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Consumers managing to pay down debt

35% of Britons have cut their debt levels in the 12 months, according to...

Brits feel bankruptcy rules too lenient

58% of Britons believes bankruptcy should last longer than a year, according to research...

Money Advice Trust to develop debt advice framework for MAS

Money Advice Trust (MAT) has been to commissioned by the Money Advice Service to...

Increase in ‘severe’ arrears among tenant community

There was an 8% rise in the number of tenants in severe financial difficulty...

UK repossessions see north-south split

There is a clear north-south divide when it comes to housing repossessions, according to...

Brokers still missing out on alternative revenue streams

Y3S has expressed concern that many mortgage brokers are missing out on lucrative earning...

Jail for dodgy debt solutions directors

Two company directors in Manchester have been sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment each by...

New jobs from Money Advice Service contract

The Money Advice Service has awarded a three-year contract to Turn2us to provide its...

Worrying about money doesn’t help

People in the UK who spend more of their time fretting about their finances...

The myth of lead generation

There is a noticeable trend towards performance based marketing and lead generation sits at...

Tribunal back OFT’s revocation of debt collector’s CCL

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has had its decision to revoke the consumer...

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How might Trump’s Tariffs impact on mortgages in the UK?

With Trump’s tariff wars already sending financial markets yoyoing up and down and the likelihood that these trade wars will negatively impact both global...

Key holiday let tax changes: what brokers really need to know

The UK holiday let market has seen rapid growth in recent years, largely fuelled by the rise in staycations and favourable tax incentives. However,...

Positive signs of market changes are definitely visible

There are times when the market feels sluggish - waiting for something to give, for someone to blink first. And then there are times...

Finding solutions for borrowers when others can’t

Catering to the needs of borrowers with an extremely complex or adverse credit history is an area of the mortgage market that is often...

Good advice key for remortgaging landlords

The buy-to-let sector has remained resilient in the face of mounting tax bills, legislative burdens and the elevated interest rates of recent years, and...

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Paragon urges phased EPC reforms to avert rental sector disruption

Paragon Bank has called on the government to reconsider its proposed timetable for mandatory...

Monmouthshire Building Society adopts AI tech to accelerate mortgage approvals

Monmouthshire Building Society has announced a partnership with mortgage technology firm MQube in a...

Leeds BS cuts mortgage rates ahead of MPC decision

Leeds Building Society has announced rate reductions of up to 20 basis points across...

Countrywide Surveying Services launches data-driven engine for faster, smarter valuations

Countrywide Surveying Services has unveiled a new valuation decisioning platform aimed at transforming the...
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