Debt

Affordability crunch: private renters struggling to save as housing costs soar

A growing divide between renters and homeowners is placing mounting pressure on first-time buyer...

Lenders expect dip in mortgage demand despite easing credit conditions

Demand for mortgages for house purchases is expected to fall over the summer months,...

Richard Pike: A conference of positivity – Global ABS Day three

It’s time for reflection of the last three days here in Barca. To readers,...

British households still reeling from post-pandemic financial fallout

Five years after the first national lockdown, new research reveals that the financial scars...

Mortgage arrears fall but warning signs emerge

Mortgage arrears across both homeowner and buy-to-let sectors declined in the first quarter of...

Moneyhub and Experian expand partnership to tackle rising consumer debt

Moneyhub has extended its partnership with Experian to launch the Credit Dashboard, a new...

Regional imbalance deepens as development in London slows

The UK housing market is facing a stark regional imbalance as new data points...

Household credit creeps up as lenders point to more optimism… but at a cost

British households are borrowing more – and lenders are increasingly willing to let them...

New research reveals UK workers’ top financial worries

As Debt Awareness Week begins (24–30 March), new research from WEALTH at work has...

Creating solutions for IVA and DMP clients

Economic conditions in recent years have posed significant affordability challenges for mortgage borrowers. While...

Rise in lifetime mortgage use for debt and mortgage repayments

Pure Retirement has reported a number of changes in use of its later life...

Consolidating debt with accommodating criteria

As we start another new year, many brokers may find themselves facing a higher...

Parents say video games create positive financial habits for kids

81% of parents believe their children are learning positive money habits from video games...

Most difficult financial topics for discussion revealed

The financial topics that Britons most avoid talking about have been revealed by online...
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COMMENT

Homebuying

Removing friction from the homebuying journey

One thing I keep hearing from our advisers is how much more work each case now generates, largely because so much of it involves...

Build, baby, build? Well we will need to fund more than the usual suspects

There was a noticeable sense of optimism at UKREiiF this year. That may sound surprising given the economic headwinds of recent years, but the...

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market riding high

Innovation in the lifetime mortgage market has created real value for customers – there’s no excuse to ignore it. When a UK borrower reaches 55,...

How small and medium-sized lenders can fix the origination headache

We are constantly told that to fix the mortgage journey, we need to rip everything out and start again. That unless a lender replaces its...

A new PM brings a new opportunity to rethink housing policy

Politics, as it seems to do in recent times, has moved at remarkable speed over the last couple of weeks. In what feels like...

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MT Finance latest firm to offer World Cup time off

As mortgage firms gear up for England’s 1am World Cup clash against Mexico on...
News

Broker optimism grows as sub-4% rates edge closer

A series of mortgage rate cuts from lenders this week has sparked optimism among...
Buy-to-let

Renters face higher costs amid strong demand

Two in three (63%) recent movers ended up paying more rent than planned, as...
Buy-to-let

ModaMortgages cuts rates across limited-edition BTL range

ModaMortgages has announced a reprice of its limited-edition buy-to-let range, with rate reductions across...

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