Debt

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...

6.8m adults have never checked their credit score

Nearly seven million UK adults in the near prime sector have never checked their credit...

Reduction in serious rent arrears

The improving employment market has led to fewer tenants falling into serious rent arrears,...

North/South repossession gap markedly closing

There has been almost halving in the divide between home repossessions in the North...

Slight shift in reasons for remortgaging

There was a fall of four percentage points in the number of people opting...

CML: repossession rate “lowest on record”

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has revealed that the number of repossessions in...

UK steel threat could worsen repossession figures

HML has stated that repossession rates for UK homes will remain low so far...

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...
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COMMENT

Later Life

Underwriting: Are we saying “no” to the wrong risks?

Over the last two days I’ve talked about the size of the later life lending market and the knowledge gap that still exists around...

The blind spot: residential advisers and the over-55 customer

Yesterday I talked about the supportive nature of the equity release and later life lending community and the fact that collaboration is one of...

The uncomfortable truth about the later life lending market

The headlines around the latest Equity Release Council figures released this month all suggested growth. But I think we need to have an honest...

Are we actually set up to support first-time buyers?

After a summer spent thinking it over, this time of year is often the point where first time buyers decide whether they're going to...

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

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Access FS mortgage business rises 46.8% in record July

Access Financial Services recorded its strongest month for mortgage business in July, with activity...
Later Life

LiveMore launches mortgage podcast for brokers and advisers

LiveMore has launched a podcast series covering developments in the specialist and later-life lending...
News

Mortgage myths deter would-be first-time buyers

Misconceptions about mortgage eligibility may be prompting aspiring first-time buyers to abandon their plans...
Building Societies

Dudley Building Society publishes guide to trusts

Dudley Building Society has published a guide explaining how trusts can be used to...

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