Property sales (seasonally adjusted) in June were 15% lower than a year earlier, at 85,870, but 6% higher than May. Part of the monthly rise was down to the...

“With so many conflicting reports around the state of the housing market and mortgages in particular, we have to take encouragement from the non-seasonally...

LiveMore, the lender for people aged 50-90+, has expanded its product offering to include equity release mortgages in order to offer customers the widest range...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found 7.4 million people unsuccessfully attempted to contact one or more of their financial services providers in the...

“Clearly, much of the UK still distrusts  lenders and other financial services firms – this isn’t surprising when millions have found it almost...

The new Financial Lives survey from the FCA has found that more than 7m people unsuccessfully attempted to contact one or more of their financial services...

MotoNovo Finance (MNF) has announced the expansion of its Senior Leadership Team with three senior external appointments – Leanne Christmas who joins as...

The value of loans taken out from pawnbrokers has rocketed 41% in just a year, from £158m in 2021 to £223m in 2022 says Mazars, the international audit, tax,...

As reports emerge that HM Treasury could be delaying plans to regulate the sector, research from NewDay* found that consumers are concerned about the lack of...

Money Wellness is calling for the government to review school uniform grants, after 93% of parents said they were unaware there was any help available. A Money...

The latest criteria index from Knowledge Bank underpins the financial burdens that many are carrying in the UK. As the UK’s largest database of mortgage...

Demand for debt advice has risen sharply this year, as debt charities StepChange, Citizens Advice and Money Advice Trust, report increasing numbers of people...

TransUnion has announced Kelli Fielding as its new chief product officer for the UK. As part of her new role with the global information and insights company,...

16 million people in the UK are still unaware you can get into debt using ‘Buy Now Pay Later’ (BNPL) services*, according to research from responsible...

OneDome, the end-to-end property transaction company, has received an overwhelmingly positive response to its HomeBuyer Service, with triple-digit year-on-year...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has responded to the latest insolvency statistics which show that the...

New data from StepChange Scotland reveals that around one in five (19%) mortgaged clients were in mortgage arrears in the second quarter of this year, up from...

iad, the international estate agency business, today announces the launch of its self-employed model in England and Wales. And with a number of differences....

The FCA has proposed new guidance for social media ‘finfluencers’ – after seeing a growing number of promotions falling short. Promotions need to be...

The latest research from estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester,reveals that the number of first-time buyer mortgage products has fallen by more than...

Inflation is expected to have fallen to 8.2% in June – from 8.7% in May. However, it was also forecast to fall a month earlier, when it stuck firm at 8.7%....

Hanley Economic Building Society has bolstered its residential and buy-to-let propositions through the introduction of a pair of five-year fixed rate products....

Following news this weekend that there could be delays to regulation of the Buy Now, Pay Later sector, Richard Lane, Director of External Affairs at StepChange...

After a period of relative calm for the consumer credit sector, average rates on lending products registered notable increases through June as fears over...

Leading SME funding provider, Reward Finance Group has launched a dedicated Wellness Team to provide wellbeing, first aid, mental health and menopause support...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes fell in May 2023 by 10% compared...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell in May 2023 by 5% compared with the same...

New data from StepChange Debt Charity reveals a marked increase in the proportion of clients contacting the charity for debt advice with car finance debt....

The Consumer Credit act is set to be axed – and replaced by rules overseen by the FCA. Section 75 will disappear along with the act, and the Treasury is...

TransUnion, a global information and insights company, has released its latest Consumer Pulse study, revealing that a significant portion of the UK...

Following the Financial Conduct Authority’s meeting on savings, David Postings, Chief Executive of UK Finance, said: “UK Finance and a number of our...

The latest research by specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, has revealed how the current cost of a monthly mortgage repayment differs across...

In a new study of 250 commercial landlords with office buildings in the UK, half report major setbacks in improving energy efficiency across their portfolios,...

The Money Advice Trust has published its latest Outcomes Report, which shows the scale and impact of the charity’s work helping people and small businesses...

Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has today launched the latest in its Consumer Duty video series, which provides...

An industry leader with more than four decades of banking experience has joined Together to advise the specialist lender’s corporate team. Richard Topliss,...

As the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) publishes its Consumer Duty Firm survey* highlighting how ready businesses are for the new Consumer Duty Rules, RSM UK...

Nearly nine out of ten brokers (86%) are confident about their awareness of Consumer Duty just weeks ahead of its implementation, according to new research...

The Bank of England’s latest monthly Money and Credit data highlights the impact of the rising cost of borrowing and the effect this will have on spending in...

“Although the non-seasonally adjusted residential housing transactions in May were 10% higher than April, the seasonally adjusted figure is 3% lower....

StepChange Debt Charity is delighted to announce the appointment of Liz Harding, Mike Ashley and Sue Acton as Trustees, who will join the Board on 1 July....

Personal insolvency provider Creditfix is warning about a steep rise in homeowners seeking debt support as more people struggle with rising mortgage rates. In...

The innovative digital bank, Recognise, is currently ranked top of the comparison tables* for their 3 year fixed personal savings accounts, offering 5.85% AER....

Freedom Finance Mortgages Ltd (FFML), one of the UK’s leading second charge mortgage distributors, is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Sharp...

One fifth (18%) of teachers have been forced to rely on buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options to afford their weekly shop, according to new research from...

National brokerage Just Mortgages has expanded the level of support available to its large principal brokers with the launch of a new bespoke training...

The government, mortgage lenders, and financial advisors must urgently forge a comprehensive and coordinated approach as millions could face a mortgage and...

Advisers from Money Wellness, the wellbeing platform specialising in free debt advice and ongoing support, have taken part in a resilience training programme...

“Lenders recognise and understand this is an anxious time for mortgage customers and there is a lot of support available. Lenders have been working to...

House prices rose 0.4% between March and April. Average house prices were up 3.5% in the year to April – down from 4.1% a month earlier. The average house...

Research by Nested, the modern estate agent, has found that 64% of homebuyers are worried that the cost of borrowing could rise following a thirteenth...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has responded to figures out today showing council tax arrears for...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today published new figures revealing that median monthly rents in England have reached £825, the highest figures...

MorganAsh and Investor in Customers have partnered to provide firms with reports to meet the needs of Consumer Duty. Investor in Customers already provides a...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today announced a new, limited edition product feature which will reward landlord borrowers with a...

Joanna Elson CBE has announced today that she will be stepping down as chief executive of the Money Advice Trust in early September, after 17 years leading the...

Money Wellness is warning that the explosion in salary advance schemes, allowing employees to access their salaries before payday, is camouflaging a spiralling...

National brokerage Just Mortgages is encouraging credit brokers to integrate into their local communities and host mortgage clinics, with a full suite of...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes fell in April 2023 by 15%...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell in April 2023 by 10% compared with the...

Leading Accounts Payable (AP) automation solution provider, Yooz, today announces that it has launched its third annual investigation into the State of...

An estimated 5.5 million UK adults are behind on their energy bills, according to new research from the Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National...

