Debt

Rise in borrowers in debt for the first time

As borrowers’ disposable incomes continue to dwindle, it will only be a matter of...

Debt among over-55s becoming more common

39% of over-55s revealed that their outgoings exceeded their income during parts of 2022,...

Adverse borrowers upping their unsecured debt

A third of people with adverse credit say the level of their unsecured debt...

Lack of awareness of support for those in financial difficulty

Bluestone Mortgages has revealed that 16% of people would be too embarrassed to seek...

Younger generation taking on more debt due to cost of living

Two-thirds of those aged between 18 and 34 years old say they have taken...

Struggling consumers urged to seek help with financial difficulties

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and MoneyHelper are urging consumers to get help as...

Broker searches being affected by cost of living crisis

Knowledge Bank has revealed that the cost of living crisis is impacting borrowers as...

Money fears behind financial services’ phone call boost

The rising cost of living is causing an increase in inbound phone calls for...

Increase in more severe forms of adverse credit

There has been a rise in the number of people who have experienced more...

Cost-of-living squeeze having effect on mortgage searches

Legal & General Mortgage Club has reported that overall mortgage search volumes by advisers...

Virgin Money integrates new affordability platform

Virgin Money has made changes to the way customers who have fallen into arrears...

FCA wants ban on debt packager referral fees

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued proposals banning debt packager firms from being...

Self-employed homeowners having debt difficulties

A third of self-employed homeowners have increased their unsecured debts and a quarter have...

Debt burden for one in three 2021 retirees

32% of people retiring in 2021 will be doing so in the red, according...
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Christian Faes: Across the Pond

Bridging the Pond: How large is the US bridging finance market, and compared to the UK?

When we first got started with LendInvest in the UK, post the financial crisis, bridging finance was a much more nascent product than it...

Passing the affordability exam

As teachers and students of various ages have spent August nervously opening exam results following years of study that will determine their ability to...

Investors are changing their approach – and lenders should too

The buy-to-let market never stands still, but the pace of change in recent years has been remarkable. The days of the so-called ‘accidental landlord’,...

Leasehold fees, specialists and the need to shop around

Leasehold properties account for around 20% of all dwellings in the UK, and while that figure may change in the future with government legislation...

Tuning into later life lending conversations

There are certain conversations in our profession that can genuinely change the course of a client’s life. Later life lending sits firmly in that...

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Bradford retains crown as UK’s leading property hotspot

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Keystone reduces expat buy-to-let rates and adds new product

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Gatehouse cuts buy-to-let rental rates and eases paperwork

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