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UK Finance says there were 93,680 homeowner mortgages in arrears of 2.5 per cent or more of the outstanding balance in...

Banks are reporting that default rates increased in the final quarter of 2023, albeit more slowly than the quarter before -...

Metro Bank says it will not, after all, be selling its residential mortgage portfolio despite widespread industry speculation that it was...

Research from Coventry for Intermediaries has revealed that there is a clear generational difference in attitude when it comes to making...

UK Finance has published its housing and mortgage market forecasts for 2024 and 2025 together with projections for 2023 full year numbers. Key figures for 2023 In...

The Bank of England says there was £18.8 billion of mortgage borrowing in arrears in the third quarter of this year. That’s...

Many landlords say they’re set to expand investments in 2024 despite facing up to 80 per cent higher costs in the...

A report on Sky News says talks are underway for Barclays hto acquire the £3 billion mortgage book of the troubled...

An estimated seven million UK households are struggling to keep up with their rent or mortgage payments, Which? warns, with millions...

It’s now one year since former Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s ill-fated mini-budget, which acted as a catalyst...

Brokers are warning that dramatic council ‘effective bankruptcies’ will increase local residents’ tax bills and so hurt mortgage affordability. This follows the...

UK Finance’s latest Household Finance Review - for the second quarter of this year - lifts the lid on mortgages. The headlines...

The latest house price index - this one from the Halifax - has triggered a huge wave of concern about the...

Trade body UK Finance has issued a timely reminder to the mortgage lending sector of its obligations to borrowers struggling following...

Autumn 2023 will see the return of the Homebuyer Show Scotland in Glasgow, a dedicated show for Scottish homebuyers looking to...

People aged 18-24 are more than twice as likely to choose a tracker mortgage than any other age group Those 55 or...

With many borrowers under the cosh because of the cost of living crisis, lenders are offering brokers a chance to learn...

Property maintenance solution provider, Help me Fix, revealed that 74% of homeowners determine that the energy efficiency of their home is important. By surveying...

During these uncertain economic times, people are extra careful with their money, and to this end, new research reveals that 48%...

Not the best news for the property sector, as the latest research by Revolution Brokers, shows that the monthly cost of...

Pressure amongst tenants has been mounting as fuel, household bills, and everyday essentials have hit eye-watering costs. New research by Shawnbrook shows...

New findings by Revolution Brokers reveal exactly how much more money homeowners and buyers can expect to pay for their mortgage...

The colder months are already creeping up on the nation which means that doing some patchwork around the house could make...

A study done by RIFT Tax Refunds has disclosed just how much the average person would need to see their pay...

Property purchasing specialist, HBB Solutions, recently commissioned a survey of 1,225 UK homeowners to reveal the biggest worries and concens homeowners...

Every day on the news we hear more and more about the ever-mounting cost-of-living in the UK, and households are now...

In this guest piece, Adrian Plant, director of Shared Ownership at Leaders Romans Group and Calum Toone, mortgage advisor at Mortgage Scout, delve into the...

The pressure of the constant surge in the cost of living for UK rental households are prevalent, and the effects are...

Speaking to a financial adviser is more daunting for UK consumers than self-managing their finances, a YouGov study reveals. In a survey...

This week’s roundup takes a look at the latest in the mortgage market, from L&G’s latest addition to its lender panel...

Almost a third of property professionals believe their own anti-money laundering (AML) procedures wouldn’t stand up to scrutiny, research from Credas...

Mortgage approval levels could climb right through until Christmas as the pandemic property market boom shows little sign of slowing, new...

As the weather begins to warm up, many will be starting to think about giving their homes a seasonal spring clean....

As a direct result of the rising cost of living, over half (57%) of Brits are already struggling financially, or expect...

Some 3.2 million adults in the UK have missed some form of major payment over the last two years as the...

Scott Clay at Together - the specialist lender - has shared a few tips for couples considering buying their first home...

The latest Nationwide house price index, released yesterday morning, reveals that January has seen the strongest start to the year since...

Legal & General has unveiled the top search trends that have driven activity in the market over the past three years,...

