen as one of the most obvious examples of a vicious cycle,
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Thursday 28th January 2010
According to the latest publication by the National Association of Commercial
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Wednesday 27th January 2010
Debt experts have warned that a rogue firm is contacting people who have taken
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Tuesday 26th January 2010
While average buy-to-let rents across the UK may have fallen or remained
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Wednesday 20th January 2010
New reports have revealed that borrowing money from illegal loan sharks will
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Tuesday 19th January 2010
Stating its predictions for the upcoming year, LSL Property Services, which
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Wednesday 20th January 2010
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently urged consumers to
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Thursday 21st January 2010
The Office of Fair Trading has warned estate agents and certain consumer credit
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Wednesday 13th January 2010
At the end of last year the IVA Standing Committee issued its review of the IVA
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Tuesday 12th January 2010
The latest Fraudtrack survey from business advisers and accountants BDO has
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Wednesday 13th January 2010
The worrying trend of Britons using credit to meet their monthly mortgage and
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Tuesday 12th January 2010
Banks have taken over the well-known London
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Most solicitors firms will be accustomed to dealing with
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Thursday 7th January 2010
Six people have appeared at Southwark Crown Court, in London, having been accused of being involved
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Wednesday 9th December 2009
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced that it has begun to publish
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Wednesday 16th December 2009
Mortgage lenders have been criticised by debt charities after a report revealed
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Tuesday 8th December 2009
The warnings that commercial fraud and advance fee fraud are on the rise have
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According to reports from the Times newspaper, London’s biggest riverside private property
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