Debt

Rise in debt criteria search popularity

Searches on Knowledge Bank regarding people with debt issues were four of the five...

Progress in resolving debt doesn’t follow a smooth trajectory

Early findings from new research by StepChange Debt Charity, released as part of the...

New Open Banking partnership for debt solutions market

AccountScore has partnered with The Insolvency Panel to launch what they have hailed as...

CODE Investing makes board appointments

SME debt finance platform, CODE Investing, has appointed Borro chairman, John Allbrook, as a...

John Griffith-Jones to chair StepChange Debt Charity

StepChange Debt Charity has announced that John Griffith-Jones is now chairing the charity, following...

New rules for claims management companies

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new rules and fees that will apply...

New debt advisory service launches

A new debt advisory firm called Yellow Stone Finance has been set up by...

FCA sees inconsistencies in firms’ arrears management practices

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published findings on how mortgage lenders treat customers...

“Predatory” mortgage support boss banned and fined

The boss of three Birmingham based mortgage support companies has been banned for taking...

Homeowner arrears and repossessions stay at historically low levels

UK Finance’ has reveals that in the third quarter of 2018 there were 77,600...

UK Finance: arrears and possessions at an all-time historic low

UK Finance has reported that there were 76,740 homeowner mortgages in arrears of 2.5%...

Pepper makes DMP rate and criteria changes

Pepper Money has introduced improved criteria on its Debt Management Plan mortgage range and...

Widows reluctant to downsize

47% of law firms regularly advised widows who are facing financial hardship to consider...

Graduates “could miss out on £75k from their pension pot”

New research from Royal London has found that graduates earning an average salary who...
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Homebuying

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache

We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

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Together cuts fixed rates and expands criteria

Specialist lender Together has reduced rates across its fixed-rate product range and announced it...
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Bank lending to smaller property investors falls 14%

The value of lending from UK-regulated banks to small and medium-sized property investment businesses...
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L&G names winners of 15th Business Quality Awards

Legal & General has announced the winners of its 15th annual Business Quality Awards. The...
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MT Finance latest firm to offer World Cup time off

As mortgage firms gear up for England’s 1am World Cup clash against Mexico on...

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