Less than half of UK children have been taught about money at home or in school, according to a new report from the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS)....

Financial services businesses have less than eight weeks until the FCA’s (Financial Conduct Authority) new Consumer Duty regulations come into force on 31...

Award-winning digital wallet HyperJar has appointed Louise Chan to the role of chief operating officer. Incumbent Chris Lowrie moves up to head the firm’s...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today added three new Limited Edition products to its core buy-to-let range and added...

MotoNovo Finance’s ‘Generating Real Opportunities for Women’ (GROW) network, which promotes the importance of increasing female representation in motor...

Fresh boost for London as CAB Payments, which facilitates global payments and has a subsidiary with a UK banking licence, announces its intention to float on...

Money Wellness, the wellbeing platform specialising in free debt advice, has formed a LGBTQIA+ community group, with the aim of cultivating an open, accepting,...

The UK Finance Household Finance Review has just been published, Simon Webb, managing director of capital markets and finance at LiveMore, commented: “Since...

House prices were flat in May, but fell 1% in a year. It’s the first annual fall recorded by this particular index since December 2012. The average property...

Amplifi Capital (U.K.) Limited, the fintech disruptor behind the brands My Community Finance and Reevo Money, has secured £50m in debt funding from M&G...

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has today announced that its CEO, Caroline Siarkiewicz, has confirmed to the Board that she will not be taking up a...

Two in five people with a mortgage say their payments haven’t gone up since interest rates started rising – because so many are on fixed rate deals. One in...

Aldermore today increases the rate on its Easy Access business savings account, helping UK SMEs get one step closer to realising their savings goals. The...

The Money Advice Trust has welcomed today’s decision by the FCA to ban referral fees for debt packager firms. The ban applies to all new debt packager firms...

StepChange Debt Charity strongly supports the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) announcement today that it is banning debt packaging firms from receiving...

Research by Nested, the modern estate agent, has revealed that while there have been almost 77,500 homes sold across England and Wales so far this year, this...

Demica, one of the world’s largest providers of supply chain finance SaaS solutions, has partnered with Lenovo’s channel solution and service team to...

TDX Group, an Equifax company, and leading provider of debt management solutions, urges lenders and those who serve customers facing financial difficulty, to...

Net borrowing of consumer credit in April remained broadly unchanged when compared to March, at £1.6 billion. The additional consumer credit borrowing in...

Today’s Bank of England Money and Credit figures show consumer credit growth remained at 7.7 percent in April 2023 with outstanding balances for consumer...

Following the BoE figures this morning, Adam Oldfield, chief revenue officer at Phoebus Software, says “In amongst the news of rising interest rates and high...

Following the announcement from HMRC today that the provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of UK residential transactions in April 2023 is...

Following this morning’s release of the HMRC monthly property transaction figures, which have fallen, Simon Webb, managing director of capital markets and...

New research from Business Debtline today reveals the impact of the cost of living crisis on struggling small business owners, with a majority of callers to...

Tampa, USA – Chargebacks911, the first company dedicated to providing chargeback remediation services to the world’s largest banks and businesses,...

Three quarters of 18-year-olds don’t understand the rules around borrowing or what a share is. Two in three 18-year-olds don’t understand inflation,...

Reduced lending amounts, prompted by interest rate rises, indicate a crisis of mortgage unaffordability for people across the UK, according to the May 2023...

Research from the Gradual Homeownership provider, Wayhome, has revealed that despite a cooling housing market that has seen the average UK house price fall...

UK consumer lender Fluro has launched the second edition of its “Consumer Lending Newsflash”, examining current trends across the entire UK open market,...

“With a fifth of consumers (21%) reliant on credit for everyday expenses, there is a clear need for a change of approach across the finance sector....

Energy bills will fall £426 in July – as the energy price cap falls below the energy price guarantee. It’s the first drop in 18 months, although it still...

StepChange Debt Charity welcomes the FCA’s proposals today which will make permanent requirements on lenders to treat borrowers in financial difficulty...

As well as ensuring its technology, people, and processes are ready for the July 31st launch date for the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Consumer Duty,...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has today welcomed Ofgem’s decision to cap household energy prices at...

Bevan Money, an aspiring bank with a clear social purpose, has submitted its application for a banking licence. The business plans to provide mortgages,...

Five self-employed principal brokers have become the latest graduates from the Just Mortgages Business Principals Leadership programme, taking their next steps...

New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell to 8.7% in April, down from 10.1% in March. While it’s...

House prices fell for the fourth consecutive month – with prices down 0.9% between February and March. Average house prices were up 4.1% in the year to March...

Aviva, one of the UK’s leading insurers, has appointed Phoebus to service its equity release portfolio, replacing its legacy servicing system. The new...

TransUnion, a global information and insights company and one of the UK’s leading credit reference agencies, has appointed James Robinson as managing...

One in five (21%) Brits have opted for private healthcare treatment due to ongoing delays, strikes, and long waiting lists in the NHS. According to smart money...

Exclusive new data from the UK’s top-rated budgeting app, HyperJar, has found that shockingly, 1-in-10 Brits admit to failing to budget sufficiently for...

With new findings from the FCA showing that more Brits than ever are struggling with the cost of living crisis. The statistics from the FCA include: Just over...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has today announced the date and venue for its next Annual...

“The Renters’ Reform Bill sets out important steps to create a fairer and more secure system for private renters, including an end to no-fault evictions...

People-first lender Capital Credit Union is adopting the award-winning Auto Decision Platform by LendingMetrics, in a move to enhance their credit decisioning...

Research from the Gradual Homeownership provider, Wayhome, has found that a large proportion of hopeful homebuyers are experiencing significant levels of...

The FCA has today released new figures revealing the number of people struggling to meet bills and credit repayments now stands at 10.9m, a year-on-year rise...

Commenting on the FCA embargoed press release showing that help is available for people struggling with their payments, Sarah Pennells, consumers finance...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today launched new buy-to-let two-year fixed-rate specials as it also introduces a new...

The paused Renters’ Reform Bill should include measures to make independent inventories compulsory in every tenancy agreement. The controversial and...

Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces, is delighted to announce that it has entered into a new partnership that will see it...

StepChange Debt Charity says the Bank of England’s announcement today of a further base rate rise from 4.25% to 4.5% is another blow for household finances....

Buyer demand fell again – for the 12th consecutive month. House prices and the number of agreed sales were also down. The time taken from listing to...

By December 2022  – seven years after launch –  Help to Buy ISAs had been used to buy 547,187 homes. The scheme closed to new entrants in...

NewDay, a leading digital consumer credit business in the UK, has today released its financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2023, which can be found...

New research from National Debtline, the free debt advice service run by the Money Advice Trust, has today revealed that the average level of priority debt...

Mia-Platform, an end-to-end platform builder that empowers businesses to smoothly create cloud-native applications, has extended its partnership with...