As we’ve entered another New Year, now is as good a time as any to re-evaluate our spending habits and get...

When looking at the problem for a greener future many people point to cows or cars, when in fact the housing...

New data has shown that millennials (25-44) are as unconfident in their ability to manage their finances as younger Gen Z...

This mortgage roundup highlights the latest updates and features from the UK’s leading lenders, from custom-build mortgage products and holiday let mortgages,...

Data released by independent equity release advisory service, Equity Release Supermarket (ERS), shows that there’s a continued desire amongst their customers to...

Savings and lending bank Shawbrook recently conducted a Changing Face Buy-to-Let Report to investigate refurbishment costs. In total 1,000 landlords, and 1,000...

James Andrews, senior personal finance editor at money.co.uk, offers up top tips on how those planning to purchase a home with...

As furlough support has begun to phase away from July 1 2021, there is still concern that this could lead to...

According to new research from the homebuying platform, YesHomebuyers,  the majority of UK homeowners spend between £500 to £1,500 a year on...

Over the past year, many have experienced changes to their financial situations. With this in mind, Shawbrook Bank conducted a study...

The pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have impacted UK employees in a major way, with more than a third (36%) aged 18-34...

Only a quarter (27%) of UK adults have sought financial advice ahead of ‘freedom day’ despite Covid-19 causing financial uncertainty, according...

Mortgage Business Expo (MBE) has confirmed that it will be open for live events in 2021. The first event will return to...

Financial institutions in the UK continue to invent new ways to enable their clients to access their products and services online....

Searches for ‘self-employed’ and ‘defaults’ became the most popular in December, according to new research from criteria search specialist Knowledge Bank. Knowledge...

Luxury asset lender Suros Capital has become the latest addition to Loans Warehouse’s lender panel to provide unique short-term finance propositions...

Advisers have recently faced a relentless succession of challenges in the attempt to source consistent returns for clients in an environment...

The Society of Mortgage Professionals (SMP) has revealed how brokers are helping consumers worried about their finances during the coronavirus outbreak. David...

The Financial Intermediary & Broker Association (FIBA) is asking members to consider the Bank of England’s (BoE’s) warning about lenders cutting...

Nearly a third (32%) of current mortgage holders, which equates to approximately 4 million people, may have to re-evaluate their finances...

Nationwide is the latest building society to join the Equity Release Council (The Council) following its introduction to the lifetime mortgage...

The imminent Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) changes grant brokers and advisors more opportunity to provide guidance for buy-to-let landlords who are struggling...

Freedom Finance has urged UK families to examine their finances after revealing that an average mortgage bill could increase more than...

Castle Trust Capital has announced the implementation of its PRA Phase 2 changes, which require a specialist approach to underwriting for...

In response to last week's Housing White Paper, mortgage management firm Computershare Loan Services has urged the government to make sure...

Paragon Mortgages has updated its buy-to-let product range for professional landlords and unveiled six new products. The range includes two-year fixed rate products...

Brokers and lenders are celebrating a "bumper month" which saw borrowing in March 64% higher than one year earlier. Gross mortgage borrowing...

First-time buyer numbers fell nearly 5% in December as the traditional winter cooling hit the UK property market. Some 26,600 buyers took...

A steep rise in debt since last summer 2015 has put more households under financial pressure, new research shows. Income and saving...

A growing number of tenants are now seriously behind on their rent, new figures show. The number who were more than two...

One in three mortgage holders have no idea what rate of interest they are paying, new research shows. This is despite growing...

The interest-only time bomb is set to explode as almost three-quarters of affected borrowers fear they may not be able to repay their loan. Some...

A new report from the Bank of England shows that approvals of loans for house purchases hit a 2015 high in...

August has seen a spike in the number of mortgage deals as buyers look to snap up cheap loans before interest...

Repossession rates have fallen to another new low but brokers warn that will quickly reverse when interest rates finally start rising. Repossessions...

Almost one third of borrowers who remortgaged in May increased the size of their mortgage to release cash for spending or...