The number of winding-up petitions issued by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has slumped by more than a third in the past year, according to figures released on Monday, with experts claiming the taxman is increasingly choosing to seize goods from companies instead.

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Cash Lady say they will not be able to continue using Ms Katona in thier adverts

Housing charity discovers agencies were charging renters more than £350 on average to set up a tenancy, on top of deposits and up-front rent

One in five students are turning to gambling as a way to make money at university, while one in four would consider selling their body to medical trials or the adult entertainment industry.

Portable hotels business Snoozebox today tapped investors for £10.1 million to keep the lights on at the struggling firm.

Pressure is mounting on the Pensions Regulator to publish a report into its handling of camera firm Kodak UK's retirement fund.

Fewer people are becoming insolvent now than at any time since the start of the world financial crisis.

Hundreds of care home providers are struggling with the sector's £5bn debt mountain

Official figures show drop of 27 per cent compared to this time last year

Sebastian Coe has overseen a drastic 50 per cent cut in the number of staff employed by the British Olympic Association as the new chairman attempts to reduce the body's financial "fragility" in the wake of the London Games.

The Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky died after spending his life standing up for justice in a “corrupt world”, his daughter claimed.

Gillingham's League Two promotion charge stays on course, but Accrington's survival is in doubt