Research from the Gradual Homeownership provider, Wayhome, has found that while high house prices and the initial cost of a mortgage deposit are the biggest...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes fell in March 2023 by 8% compared...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell by 4% in March 2023 compared with the...

Annual price rises slowed to just 0.1% in April. House prices fell 0.3% in April, following a 0.8% rise in March. The average property now costs £286,896 –...

Bank of England statistics published today show consumer credit debt rose by 2.7% (£5.7 billion) in the first quarter of 2023 – the sharpest quarterly rise...

Following the announcement from the Bank of England today that net mortgage approvals rose significantly to 52,000 in March, from 44,100 in February, John...

We withdrew £1.3 billion of cash in March (subtracting deposits from withdrawals). Withdrawals from easy access accounts accelerated massively, but fixed rate...

The Payment Systems Regulator has made two key appointments to its executive team: Alex Olive as General Counsel, and Natalie Golding as Chief Operating...

“Mortgage lending was flat in March with net borrowing at zero. This is the seventh fall in as many months and the lowest level in 12 years if you exclude...

“The increase in approvals for house purchases was substantial and the best sign yet that the housing market has turned a corner.  Add to that the latest...

Annual house price growth slowed to 3%. It expects prices to fall just 1% during the rest of 2023, and says the worst of the falls are behind us. The...

A survey of UK consumers shows concerns about the lack of regulation in Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) options, with only 16% of UK consumers deeming BNPL...

With more than 7.2 million people on NHS waiting lists, many people are looking for alternative funding options to pay for non-emergency surgery. 55Plus, the...

House prices rose 0.5% in a month – after seven consecutive months of falls. On an annual basis, house prices are down 2.7% in the year to April – a...

Commenting on the government’s newly released gambling white paper Adam Hancox, director of gaming at TransUnion in the UK, said: “The comprehensive...

Following this morning’s release of the HMRC monthly Following this morning’s release of the HMRC monthly property transaction figures, Simon Webb,...

Property sales (non-seasonally adjusted) were 94,870 – up 26% from February – but still 14% lower than a year earlier. When they’re seasonally...

Total Credit Union borrowing rose by over £261 million through 2022 and surpassed £2 billion for the first time ever following the surge in the cost of...

Following the announcement from HMRC today that the provisional non-seasonally adjusted estimate of the number of UK residential transactions in March 2023 is...

Following the figures from HMRC this morning, Adam Oldfield, chief revenue officer at Phoebus Software, says “Although we were still feeling the fallout from...

TotallyMoney, the fintech with a focus on the UK’s financially under-served has surpassed the five million customer milestone: The free financial app puts...

The latest data from FICO on UK credit card trends illustrates the financial balancing act many consumers are facing. Average card spend has increased...

Soaring rises in the cost of food and drink are fuelling ongoing high inflation and causing hard-pressed UK households to need to rely more on credit products,...

The banking sector’s primary self-regulatory body, the Lending Standards Board (LSB), is urging firms to prepare for the financial struggles customers will...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has today launched a guidance document for conveyancing...

Research from Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital borrowing marketplaces, reveals the leading challengers and neobanks added over £1.5bn of...

ONP Group has restructured with a new leadership team. The new team will spearhead the company, driving it forwards and taking a new partnership approach with...

Leading national brokerage Just Mortgages has welcomed 48 new advisers to its thriving self-employed division in Q1, with ambitions to add 200 by the end of...

Research from estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed that so far this year, house prices have plummeted by as much as £21,000 in a...

CTSI today welcomes the publication of the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers (DMCC) Bill particularly in relation to the potential for it to...

Money Wellness, the wellbeing platform specialising in free debt advice and ongoing support, has formed a new strategic partnership with Rethink Mental Illness...

Fleet Mortgages, the buy-to-let specialist lender, has today released the latest iteration of its Buy-to-Let Rental Barometer covering Q1 2023 rental yields...

London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has released its latest Property Market Index Review providing the most comprehensive view of UK and...

CPI inflation fell to 10.1% in March. It has been in double-figures since September last year. What it means for savers. What next for mortgages. Petrol prices...

“This drop to below nine precent is significant and will be a welcome relief for households across the country, but especially mortgage holders. The bank...

The Office for National Statistics has today published its latest Consumer Prices Index, which shows the rate of inflation fell from 10.4 percent in February...

“It’s positive to see inflation finally going in the right direction, but with energy prices fixed until July and inflation on food and other essentials...

Consumers are more open to answering personal questions about their health and lifestyle than is generally believed, new data from the MorganAsh Resilience...

With buy now, pay later data now appearing on consumer credit reports, its popularity has not wavered, as recent research from information and insights...

Research by digital identity security specialists, ID Crypt Global, has revealed that as the world becomes increasingly digitised, the data processing and...

StepChange helped or guided nearly half a million people last year, with more clients receiving full debt advice than in the previous year according to the...

Surveyors predict a positive net balance of housing sales of plus one per cent over the next 12 months, according to March’s residential market survey....

Experian and CarCloud have today announced a new partnership that will further enhance the car ownership experience for drivers using CarCloud’s free digital...

LiveMore has appointed a new director of marketing as the lender looks to expand its reach into the consumer arena. The bulk of LiveMore’s distribution is...

House prices edged up in March by 0.8% – after rising 1.2% in February. Annual price rises slowed to 1.6% – the weakest annual growth rate in three...

Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has today added lifetime mortgage specialist, Pure Retirement, to its lender panel....

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell by 2% in February 2023 compared with the...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes fell in February 2023 by 5%...

DENVER, USA – Financial Planning Standards Board Ltd. (FPSB), the standards-setting body for the global financial planning profession and owner of the...

Experian Boost data will now be included in Virgin Slyce’s credit card decisioning process – giving Boost users more repayment flexibility as the...

Pioneering peer-to-peer lender The Money Platform is partnering with LendingMetrics to take advantage of their industry leading Auto Decision Platform. ADP...

National brokerage Just Mortgages has become the latest firm to join the Equity Release Council. The news confirms Just Mortgages meets the council’s high...

As the job market continues to shift, more and more people are looking to switch jobs in search of better opportunities. In fact, research conducted midway...

Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces and embedded finance providers, has appointed Nick Jones as Director of Freedom for...

Just under a quarter (23%) of the more than 2,000 respondents to a survey of tenants in England and Wales have said that they are struggling to pay their rent,...

Demand for consumer finance was driven by ‘other’ consumer credit, including personal loans, as customers dialled back their credit card spending in...

Today’s Bank of England Money and Credit figures show consumer credit grew at 7.7 percent in February 2023, up from 7.5 percent in January 2023. The annual...

The Very Group, the UK’s largest integrated pureplay digital retailer and financial services provider, has extended its embedded marketplace partnership...

Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has today added Darlington Intermediaries to its lender panel. From today, Paradigm...

55Plus, the national equity release specialist, has evolved its brand after almost doubling turnover in the space of two years and rapidly expanding the...

The recent Spring Budget brought some promising new financial developments and extensions of lines of support for UK households, but overall the signs remain...

