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12/12/2019
Living standards questioned as over 270k Scots turn to their local Citizens Advice
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New Debt Route Map for Scotland
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19/12/2019
Santa’s little helpers support Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity
Here at Carrington Dean, we give out advice and solutions about money every day, but that’s only part of what we do. Every year we give our backing to one charity, working hard throughout the ...
09/12/2019
Use of Sheriff Officers by Scottish Councils increases by 15%
New statistics have shown that Scottish Councils last year sent Sheriff Officers to the doors of people in arrears with their Council Tax on more than 200,000 occasions, to serve Charge for Payments on them. ...
02/12/2019
Carrington Dean welcomes Government call for Trust Deed evidence
The news comes as Scottish Parliament has called for evidence on Scottish Protected Trust Deeds, following concerns raised during recent scrutiny of the Debt Arrangement Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 2019 (DAS). During the DAS review, witnesses ...
28/11/2019
Frugal festivities: don’t get caught short this Christmas
With the countdown to the most magical time of year officially on, thoughts quickly turn to party nights, that all-important dinner on December 25 and the quest to find the perfect present begins. However, Christmas ...
22/11/2019
Black Friday: don’t go into the red
Black Friday is one of the biggest days in the shopping calendar – right behind the boxing day sales. For a lot of people, Black Friday seems like a great way to get some Christmas ...