Debt

More over-55s expect to take debt into retirement

More 2 Life has found that 40% of Britons over the age of 55 will still...

Landlord arrears half that of homeowners

UK homeowners are more than twice as likely as landlords to be in arrears,...

FCA focussing on high-cost credit and overdrafts

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is seeking evidence and feedback to further inform its...

2016 Christmas costs revealed

Brits intend to spend £1,484 each this festive season, according to annual research from...

Clever Lending and Lowry Capital save client £1.2m

Clever Lending says it helped save a corporate borrower in a debt reduction deal from their...

Rise in number expecting 2017 rate rise

23% of remortgagors now expect a rate rise in the next year, according to...

SMEs need better protection against late payers

Hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have not been protected from...

Mortgage arrears still at 20-year low

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported that the overall arrears rate in...

Fall in second charge mortgage repossessions

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

FCA concerned by ‘high risk’ sector appetite

Lynda Blackwell, mortgage sector manager at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), says the regulator...

Debt consolidation still main reason for loan

Debt consolidation remains the top reason that people apply for a loan, with 47%...

Citizens Advice sounds warning over guarantor loans

An increasing number of people are struggling with debts for guarantor loans and rent to...

Variable incomes causing debt problems

Research carried out by Debt Advisory Centre has revealed how the growing numbers of people whose incomes...

Payday lender in £34m customer redress action

Payday firm CFO Lending is to provide over £34 million of redress to more...

COMMENT

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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