For every £1 they spend, TrustATrader American Express Cardmembers will receive 1 Membership Rewards® point which can be redeemed against their...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has responded to the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee’s...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline, has today announced Christine Farnish CBE as its Chair of Trustees – a...

Vikki Brownridge, currently Director of Operations at StepChange, will become the charity’s new CEO on 1 May 2023, taking over from Phil Andrew who leaves...

Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today announced the appointment of two new Account Managers. Both Joe Hart and Natasha...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has announced the renewal of its partnership with...

New YouGov polling by StepChange Debt Charity for Debt Awareness Week reveals the dire state of household finances over a year into the cost of living crisis,...

tell.money announced that KYP, a leading real time and proactive alerts risk intelligence platform, has been selected as a their global data orchestration...

‘This has been badged as the ‘Budget for Growth’ but for most individuals, this may be seen as the budget of bland ideas. The chancellor simply could not...

Commenting on the full expensing announcement in today’s Budget, Stephen Haddrill, Director General of the FLA, said: “When it comes to pro-business...

The Money Advice Trust has today welcomed  measures outlined in the Chancellor’s Budget to help households struggling with rising energy costs, including...

“It was vital that today’s budget set out bold plans that targeted support at the millions of households facing real financial difficulty following more...

In the last three months of 2022, mortgages agreed for the coming months were down by a third (33.5%) from the previous three months, and down a quarter...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed where the nation’s estate agents have been hard at work selling homes, as the number of properties...

Phoebus has completed the smooth migration of Keystone Property Finance’s back mortgage book onto the Phoebus servicing solution in just seven weeks. In May...

ONP Group, the leading legal services provider, is integrating its systems with ChatGPT in order to remove administration tasks and enhance its customer...

Research from eXp UK, the network of personal estate agents, has revealed that while widespread fears of a current market downturn are yet to materialise, some...

With a typical household’s bills set to rise by nearly £1,300 a year from April, a study by Money Wellness, a wellbeing platform specialising in free debt...

The latest research by lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, has shown that despite house prices continuing to climb over the last year, foreign buyers...

The Money Advice Trust has today welcomed new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) guidance for mortgage lenders to support customers impacted by the cost of...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 1% in January 2023 compared with the...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes fell in January 2023 by 3%...

Analysis of the latest Bank of England data on average quoted household rates from Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces,...

Newpay, a digital credit account that spreads the cost of online purchases, has partnered with THG to offer its customers a flexible and regulated way to pay...

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition – which is part of Paradigm Mortgage Services – has today added friendly society,...

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has announced continued strong mortgage application and completion growth throughout 2022 at its...

More than 18,000 new StepChange Debt Charity clients completed full debt advice in January 2023, which is at least 22% higher than any single month in 2022,...

Following this morning’s Bank of England’s Money and Credit data, Paul Heywood, Chief Data & Analytics Officer at Equifax UK, commented: “Despite a...

Strong demand, record used car prices, and a struggle to source used stock were the key themes of the UK market in 2022. The signs in the year to date are that...

New figures from the Insolvency Service show nearly 88,000 IVA’s were registered in England and Wales in 2022, the highest annual number since records...

Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces, is renewing its partnership with independent, award-winning think tank the Centre for...

Ofgem has announced that the energy price cap would have been £3,280 from April – down £999 or 23% from the current cap of £4,279. In reality, the energy...

The Later Life Lending Network is proud to announce its 6th anniversary, marking six years of exceptional service in the equity release industry. Since its...

UK fintech start-up ZIPZERO has successfully raised over £1 million in seed funding. ZIPZERO is a consumer app that allows users to receive cash rewards by...

The UK is experiencing an unprecedented energy crisis as the true cost of winter begins to be seen, with many millions of households living in fuel poverty,...

In the wake of a tumultuous 2022, the UK energy and utilities sector is set to remain a major focus in 2023 as it navigates a complex landscape of intersecting...

Tandem Bank has announced that it has agreed a partnership with The Right Mortgage & Protection Network to provide its members with access to Tandem’s...

The latest consumer confidence index from Gfk, released today, has shown that consumer confidence rallied in February, following the historic lows seen in...

Leading mortgage and protection firm, Access Financial Services, has appointed Peter Phillips as the new training manager for its academy in a bid to have over...

tell.money, the fintech that delivers innovative and rapidly deployable open banking services for banks and other account providers has contracted to integrate...

Just Mortgages believes that the term Shared Ownership is acting as a barrier to the very borrowers it is designed to help. They state that feedback from...

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has launched a benefits calculator in partnership with Scottish fintech Inbest. The free tool will be embedded into...

Research by the Gradual Homeownership provider, Wayhome, has revealed that while the pandemic market boom saw a record increase in the number of first-time...

Today the ONS released data on debt and wellbeing, finding that more than a fifth of adults in Great Britain (22%, equal to around 11.5 million people)...

Research by leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM UK shows that nearly one fifth of UK landlords (18%) surveyed still have commercial properties with an...

UK consumer lender Fluro has today launched the first edition of its quarterly“Consumer Lending Newsflash”, examining current trends across UK consumer...

Following this morning’s release of the HMRC monthly property transaction figures, Simon Webb, managing director of capital markets and finance at LiveMore,...

The HMRC’s property transactions  show a 27% fall in January from December. Adam Oldfield, chief revenue officer at Phoebus Software, said: “This is a...

Property sales (non-seasonally adjusted) plummeted 27% in a month, to hit 77,390 in January. They’re 7% lower than a year earlier. Non-seasonally adjusted...

Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has today added specialist buy-to-let lender, Quantum Mortgages, to its lender panel....

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) has published a major piece of research, undertaken by Britainthinks, that asked what improvements customers would...

Conveyancers who attended this year’s Conveyancing Association Annual Conference & Dinner were urged not to focus on competing with technology in the...

Consumer finance new business grew by 13% through 2022 compared to the previous year according to the latest FLA data in a strong year for the sector as...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell by 4% in December 2022 compared with the...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business by value and volume fell in December 2022...

Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has today launched a new video providing an update for intermediaries on preparing for...

Hot on the heels of a clear warning by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) that too often, the mandatory Consumer Duty implementation plans were too light on...

Retail sales volumes rose 0.5% in January, after falling 1.2% in December. They’re still 1.4% below their pre-covid level in February 2020. Sales are...

“The latest card spending figures from UK Finance show the continuing impact of the ongoing cost of living crisis, with credit card spend for November 2022...

Research from eXp UK, the network of personal estate agents, reveals that reduced homebuyer activity has led to a -30.5% drop in UK house sales, and that one...

There were 355.1 million credit card transactions in November. This was 0.3% more than in November 2021. The total spend on credit cards was £19.6 billion....

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has announced that Ann Harris OBE, CPFA has been reappointed to its Board by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)....

House prices fell 0.4% between November and December (non-seasonally adjusted). Average house prices were up 9.8% in the year to December – down from...

Inflation continued to ease in January, with CPI falling 0.6% in the month, while annualised inflation slowed to 10.1% from 10.5% in December. The slowing rate...

