Debt

Call for tighter regulation of claims firms

Citizens Advice has welcomed new legislation to help consumers challenge unfair treatment by claims...

Brits keeping debts from loved ones

More than one fifth of UK adults have secret debts they’re hiding from their...

PPI claim firm sees text ad banned

An Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) adjudication has gone against Debt Specialists Ltd. A text message,...

Only 17% with debt issues seek help

New research suggest 8.8 million people in the UK live with serious debt problems,...

Debt Advisory Centre outlines rise in payday loan popularity

37% of Debt Advisory Centre’s (DAC) new clients in 2013 owe money to payday...

Arrears and repossessions decline

There was a further fall in the number of mortgages in arrears, as well...

Fall in second charge mortgage possessions

The number of second charge mortgage possessions in the third quarter of 2013 was...

North-south divide in repossessions most marked in six years

The North-South divide in repossessions has widened to its largest in six years, according...

Rent arrears could rise

Buy-to-let returns continue to improve, with a five year geared investor making a 6.52%...

Trio of debt management firms lose licences

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has removed the licences of three debt management...

HML pictures arrears scenario if rates rise in 2014

HML has undertaken analysis of the performance of approximately 100,000 mortgage accounts that were...

Millions borrowing to pay debts

Two million people borrowed money to make a repayment on an existing debt in...

Many don’t understand the implications of joint borrowing

Research by Debt Advisory Centre suggests that many people are signing up for joint...

7% never expect to be debt free

Certain borrowers are finding themselves stuck in a downward debt spiral according to price...
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COMMENT

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

News

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...
Technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...
Building Societies

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...
Cover

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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