Debt

Firms making progress with arrears management, says regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has reported that firms have improved their mortgage arrears...

Year-on-year rise in second charge repossessions

Second charge mortgage repossessions fell in the final quarter of 2013 by 29.7% to...

Repossessions at 2007 levels

The number and proportion of mortgages ending in repossession was lower in 2013 than...

January and February top months for debt calls

The Debt Advisory Centre has revealed that 28% of people who sought debt help...

Debt firms have CCLs withdrawn by regulator

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has refused to renew the consumer credit licences...

Average amount of retirees’ debt continues to fall

17% of those planning to retire this year will have debts outstanding, averaging £24,800...

Payday loans funding housing costs

Thousands of Britons are turning to payday loans to hide rent or mortgage problems,...

OFT investigates ex-payday lender

The Office of Fair Trading has confirmed that it is investigating payday lender Web...

Couples keeping financial secrets

Couples are hiding savings, investments, debts and even income from one another, according to...

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...

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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