I received a post today from a Company which was effectively advertising a 'free debt management plan'.
I immediately became extremely suspicious.
There is no such thing as a 'free' debt management plan that is not being run by one of the many charities or government-funded organisations that have been set up specifically to help people deal with debt.
If you have a problem dealing with debt a good place to start to look for advice is the The National Debt Line which is a genuinely free service and which is in partnership with the charity The Money Advice Trust .
If you look at The National Debt Line's site, you will see that it carries a warning about Claims Management Companies, and that there is an information sheet to read.
Read it carefully - and avoid companies that make unsubstantiated claims, or ask for money up-front to deal with your problem.
The Ministry of Justice is the Claims Regulator for Claims Management Companies. If you have already become involved with a Claims Management Company and are dissatisfied with the service you have received, the address to make a complaint is:
Complaints Management Regulation and Compliance Unit
57-60 High Street
Burton-on-Trent DE14 1JS
Tel: 0845 450 6858 or 01283 233 309
e-mail: info@claimsregistration.gov.uk
Look: a Charity is a charity, but a Company is a business. Charities get their money from you and me and foundations and trusts and a whole range of other sources. Businesses have to MAKE money. Therefore - and obviously! - nothing that a Company offers is ever going to be 'free'.
Geoff - http://www.metlissbarfield.com/
I immediately became extremely suspicious.
There is no such thing as a 'free' debt management plan that is not being run by one of the many charities or government-funded organisations that have been set up specifically to help people deal with debt.
If you have a problem dealing with debt a good place to start to look for advice is the The National Debt Line which is a genuinely free service and which is in partnership with the charity The Money Advice Trust .
If you look at The National Debt Line's site, you will see that it carries a warning about Claims Management Companies, and that there is an information sheet to read.
Read it carefully - and avoid companies that make unsubstantiated claims, or ask for money up-front to deal with your problem.
The Ministry of Justice is the Claims Regulator for Claims Management Companies. If you have already become involved with a Claims Management Company and are dissatisfied with the service you have received, the address to make a complaint is:
Complaints Management Regulation and Compliance Unit
57-60 High Street
Burton-on-Trent DE14 1JS
Tel: 0845 450 6858 or 01283 233 309
e-mail: info@claimsregistration.gov.uk
Look: a Charity is a charity, but a Company is a business. Charities get their money from you and me and foundations and trusts and a whole range of other sources. Businesses have to MAKE money. Therefore - and obviously! - nothing that a Company offers is ever going to be 'free'.
Geoff - http://www.metlissbarfield.com/
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