Debt

Raise your game, FCA tells debt management firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told debt management firms that they must demonstrate...

Affordable lending awareness campaign unveiled

Latest research findings published by My Home Finance, a national social lending organisation, show...

New funding for Money Advice Service

The Money Advice Service is set to help almost 60,000 more people with free...

Over half of homeowners will struggle with rate rise

Research commissioned by credit information provider Equifax and carried out by YouGov shows that...

Recovery threatened by over-indebtedness

The latest report on consumer credit by independent research company Verum Financial Research says...

Fall in arrears and repossessions

Mortgage arrears and possessions continued to fall in the second quarter of 2014, according...

Credit promotions still not meeting regulatory standards

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reported that some promotions for financial products are still...

Debt advice “really does work”

Debt advice works for nine out of 10 people struggling with serious financial problems,...

Students expect £21k debt on graduation

30% of students currently attending university will move back in with their parents after...

PPI claim firm has email ad banned

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld two complaints against PPI Claims Management Company...

Home owners to be hit by finance rule change?

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) have warned that a change to accounting...

Quarter of exes share loan/credit card debt

According to a new survey conducted on behalf of debt advice and solutions provider...

Majority expect rate rise over next 12 months

Legal & General’s latest Mortgage Mood survey has revealed that 68% of homeowners fear...

Logbook lenders “driving people into debt”

Citizens Advice has raised concerns that people taking out logbook loans are overloaded with...

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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