Following the latest ONS CPI figures this morning, Adam Oldfield, Phoebus Software’s chief revenue officer, says “All in all the UK economy seems to be...

Responding to Office for National Statistics figures showing the Consumer Price Index stood at 10.1% in January, the Money Advice Trust is calling for the...

Today HM Treasury has opened a consultation on draft legislation to bring Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) lending under regulation of the Financial Conduct Authority...

The Money Advice Trust has today welcomed plans to bring Buy Now Pay Later firms under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulation, and has urged the...

Pepper Money has announced the appointment of Andrew Voss as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Andrew has over 20 years’ experience in financial...

We’re being driven back to work. There was a record flow out of economic inactivity in the year to October-December – driven by people moving into work....

Earlier today it was announced that Sir Hector Sants would be succeeded by Sara Weller CBE as Chair of the Money and Pensions Service. Sir Hector, who has been...

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has today announced it is the first partner of L&G Mortgage Club to gain direct access to digital...

The Lending Standards Board (LSB) has stepped in and made further updates to the Contingent Reimbursement Model Code (CRM Code) in a bid to stamp out...

Specialist lender Together has today announced that it will be reducing its rates for its mortgage and regulated bridging products. The Cheadle-based lender...

Adra Housing, North Wales’ largest housing association, has secured a £40m, five-year sustainability-linked loan from its new banking partner Lloyds Bank to...

Dublin, Ireland – Companjon, a leading insurtech specializing in digital-driven embedded insurance, today announced its partnership with bunq, the second...

LiveMore has appointed three new sales staff as it continues to grow and establish itself as the ‘go-to’ mortgage partner for intermediaries advising...

New figures out this week from the Bank of England show that loans made to members of the UK’s 388 member-owned, not for profit credit unions stood at a...

“Families are facing numerous challenges, and an interest rate hike is the last thing they need. The Bank of England argues that increasing interest rates...

The Financial Conduct Authority’s renewed proposals to ban debt packaging firms from accepting referral fees are hugely welcome. With so many people...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has today voted to increase interest rates to 4 percent, a rise of 0.5 percentage points – the highest...

The Bank of England’s announcement of a 0.5% rate rise today brings the base rate to 4.0%, the highest level since the 2008 financial crisis. StepChange Debt...

Following the Bank of England’s announcement to raise interest rates from 3.5% to 4%, Andrew Gething, managing director of MorganAsh said: “With a clear...

Credit Unions are lending record sums to borrowers in the UK as the cost of borrowing continues to rise, according to analysis of the latest Bank of England...

Phoebus has partnered with mortgage origination software provider Mast, giving its lender clients the option of using the Phoebus servicing solution to create...

The Consumer Duty is a “watershed moment” for firms offering investment services and financial advice, that must be taken extremely seriously, Therese...

“December is traditionally a slower month for mortgage lending so it is no surprise that the Bank of England’s figures are low. But it is house purchase...

Commenting on today’s Bank of England Money & Credit data, Emma Steeley (CEO of Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces)...

Following the BoE figures this morning, Adam Oldfield, chief revenue officer at Phoebus Software, says “Mortgage approvals in December were unsurprisingly...

Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today announced the appointment of a new Area Director. Charlotte Felton starts with...

Personetics, the global leader in financial data-driven customer engagement for financial services today released a report titled Spotlight On Europe: Banks...

Just Wealth, the financial services arm of national brokerage Just Mortgages has revealed today that they exceeded their 2022 referral target from sister firm...

House price growth slowed to 6.5% at the end of 2022. Supply is rising: the average agent has 23 properties for sale, up from a low of 14 in early 2022. Demand...

Loughborough Building Society has been added to the later life lending panel of Advise Wise to incorporate its borrowing into retirement product range. This...

Following years of unbridled growth, average UK house prices are finally falling but this is doing little to offset soaring interest rates being faced by...

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed that while 155,000 home sellers could be impacted by a drop in house prices,...

Leading mortgage and protection broker, Access Financial Services, has reached 200-advisers following an unprecedented year of growth. The six-year-old firm...

Recognise Bank, the digital SME lender and savings provider, today announces that its parent company, the City of London Group plc, has delisted its shares...

A new report released has claimed that the UK, the first mover and, until now, seen as a global leader in Open Banking will lose that leadership position this...

Following the FCA’s new review of the implementation of Consumer Duty, in which it has been reported that some firms are falling behind, Richard Farr,...

LiveMore has rebranded with strong messaging that reflects its new broader product range. Now offering capital repayment mortgages as well as interest-only,...

The latest data from Credas Technologies, the leading identity verification provider, has revealed that a January spike in AML activity across the property...

As the FCA’s multi-firm review highlights areas of focus for firms implementing Consumer Duty, Andrew Gething, managing director of MorganAsh said: “With...

In 2021/22, average household disposable income (median) was down 0.6% to £32,300. The poorest fifth were hit hardest, with disposable income down 3.8% to...

Average UK rents increased again during Q4 2022, according to The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS). The UK’s largest protector of deposits’ quarterly...

Today StepChange Debt Charity is marking 30 years of helping people deal with their debt problems. Originally known as The Consumer Credit Counselling Service...

Unsecured personal loan rates are growing at their fastest ever pace, according to analysis of the latest Bank of England data from Freedom Finance, one of the...

The latest insight into the rental market from Ocasa has revealed that the average tenant is paying 23.5% of their net earnings on the cost of renting,...

Mortgage demand plummeted in the wake of the mini-budget, and is expected to keep falling. Demand for credit cards and loans fell, and is expected to continue....

Broker Conveyancing, the broker-focused conveyancing distributor, has today announced the launch of a new Survey product for advisers, in partnership with The...

The latest insight into the rental market from Ocasa has revealed that the average tenant is paying 23.5% of their net earnings on the cost of renting,...

House prices fell for the third consecutive month. Buyer demand, the number of sellers and property sales were also down. More respondents said prices had...

The UK financial services industry is facing an impending “advice gap” as a large number of financial advisers are set to retire in the next few...

House prices fell 0.3% between October and November. Average house prices were up 10.3% in the year to November. This is down from 12.6% in October, and backs...

The latest UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics, show that CPI rose by 10.5 percent in the twelve...

CPI inflation fell slightly to 10.5% in December, from 10.7 in November and 11.1% in October. It could be downhill all the way from here – just very slowly....

The latest analysis from specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, has revealed that the nation’s homebuyers are turning to equity release to help...

Mortgage and protection broker, Access Financial Services, has unveiled its first academy of 2023. Last year, Access FS graduated 100 advisers over the...

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition – which is part of Paradigm Mortgage Services – has today added Group Insurance...

In the year to September-November, after CPI inflation, real pay (including bonuses) fell 3.9% and regular pay (excluding bonuses) fell 3.8% – one of the...

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that: Growth in average total pay (including bonuses) and regular pay (excluding bonuses) among...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes fell in November 2022 by 6%...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business fell by 6% in November 2022 compared with the...

