Debt

Majority of people meeting debt repayments

People surveyed for the second Lloyds Bank Lending Report continue to feel upbeat when...

Summer sees remortgage lending gradually creeping up

35% of borrowers who remortgaged last month chose to increase the size of their...

Secured loans proving popular for debt consolidation

Clever Lending has revealed that 61% of its secured loan cases being used for...

House prices up 5.4% year-on-year

The Land Registry has said that June saw an annual house price increase of 5.4%. This...

Young people struggling with debt

A debt advisory firm has wanted that young adults are most likely to struggle...

More product choice needed to meet interest-only shortfalls

43% of advisers want to see more innovation on equity release lenders plans suitable...

Citizens Advice sees fall in payday loan problems

Latest figures reveal a steady decline in payday loan problems reported to Citizens Advice. The...

University unaffordable, parents say

With school leavers currently confirming their university places, many UK parents are now reviewing...

Micro-businesses not getting paid on time

In a poll carried out by YouGov on behalf of cloud accounting company FreeAgent,...

Children inheriting money worries from parents

31% of children have admitted they have worried about money, whilst a large number...

Rise in numbers of remortgagors increasing loan size

There was an increase of 4% in borrowers who remortgaged seeking to increase the...

No change in monthly house prices

The Land Registry's Market Trend Data for England and Wales has shown an annual...

FCA: debt firms still failing vulnerable customers

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a thematic review which which states that...

Roma steps in to save client hundreds of thousands of pounds

Roma Finance has claimed to have saved a client almost £400,000 in a complex...

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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