Debt

House prices up and repossessions down

The April Market Trend Data from Land Registry shows that house prices were up...

Citizens Advice wants ban on financial services cold calling

Financial services providers such as claims management companies, pension unlocking services and credit brokers...

Regulator letting consumers down: CAB

Citizens Advice has lamented the new conduct rules for claims management companies, claiming they...

Property Reclaim outlines fixed pricing structure

PropertyReclaim.com has published its fixed pricing service in a move designed to improve transparency. Repossessions...

Competition to continue in remortgage market

25% of homeowners remortgaging an existing property in January increased the size of their...

OFT refuses to licence three debt management companies

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

Fall in average debt owed by this year’s retirees

18% of those planning to retire this year will have outstanding debts, averaging £31,200...

Fall in tenant arrears

There has been a fall in the number of tenants in severe arrears for...

Christmas 2011 debts continue

17% have yet to pay off debts from Christmas 2011, according to new research...

2013 predictions from MoneySupermarket.com

MoneySupermarket.com has revealed its personal finance predictions For 2013. Consumer Finances Clare Francis, site editor at...

North-south split in repossessions

A north-south divide is occurring with housing repossessions, as the north is currently seeing...

Property investment bosses disqualified from being directors

A husband and wife team who were directors of a property investment company in...

Debt resolution firm has licence revoked by OFT

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is revoking the credit licence of First Step...

Tenant arrears position improving

There has been an improvement in numbers of tenants in severe arrears, according to...

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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