Debt

Financial plight of millennials revealed

35% of Britain’s 'millennials' (those aged 18-35s) say their generation has been priced out of...

CCJs at highest level for a decade

Second charge mortgage lender Equifinance says the continuing rise in the number of county...

18% say they have a ‘debt problem’

Latest figures released by Debt Advisory Centre suggest that nine million UK adults think that they have...

Debt hampering life chances

High levels of debt make people less likely to move house, apply for a...

Commercial broker gains FCA authorisation

Commercial finance broker Pegasus Funding Resources has been granted authorisation to carry out credit broking,...

Debt collection directors disqualified

A pair of directors involved in a business providing debt collection services have been disqualified...

One in four SMEs suffer bad debt of over £10k

Over a quarter of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the UK, suffer...

Repossession firm wound up

A Stourbridge-based repossession and eviction advice firm has been wound up following an investigation...

Fall predicted in buy-to-let mortgage arrears

Keystone Property Finance has stated that buy-to-let mortgage arrears are set to fall below...

Lloyds successful with PPI ad complaints

Lloyds Banking Group has seen complaints it made against two claims management companies upheld...

Debt management directors disqualified

A husband and wife team from Cheshire have been disqualified for a total of...

Average Brit juggling £5k worth of debt

A new survey from the AA has revealed that  5.4 million people (11%) have transferred...

Industry should improve defaulter rehabilitation

The consumer debt industry could do more to recognise positive steps taken by debt...

Decade of credit card debt for many Brits

MoneySuperMarket has reported that 37% of Britons have been saddled with credit card debt for up to...

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...

Latest news

The Vernon hires internal BDM to expand intermediary reach

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

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...

TRM adds to PMI team with supervision & development manager hire

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network has appointed Gemma Penkethman as PMI supervision &...

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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