Debt

Couples keeping finances secret from each other

Couples are keeping their financial affairs secret from each other, and failing to come...

Debt solution text provider rapped by ASA

Clarity Leeds from Essex has had two complaints about its text messages upheld by...

Debt worries keeping millions awake

Nearly one in seven British adults, equating to 7.4 million people, experience difficulties sleeping...

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...
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COMMENT

Homebuying

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache

We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

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News

MT Finance latest firm to offer World Cup time off

As mortgage firms gear up for England’s 1am World Cup clash against Mexico on...
News

Broker optimism grows as sub-4% rates edge closer

A series of mortgage rate cuts from lenders this week has sparked optimism among...
Buy-to-let

Renters face higher costs amid strong demand

Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...
Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages cuts rates across limited-edition BTL range

ModaMortgages has announced a reprice of its limited-edition buy-to-let range, with rate reductions across...

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