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FCA sounds warning over debt management trio

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning customers of three debt management firms to...

Money Advice Services increases free debt advice budget

The Money Advice Service has announced a £4 million year-on-year increase in funding for...

Repossessions and arrears down

There was a fall in the first quarter of this year in the number...

Fall in secured loan repossessions

The number of second charge mortgage repossessions fell 45.3% in the first quarter of...

Majority feel in control of debt repayments

The latest Lending Report from Lloyds Bank reveals that people surveyed are feeling upbeat...

Equity release being used to clear debts

Retired homeowners are increasingly using their property wealth to clear debts, including loans, credit...

LMS: eight in 10 remortgagors switch lenders

82% of borrowers who remortgaged in March did so to switch lenders to get...

MMR has caused changes in spending habits

Research by MoneySuperMarket suggest that prospective borrowers are changing their spending habits in a...

‘Mortgage Freedom Day’ pushed back eight days

Halifax said last Saturday (18 April) was this year’s UK Mortgage Freedom Day. It is calculated...

18-34 year olds find it hardest to live within their means

13 million households believe their debt situation is going to worsen before it gets...

1.5 million borrowed to pay rent or mortgage last month

Six million Brits (12%) borrowed money to cover their grocery bills last month, according...

New buy-to-let statement of practice unveiled

Buy-to-let lenders which are members of the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) are adopting...

18 to 24-year-olds most likely to have a CCJ

27% of adults in the UK have, at some point, been contacted by a...

FCA publishes business plan for 2015/16

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed the key areas of work it will undertake in...

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Making Digital Sales Ready properties the norm, not the exception

Digital Sales Ready listings and upfront information have the potential to transform the home buying and selling journey, creating faster, more transparent transactions with...

Supercharging affordability: a broker’s tool for unlocking complex cases

If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? The ability to see the future? To slow down time? To get every case...

Selling isn’t shouting

In many industries, sales still carries the weight of old stereotypes: high pressure, slick scripts and a focus on numbers over nuance. But these...

When service beats software: why hands-on support is the real differentiator in conveyancing

For all the talk about technology reshaping the mortgage and conveyancing world, advisers know that what you often need is some good, old-fashioned support. Not...

Future-proofing your lead generation

Leads are the lifeblood of any mortgage intermediary business, and while word-of-mouth referrals remain the gold standard - bringing trust and proof of quality...

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Prime London property prices record sharpest fall since 2019

Prime Central London property values slipped again in August, falling by 0.1%, with prices...

Fight or flight: £40k hit to house prices near Gatwick

House prices in parts of Surrey and West Sussex could fall by up to...

LiveMore appoints key account manager for the North

LiveMore, the later life mortgage lender, has appointed Phil Beswick as key account manager...

OneDome unveils broker network focused on growth and technology

OneDome has launched a new broker network, OneDome Growth Partners, aimed at supporting mortgage...