Check your deposit is safe before you move out, CAB urges private tenants

9:53am Monday 25th February 2008

Private tenants whose tenancies are coming to an end should act now to ensure their deposit is returned, Citizens Advice Trafford warned this week.

Volunteers complete training

12:14pm Friday 12th October 2007

October saw Citizens Advice Trafford acknowledge the achievements of its trainee advisers who, having worked through the Citizens Advice competencies training programme, have now achieved Generalist Adviser status. All advisers receive comprehensive free training, which is recognised and respected throughout the country. Achieving this level of competence is recognised and rewarded by Citizens Advice in the form of a certificate.

Update on our Putting bailiffs on the spot campaign

2:53pm Friday 14th September 2007

The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement (TCE) 2007 Bill received Royal Assent on 19 July 2007 and now becomes the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. This legislation contained a whole raft of measures relating to the enforcement of debt and remedies providing relief from indebtedness. While Citizens Advice welcomed the parts on debt relief (debt relief orders, enforcement restriction orders, reform of administration orders and debt management schemes) we had serious concerns over some of the proposals relating to debt enforcement. In particular, we were concerned about parts of the reforms to bailiff law and also to proposals that would make it easier for creditors to obtain a charging order to secure their debt against the borrower's property. These concerns were such that we decided to lobby on the bailiffs law reforms in particular throughout the passage of the Bill.

Advice changes Lives

11:02am Friday 7th September 2007

Trafford Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) is calling for new volunteers who want to find out how Advice Changes Lives. This is the theme for Advice Week 2007 and as part of a week-long national campaign the local bureau is encouraging people to find out how their own lives can be changed as well as changing other peoples' lives.

Recruitment and training with Ann Sage

12:01pm Monday 14th May 2007

Ensuring that we have highly trained volunteers is a priority at CAB. We are constantly on the look out for new volunteers to enhance and increase our service.

Putting bailiffs on the spot

11:56am Monday 14th May 2007

Citizens Advice Bureaux have been reporting the problems experienced by clients as a result of bailiff action for many years. Certainly at Citizens Advice Trafford we have seen many cases of bad practice and sometimes unlawful practice by bailiffs.

MP issues fuel poverty warning

Updated 6:52am Friday 29th August 2008

A group of backbench MPs is willing to take the Government "right to the line" to help those struggling to pay their fuel bills, former welfare minister Frank Field has warned.

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