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Equifinance concerned by CCJ peak

Secured loan lender Equifinance has outlined its concern at the sudden rise in consumer...

Significant fall in rate of personal insolvencies

The UK’s rate of personal insolvencies dropped by 18% as towns in the North...

Debt burden for older parents

Having children later in life is impacting the amount of debt people have as...

Older people don’t know where to get advice

The greatest financial fear for 23% of people aged 65 and over is that their...

SMEs vulnerable to defaulting on loans

57% of SMEs had at least one form of business borrowing in 2015,...

BUDGET 2016: claims management review

A report into the claims management sector was published as part of the Budget...

FCA to contact 16,000 debt management customers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is writing to 16,000 customers of debt management firm PDHL, which...

Eviction rates fall following healthier tenant finances

The latest Tenant Arrears Tracker by estate agency chains Your Move and Reeds Rains has found that...

Debt levels rising among women

Women are relying on credit to fund their lives, leaving many vulnerable to a...

16% rise in mortgage balances for Virgin Money

Virgin Money has reported an increase in pre-tax profits of 53% to £160.3 million for...

BoE reports strong lending start to 2016

Latest statistics from the Bank of England show the number of loan approvals for house...

Biggest personal finance mistakes revealed

Research from specialist insurer Partnership has looked into the largest financial mistakes people make. The top five...

Tenants stressing out one-third of landlords

Research from tenancy and property management firm London Shared found that 76% of landlords...

One-fifth of Glaswegians have a secret cash stash

12% of 10 Scots in relationships have a secret account that their partner is...

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Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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Assetz Capital cuts refurb and dev exit loan rates

Assetz Capital has repriced its refurbishment, regeneration and development exit loans, with all borrower...

London Credit strengthens Midlands presence with new BDM hire

London Credit has expanded its regional footprint with the appointment of Sophie Jones-Trutwein as...

Keystone joins LMS Panel Link to widen conveyancing access

Keystone Property Finance has become the latest lender to adopt LMS’s Panel Link and...

The Darlington relaunches foreign currency mortgages

Darlington Building Society has reintroduced foreign currency mortgages to its intermediary range, to support...