Over 12 million people are now borrowing money for food or essential bills and half of them are doing so for the first time in their lives, new research...

LiveMore is bringing back fee assisted mortgage products, which includes a free standard valuation and has no product fee, giving borrowers aged 50-90+ more...

The latest market analysis by property purchasing specialist, House Buyer Bureau, reveals which areas of the UK have endured the biggest house price drops...

The latest insight into the UK rental market from Ocasa has revealed where the nation’s renters face the biggest hurdle in securing a home, due to these...

Research by peer to peer real estate investment platform, easyMoney, has revealed that while the property industry buckles up for a period of market...

OneDome, the Proptech company behind the world’s first eHomebuying platform, announces the acquisition of mortgage brokerage firm CMME Mortgage and...

The Consumer Helpline is delighted to announce a new ownership structure following a Buy-in Management Buy-out (BIMBO) funded by SME Capital. This is SME...

PayPlan continues to act on its commitment to improving its services for customers with low numeracy levels after a second wave of staff became Plain Numbers...

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has today welcomed the appointment of Rob Clifford to the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)...

Research from estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has shown that the level of new housing stock entering the property market for sale has almost...

The annual growth of credit card borrowing rose from 11.5% to 12.2% in November. We withdrew £5.2 billion of easy access cash earning no interest and £1.6...

Trade and representative bodies covering the legal, surveying, estate agency and property management sectors, including the Conveyancing Association (CA), have...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced the appointment of Sarah Hartwell as a Regional Account Manager. Sarah...

Research from estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has revealed that tenant demand has started to fall across England’s rental market, with...

Consumer credit borrowing shot up in November with an additional £1.5 billion of consumer credit, driven primarily by credit card borrowing (£1.2 billion)...

The annual growth of credit card borrowing rose from 11.5% to 12.2% in November. We withdrew £5.2 billion of easy access cash earning no interest and £1.6...

Reporting on the Bank of England Money and Credit data published this morning, Leon Diamond, CEO at LiveMore, comments: “It has been an up and down market...

Following the announcement from the Bank of England today that net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals increased from £3.6 billion to £4.4 billion in...

StepChange Debt Charity client data for November 2022 shows the cost of living is still the number one driver of debt among new clients, with more than one in...

Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services proposition, has today launched Paradigm Insights, a series of short interviews with senior lending...

Spiralling bills and costs have seen the average adult’s debt (not counting mortgages) in the UK rise from £25,879 to £34,566 (£8,687) in 2022, with four...

The Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline and Business Debtline and trains debt advisers in charities across the UK, has today announced...

Following this morning’s HMRC property transactions announcement, Karl Wilkinson, CEO at Access Financial Services said: “It was a pleasant surprise to see...

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has today announced the appointment of a new Business Development Manager (BDM) responsible for its...

Sharp increases in the cost of living, coupled with a real terms fall in wages and existing Christmas spending pressures are causing high levels of financial...

Christmas is coming and, for some of the UK’s over-50s, the goose is still getting fat. Inflation may be driving up the prices of food and fuel, but a...

Chief Executive of StepChange Debt Charity Phil Andrew has today announced that he is stepping down in 2023 after five years in post. Phil will remain in post...

Moneyhub, the market leading Open Finance, Open Data, and payments platform, today announces that it has secured a further £15 million in funding from leading...

Following the Bank of England’s announcement to raise interest rates to from 3.0% to 3.5%, Andrew Gething, managing director of MorganAsh said: “Today’s...

The half percentage point rise in Bank rate announced today, while expected, will be a worry to the four million mortgage holders already identified by the...

PayPlan has been named Debt Advice Provider of the Year for the second year running at the Collections and Customer Services Awards. Peter Munro, Partnerships...

Commenting on the impact on consumer credit regulation in the wake of the Chancellor’s Edinburgh Reforms, partner Whitney Simpson, said: “The...

Average house prices were up 12.6% in the year to October. This is up from 9.9% in the year to September, but down from the peak of 14.8%  in the year to...

Freedom Finance, a leading digital embedded lending marketplace, has launched an improved auto finance service – and is now able to offer PCP options (PCP)...

The latest UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics, show that CPI rose by 10.7 percent in the twelve...

Market analysis by Unlatch, the new homes sales progression and aftercare platform for developers and house builders, reveals that British new-build house...

The Bank of England has revealed mortgage data in the run up to the mini-budget – which took place 7 days before the end of the period. The value of...

Eight in ten people (81%) are cutting the amount they spend on gifts this Christmas according to new research from Hodge, which found more than half (53%)...

”As I read through the Mortgage Market forecast for 2023 from UK Finance there was a certain amount of pessimism with a prediction of overall mortgage...

The UK Finance mortgage market forecast due for release this morning is for gross lending to be lower in 2023 and 2024 than this year. Simon Webb, managing...

UK Finance has today published its mortgage market forecast for 2023 – 2024, anticipating a softening in the mortgage market next year that marks a return...

Commenting on the Reform of the Consumer Credit Act consultation, published today by Government, Stephen Haddrill, Director General of the Finance &...

Following the publication of UK Finance Household Finance Review Q3...

Full steam ahead on a new personalised guidance regime. Clear demonstration of support right across the house. The Bill amendment called for by Harriett...

Following the UK Finance Q3 review figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software chief sales and marketing officer, says “Although the data in the...

Following the report stage of the Financial Services and Markets Bill, Chris Hill, CEO of Hargreaves Lansdown said: “I’m delighted that the Minister...

Impact Specialist Finance, the leading specialist packager and distributor, has launched a brand-new ExPat mortgage product with Dudley Building Society. This...

Squeezed household finances and the highest level of inflation for decades have resulted in fewer than one in five (18%) of Scots saying they will comfortably...

New research out today from Smart Money People, the UK’s dedicated financial services review site, has found that broker satisfaction with UK mortgage...

Squeezed household finances and the highest level of inflation for decades have resulted in fewer than a quarter (24%) of people surveyed by YouGov for...

In November, prices were down 2.3% in a month to an average of £285,579. This is the third consecutive month of falls, and the largest since the financial...

In response to CP22/27 – the FCA’s proposals to clamp down on illegal, unfair or misleading financial marketing – Alain Desmier, Managing...

Christmas is usually the busiest time of year for people to spend time with friends and family, however, only 1 in 4 people surveyed say they will be going on...

“Based upon my regular dialogues with dealers since the end of lockdown, one thing has dominated the daily lives of many of them; finding enough time in...

The cost of living crisis threatens the Christmases of 11m Britons as concerns over energy prices prompt them to cancel or abandon plans.1 According to smart...

House prices fell 1.4% in a month – the biggest monthly fall since June 2020. They’re up 4.4% in the year to October – down from 7.2% in September....

Having enough money is more important to the majority of the UK’s over-50s than their health or spending time with their families, a new survey has revealed....

IncomeMax has partnered with Vanquis, part of PFG, to launch a new online platform to offer customers digital access to one-to-one, expert advice to help...

