Blog - Page 3 of 13 - Destin Solutions

Destin Solutions announce partnership with Wilks Head & Eve

September 8, 2020

We are delighted to have formed a new partnership with ratings and valuation experts Wilks Head & Eve to launch NEXUS Professional, a Valuer focused missing property identifier tool, with the most comprehensive group of land, property and rating datasets available on the market today...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: nexus, nexus professional, wilks head & eve

Balancing post-lockdown enforcement with debtor vulnerabilities

July 14, 2020

A new approach to council debt collection following the onslaught of COVID-19 needs to be considered to help vulnerable and low income debtors. Council tax is a key area where people are falling into arrears, working with a number of Local Authorities and Enforcement Agencies in this area, we have a solution to help tackle the issue...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: council tax debt, debt collection, post-covid enforcement

Validating COVID grant payments and bank account payment details

June 18, 2020

Fraudulent claims are being made for COVID grants, we provide a potential solution to tackle this growing issue...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: COVID grant checker, COVID grants, validating covid grants

Remote property inspections – a socially responsible way for councils to review properties

June 3, 2020

Our Local Authorities clients are increasingly asking us about technology solutions which help them protect staff by minimising or eliminating the requirement for them to be in the office. Our Aspire mobile property inspection solution is probably one of the best examples of this...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: council property inspection, remote property inspections, virtual property inspection

Finding the properties falling through the cracks when it comes to taxation

May 27, 2020

A significant number of domestic and commercial properties have never been listed on either the banding list or rating list, because Authorities are either unaware they exist or some kind of error has occurred. Outlined in our latest IRRV Insights article, we outline how Councils could be missing out on thousands of pounds worth of revenue and showcase how we are helping our clients tackle this...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: missing assessments, missing properties, property finder

Identifying homes and businesses not paying rates or council tax

February 24, 2020

Collectively business rates and council tax revenue in England and Wales accounted for approximately £57.6 billion in 2018-19. This was split across roughly 25.8 million homes and 2 million commercial premises. These figures are obviously based solely on collections made from properties that are listed on both the council tax banding list and rating list...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: council tax, missing assessments, new homes bonus

Accurate Business Rates liability information is essential for all Councils

December 11, 2019

Our latest IRRV article explores the importance of billing the correct liable parties for Business Rates and provides some stats on the volume of inaccurate company details and names that are held by councils...

Posted By: Tracy

Intelligent data-driven debt collection – the future of Council recovery

November 8, 2019

Council debt collection is at an exciting new phase thanks to advancements in technology using sophisticated workflows and detailed debtor analysis to optimise the recovery path. Incorporating the ability to self-learn and proactively make adjustments to debt collection strategies based on ongoing recovery feedback metrics, Councils can optimise collections better than ever before...

Posted By: Tracy

Tags: council debt collection, council debtor analysis, council income recovery

Using financial insight to judge the recoverability of Council debt

October 2, 2019

With Council Tax arrears on the increase we look at the tools available to help judge the recoverability of outstanding debt to help streamline the collections process and deliver a more personalised citizen service...