Can't Pay, Won't Pay

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Duration: 30 minutes

With the credit crunch affecting everyone, Panorama reveals the lengths some lenders are now going to in order to get borrowers to pay off their debts.

Reporter Paul Kenyon meets a woman threatened with repossession over a sofa, and a couple who have exploited loopholes in the law to have thousands of pounds worth of debt written off.

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Mon 17 Nov 2008 01:50 BBC One only on Northern Ireland

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    BBC Panorama reporter Paul Kenyon explains the lengths some creditors are going to get their money back.

  • Can't Pay Won't Pay

    A look at the tough tactics lenders are using to get their money back and why some people are refusing to pay.

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  • Leanne's Battle

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    As Panorama investigates the lengths some borrowers are going to get their money back, one woman tells of her battle with debt collection agency, 1st Credit. They were pursuing her stepfather's debt, despite the fact that he had been sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

    Read 1st Credit's response here

  • Loopholes clear couple's debts

    As more people find themselves in debt, one couple found loopholes in their credit agreements to avoid paying tens of thousands of pounds.

    Read more about them here

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Jeremy Vine
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Paul Kenyon

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