Debt

30% drop in second charge repossessions

Latest figures from the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the number of...

StepChange calls for General Election pledges on debt

StepChange Debt Charity has published the key measures that it wants the next government...

Half of homeowners who use equity release pay off mortgages

49% of equity release customers in the third quarter of 2019 used it to pay...

Over one-third of adults have missed a payment

39% of British adults have missed more than one credit payment, according to research...

Growing levels of financial pessimism

29% of Britons expect their finances to get worse in the next year, while...

Income shocks hit hardest in Wales

24% of Welsh adults are showing at least one sign of financial distress according...

1.26m may need broker support over the next 12 months

Specialist lender Pepper Money has published the findings from its detailed research carried out...

Credit card borrowing by over-55s rises significantly

The proportion of over-55s who have been in debt in the last five years...

StepChange: record numbers seeking debt advice

Debt charity StepChange has warned that warned that record numbers of households are vulnerable...

FCA tells claims management firms to raise ad standards

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that claims management companies (CMCs) need to...

Debt a growing issue with over-55s

Equity release adviser Key has calculated that up to half of older homeowners are...

First 4 Bridging becomes fully FCA regulated

First 4 Bridging (F4B) has reached fully regulated status with the Financial Conduct Authority...

Bluestone Mortgages aims remortgage product at debt consolidators

Bluestone Mortgages' fee-free remortgage offering is now available for borrowers consolidating debts. The updated product helps...

People not financially coping with ‘life events’

New research from StepChange Debt Charity has revealed that people who had experienced a...
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COMMENT

Comment

Mutual strength and the broker partnership

The mutual sector has always been associated with community purpose, local branches and a member-first approach that feels a little different to the wider...

First-time, accidental or professional? How the landlord profile is shifting in 2026

One of the most common misconceptions that people have about the buy-to-let market is that landlords are a single, uniform group. The reality is...

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

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Appointments

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

Vernon Building Society has appointed Damien Sabbaghe as intermediary business development manager as it...
Building Societies

Coventry trims first-time buyer and limited company buy-to-let rates

Coventry for intermediaries has cut selected mortgage rates for first-time buyers and limited company...
Appointments

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...
Buy-to-let

Rental yields rise across England and Wales as buy-to-let market enters more volatile period

Rental yields increased annually in every region of England and Wales in the first...

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