“Consumer credit volumes remained suppressed in October with the £800m of new borrowing well below the previous six-month average of £1.3 billion. “This...

“A fall in mortgage approvals and an increase in consumer credit shows that housing has fallen down the list of priorities as the rising cost of living...

While evidence shows that many people are turning to credit in order to pay for essentials, concerns are growing that consumers may be diversifying which forms...

Estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has been ranked amongst the UK’s 50 fastest growing technology companies in the prestigious 2022 Deloitte UK...

11% of homes have had their price cut by more than 5% since September, and one in four (25%)  have had some sort of cut over this period. Demand has plummeted...

81% of people in their 30s and 40s are worried about the cost of living – compared with 76% overall. 51% of them are spending less on food and essentials...

eConveyancer has launched a panel management partnership with The Right DA Club. The agreement will provide Directly Authorised brokers working for The Right...

This Christmas is set to bring back memories of World War II. Some items, such as turkeys and eggs, are being rationed because of bird flu and an authoritarian...

Wage growth in professional and scientific (such as legal services, management, engineering and scientific research) sat at 10.1% between July-September 2022....

In light of today’s news of Ofgem claiming that energy suppliers are failing struggling customers, Jayne Gardner, Partner at Shakespeare Martineau said:...

Following the latest release of the HMRC monthly property transaction figures, Simon Webb, managing director of capital markets and finance at LiveMore, said:...

Following the latest HMRC property transaction figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software’s chief sales and marketing officer, says: “The...

Property sales (non-seasonally adjusted) were 110,850 – up 29% in the year to October. This needs to be seen in the context of the fact that September...

Commenting on the FCA’s credit information study released this morning, Emma Steeley, CEO of Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending...

A new independent survey of 2,000 UK adults has revealed how the cost of living is shifting the bank-customer relationship. It found: Over half (54%) are...

Mortgage veteran David Finlay has joined LiveMore Capital as an executive consultant and member of the senior executive team. Finlay has been brought in on a...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement has gone some way to reverse the collapse in investor and consumer confidence created by previous Chancellor Kwasi...

“Today was a missed opportunity. Five months ago, the government announced its commitment to reform the outdated Consumer Credit Act, which has been on the...

StepChange Debt Charity has reacted to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. The measures announced to support households in receipt of means-tested benefits...

In response to today’s Autumn Statement, the Money Advice Trust has welcomed the Chancellor’s commitment to increase benefits with inflation and provide...

“We are pleased to hear that the Chancellor has decided to raise Universal Credit and other ‘legacy’ benefits in line with inflation in...

Jeremy Hunt announced that the stamp duty cut would be reversed in 2025. At that point, the nil rate threshold will be cut from £250,000 to £125,000. The nil...

“The budget may seem like a non-event where the housing market was concerned with stamp duty and planning remaining the same. However, it was arguably just...

Following the chancellor’s Autumn Statement and the news of significant tax rises and spending cuts, Andrew Gething, managing director of MorganAsh said:...

The Chancellor has announced that 600,000 more people on Universal Credit will need to meet with a work coach. Melanie Wilkes, Head of Research at the Work...

The Chancellor announced that councils can raise tax by 5% without holding a referendum (3% plus an additional 2% if they have social care responsibilities)....

The current energy price guarantee scheme will continue from April – at the higher level of £3,000 a year. There will be additional lump sums: £900 for...

“We welcome the action from the Chancellor to protect people on benefits and state pensions, but the reality is that thousands of people up and down the UK...

Inflation still causing jitters as retail sales in US indicate rate hikes not yet denting overall consumer appetite. Price spiral and high interest rates is...

Leading mortgage and protection broker, Access Financial Services, has grown broker numbers by 80% so far this year.  This incredible statistic for the...

Selina Finance has enhanced its product offering, introducing its new Homeowner Loan and a Status 1 adverse plan alongside its existing flexible Home Equity...

1.7 million people across the UK are borrowing from high-cost lenders in order to pay off existing debts, according to research from responsible lender,...

New research commissioned by Herbalife Nutrition has revealed that nearly half of Brits (45%) say that paying their bills is currently their biggest personal...

The latest research by property purchasing specialist, House Buyer Bureau, has revealed that increasing mortgage rates are now likely to see the average annual...

Market analysis from Ocasa, the specialist rental platform, reveals that almost 280,000 UK rental properties, with a combined market value of £82.7 billion,...

The latest statistics released today by the ONS on earnings and unemployment show that: The rate of annual pay growth for total pay was 6.0%, and the annual...

MagiClick has been appointed by Precise Mortgages, (part of leading specialist bank OSB Group) to create and deliver a website designed to enhance and improve...

The latest market analysis by mortgage experts, Revolution Brokers, has revealed that despite recent turbulence following a string of base rate increases, the...

National brokerage Just Mortgages is set to welcome its biggest ever academy intake in November, with 23 applicants starting their journey to become fully...

New research from specialist lender Hodge has found 88% of British householders are concerned about the rising cost of energy. And, when asked if they have...

Loughborough Building Society has extended lending criteria across its residential, buy-to-let and shared ownership product range with the addition of flats to...

Mortgage and protection broker, Access Financial Services (Access FS), is about to run its next academy to help bring new people into the mortgage industry. ...

House price growth stalled in October – after rising for 28 months in a row. In some areas, prices were falling – including the South East and East Anglia....

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 4% in September 2022 compared with...

With the cost of living crisis, rising interest rates and proposed tax changes, our personal finances are currently a topic of daily public debate. Why, then,...

Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces and embedded finance providers, is adding nine credit cards offered by American Express...

In October, prices were down 0.4% in a month to an average of £292,598. This is the third drop in four months. It’s also the biggest since February 2021....

NewDay, a leading digital consumer credit business in the UK, has today released its financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2022 and its...

Nine million people across the UK have no savings and another five million have less than £100, according to new research from the Money and Pensions Service...

Brokers say that more than a quarter of their landlord clients plan to sell properties as a result of the current Buy to Let environment, according to research...

Yesterday’s news from The Bank of England raising interest rates by 3% will have a huge impact on consumers, especially as costs continue to rise and...

StepChange Debt Charity supports and recognises the themes picked up in today’s key findings report from the Financial Conduct Authority on borrowers in...

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has today voted to increase interest rates to 3 percent, a rise of 0.75 percentage points. Research recently...

“The fact that today’s interest rate decision comes in the midst of Pension Awareness Week should not be understated. In the current climate of raging...

“The hikes are getting bigger. This is the single largest rise in interest rates since October 1989 and it will have devastating consequences for both...

Following the Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates for the eighth time in a row from 2.25% to 3.0%, John Phillips, national operations director...

Today’s Bank of England rate hike, a 0.75% increase which takes the base rate to 3%, places mounting pressure on homeowners coming to the end of their...

“We were expecting a base rate rise of 0.75%, the biggest rise in 33 years, taking it to 3%, a rate last seen back in November 2008. “This year we have...

