arrears

Landlords rushed to regain possession ahead of Renters’ Rights Act, data suggests

Landlord possession claims increased in the first quarter of 2026 as property owners sought...

Target Group reports efficiency gains from AI arrears agent

Target Group has reported a 40% increase in efficiency and colleague satisfaction in managing...

Rising unemployment raises fresh arrears concerns for lenders

The UK labour market showed further signs of weakening this morning as unemployment rose...

Mortgage arrears fall again as possessions edge up in Q1

Mortgage arrears declined across both residential and buy-to-let lending in the first quarter of...

Mortgage Charter support used by more than 300,000 borrowers since launch

More than 300,000 mortgage borrowers have reduced their monthly payments since the government’s Mortgage...

Mortgage debt hits record £1.73trn as high-LTV lending rises

The total value of outstanding UK residential mortgage lending reached a record level in...

Mortgage lending jumps 16% in 2025

Mortgage lending climbed 16% in 2025 to its highest level since the pandemic as...

Court delays stretch to 27 weeks as Section 21 exit looms

Landlords are facing the longest court delays in more than two decades despite a...

Mortgage arrears and possessions fell again in Q4

Mortgage arrears and possessions both declined in the final three months of 2025, with...

Mortgage arrears set to hit record lows despite rate shock

Mortgage arrears are forecast to fall further over the next two years even as...

LendInvest eases residential criteria and cuts mortgage rates

LendInvest has announced changes to its residential lending criteria alongside rate reductions across parts...

Buy-to-let lending rebounds as yields rise

Buy-to-let mortgage lending rebounded sharply in the third quarter of 2025 as falling interest...

UK Finance: Mortgage arrears fall but repossessions rise

Mortgage arrears across the UK fell in the third quarter of 2025, even as...

S&P Global upgrades Mount Street’s mortgage servicing unit to “Strong”

Mount Street Group has received a significant boost after S&P Global Ratings upgraded its...

COMMENT

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Private credit has reached its next stage of maturity

Every lending market experiences moments that prompt uncomfortable questions. A high profile default, allegations of poor governance or a significant loss inevitably lead to...

Your clients aren’t being stolen… they’re being handed over

Let's be honest about something the industry won't say out loud. Lenders going direct aren't the problem. Brokers are. Every year the same conversation happens....

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Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal...

TMG reports record monthly MetLife submissions

TMG recorded its highest monthly submission volume with MetLife, exceeding its previous record by...

Leek raises earned income age limit to 75

Leek Building Society has introduced eight lending criteria changes covering income, contractors, later-life borrowing...

Coventry cuts residential and buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced selected residential and buy-to-let mortgage rates for new and...

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