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...
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Artificial Intelligence

If you motivate an idiot you just get stupid things done quicker

There's a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence in the mortgage industry right now. Nearly nine in 10 mortgage brokers want technology to play...

Hobson’s Choice: Which root canal treatment would you prefer, Sir?

Now that Andy Pandy from ‘oop norf’ is de facto the Prime Minister elect and will shortly be choosing the colour scheme of No...

Buy-to-let: reality versus a much-peddled narrative

Every few months, it seems, another report emerges suggesting buy-to-let no longer stacks up as an investment proposition. The headlines are often dramatic, the...

A week of progress and reassurance

The past week has brought further reassurance for borrowers. With the Bank of England holding the base rate as expected and inflation remaining steady...

ABS 2026 review: Economic factors stemming growth

As the Global ABS conference ended there was no doubt that it was a huge success, with official numbers being confirmed at 5,500 attendees,...

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AR market consolidates as revenues rise despite fewer principal firms

The UK's appointed representative market is becoming more concentrated, with fewer principal firms overseeing...
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Hodge broadens property lending criteria across residential ranges

Hodge Bank has expanded its property lending criteria, widening access to mortgage finance for...
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GCC searches for UK homes rise 16%

Searches for UK residential property from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investors increased by 16%...
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Mortgage market still failing to understand freelancers

The mortgage market has yet to fully adapt to the growth of freelance and...

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