Debt

One in seven hide debts from their partner

Couples are keeping millions of pounds worth of money secrets from each other and...

Many Brits unprepared for bank rate rise

TSB has surveyed thousands of homeowners across the country to fully understand how prepared Britain...

North-South repossession gap closes

The divide between home repossessions in the North and South has closed by 80% since...

House prices up 5.6% year-on-year

The Land Registry's October data shows an annual price increase of 5.6% which takes the...

1.2% month-on-month fall in rents

Rents across England and Wales have fallen between September and October, according to the...

High stress levels for debt defaulters

Debt defaulters have high stress levels with a significant number suffering from sleep deprivation...

More people successfully managing loan payments

69% of people will be able to pay for Christmas without having to take on...

Mortgage arrears continue to fall

Latest data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) show a continuing decline in...

Large majority fear not paying off interest-only loan

Nearly three-quarters of homeowners with interest-only mortgages are concerned they may not be able...

66% of young adults don’t know what APR means

There is a distinct lack of understanding about borrowing among young adults in the...

Parental financial support up by a fifth in two years

Parents are increasingly being relied on to support their grown up children’s lifestyles according...

Payday lender to refund over £15m to customers

Dollar Financial UK, which trades as The Money Shop, Payday UK, Payday Express and...

Three in 10 over-60s struggling to pay water bills

The effects of six consecutive years of record low interest rates - which have...

Grandparents at risk of over-generosity

A new study by Investec Wealth & Investment has found that parents and grandparents who gift...

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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