Types of debt: articles and guides
Credit cards, payday loans, car finance, energy bills and debt collection letters: what creditors can do and how to deal with each one.
Statute-barred debt: when a creditor can no longer take you to court
How the six-year rule works, which debts it covers and how to respond to old debt letters.
Letters from Lowell, Cabot or Intrum: what debt collectors can and can't do
What debt purchasers can and can't do, and how to check a debt before you pay.
Can't pay car finance? Your options, from voluntary termination to repossession rules
Voluntary termination, repossession protection and other options if you can't pay car finance.
Behind on energy bills? Prepayment meter rules and getting help
Energy suppliers' rules, prepayment meter protections and where to get grants and help.
Can't pay your credit card? What happens and what to do
What happens when you can't pay a credit card, and the options that can stop it escalating.
Debt and mental health: getting help and extra protection
The protections available if debt is affecting your mental health, and how to use them.
Child maintenance arrears: how the CMS enforces them and what to do
How the Child Maintenance Service enforces arrears, and how to stop it escalating.