Debt

Billions of debt hidden from loved ones

£41 billion of debt is being hidden by people in relationships from their partners,...

Lenders taking tougher stand on arrears

Revival Repossession Solutions has claimed that a progressively firmer stance towards forbearance from lenders...

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...

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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