Following the Bank of England’s announcement of a 0.75% rate rise today, StepChange Debt Charity says that mortgage holders on variable rates, and those...

Following the interest rate decision today, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software chief sales and marketing officer, says “Today’s increase may be the biggest...

Millions of people in the UK are suffering from “application anxiety” following a declined credit application according to new research from Freedom...

Zurich – additiv, a leading embedded finance provider, today publishes the results of a recent survey in a new, in-depth report: Understanding the...

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has appointed two new people to its Advisory Group. Bernie Hickman, Chief Executive of Legal & General Retail and...

As Rishi Sunak completes his first seven days in office, new research has revealed that only one-in-five British people feel more confident about their...

The latest research by Alliance Fund, the end to end real estate fund, suggests that should the property market continue to stutter, the nation’s rental...

The latest gauge of property market performance by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, has revealed which postcodes are home to the most impressive...

“At the recent Money 20/20 event, Rohit Chopra, Director of the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made a speech discussing the US’s aim to...

MorganAsh, the leading support services provider, and Moneyhub, the market leading Open Finance, Open Data, and payments platform, are working together to...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has created a new surveyor role – Residential...

eConveyancer has launched a panel management partnership with In Partnership, which incorporates The On-Line Partnership Limited and The Whitechurch Network...

Access Financial Services has launched a support campaign to give brokers the tools to fight back when estate agents put pressure on home buyers to use their...

Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital marketplaces for consumer credit, is delighted to announce that it has integrated its platform with...

A further 28,000 people in the UK became members of a Credit Union in the year to Q2 2022, taking the overall membership of Credit Unions to a record 1.94...

The Bank of England has today published its latest Money and Credit figures showing consumer credit grew at 7.2 percent in September 2022, up from 7.1 percent...

“Credit card spending collapsed in September after several months of strong growth, reflecting plummeting consumer confidence. With average quoted household...

Once again, September saw the cost of living being the most commonly cited reason for debt among new StepChange clients, with more than one in five (22%)...

House prices are likely to fall 5% in 2023, according to Zoopla. This would only wipe out eight months of growth (13 months in London and 6 months in Wales)....

A financial education charity, The Centre for Financial Capability, is today calling on the Government to intervene in the growing cost of living crisis, as...

New research by money.co.uk has confirmed a 49.7% rise in consumers looking to get interest free credit cards this year, likely due, in part, to the cost of...

A specialist business bank, celebrating its fifth anniversary, has appointed its first ESG director. Graham Reynolds, who has more than 30 years’ experience...

The Mortgage Climate Action Group has today announced it will be hosting a new Green-focused buy-to-let webinar for the intermediary community. The webinar,...

Consumers seeking to reduce essential bills by cutting back on energy usage are nonetheless facing serious impairment to their financial resilience levels,...

Ahead of Talk Money Week 2022, ethical fintech Elifinty, along with its partners Impact on Urban Health (IoUH) and Fair Money Advice, is calling on credit and...

Average UK rents rose by more than two per cent for the second quarter in a row during Q3 2022, according to The Deposit Protection Service (The DPS). The...

A webinar poll undertaken by Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, highlighted that larger...

Jifiti, a leading fintech company, announced today the launch of its business-to-business (B2B) BNPL solution. Any bank, lender and merchant that caters to...

One in four people are in financial difficulty – or would be if they suffered a financial shock. 4.2 million people had missed bills or loan payments in at...

Property sales (non-seasonally adjusted) were down 32% in a year in September, but it’s not what it seems, because they were very similar to the previous...

The mortgage market has largely been reported to be in a ‘state of chaos’ over the last few weeks, across both personal and specialist markets following...

Analysis of the latest Bank of England figures1 from Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces, shows that rates on all major...

Research by estate and lettings agent, Barrows and Forrester, has shown that the sum of tax receipts paid to HMRC as a result of stamp duty spiked by 62.6%...

The latest UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics, show that CPI rose to 10.1 percent in the twelve...

OnLadder has announced the appointment of David Swallow as a consultant to the business. David joins OnLadder with over 30 years’ experience in the...

Gambling treatment and support services need to dovetail better with debt advice, to ensure that recovery pathways for people affected by gambling harm are...

With just two weeks to go until the first deadline for the FCA’s new Consumer Duty, wellness specialist MorganAsh has developed a suite of must-have...

Following the announcement from the chancellor Jeremy Hunt of a reversal of many of the ‘mini-budget’ pledges, John Phillips, national operations director...

Following the Chancellor’s speech this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software’s chief sales and marketing officer, says “They say “a week is a long...

“The rolling back of the energy price guarantee from two years to a mere six months is a huge blow to millions of Britons. People will simply be unable to...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced it will be hosting a Power of 8 webinar on the rapidly changing mortgage...

Firms are overwhelmingly turning to technology in order to surface data and insights that solve the challenge set by the FCA’s new Consumer Duty according to...

The value of loans taken out from pawnbrokersas jumped 20% in the past year, with lending increasing from £144m to £174m says Mazars, the international...

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition – which is part of Paradigm Mortgage Services, has today added Cirencester Friendly’s...

Buyer numbers fell for the fifth consecutive month in September. Agents said they expected prices to fall over the next 12 months. Agreed sales fell for the...

According to the latest research specialist property lending experts, Octane Capital, the UK’s mortgage brokerage market is estimated to increase in value by...

FICO’s report of UK card trends for summer 2022 (June-August) paints a picture of inconsistent consumer behaviour which will be challenging for lenders to...

Following the ONS estimate for GDP this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software chief sales and marketing officer, says: “August already seems a long time...

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition – which is part of Paradigm Mortgage Services – has today launched a new Private...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has today announced the repricing of its full residential mortgage range for both purchase and...

Six months since successfully launching flexible workspace in London’s Aldgate Tower, beyond has launched a cost-saving initiative to make office space more...

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network hosted over 350 advisers as they returned to the National Conference Centre for their second flagship event of the...

Consumer finance new business grew by 14% in August 2022 compared with the same month in 2021. In the first eight months of 2022, new business was 21% higher...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 14% in August 2022 compared with the...

Currently, in the welfare sector, there are almost 8mn households that are missing £16bn in means-tested benefits. The most common reason for people missing...

Businesses are in danger of failing to embrace the opportunity that the upcoming Consumer Duty regulation presents and may not be compliant due to a failure to...

Mortgage and protection broker, Access Financial Services (Access FS), has today launched a new administrative service for its brokers. The service which has...

Eight out of 10 people (81%) say they will stop saving money this year due to the demands of the current cost of living, research shows. A study from...

A new survey by YouGov for StepChange Debt Charity finds that 45% of all British adults – equivalent to 23 million people – have found it difficult to keep...

Smart Money People, the leading customer review and insight website, has opened its doors for intermediary feedback to be compiled for its H2 2022 Mortgage...

The UKCSI is the UK’s largest cross-sector customer benchmarking study engaging with over 10,000 customers who created 45,000 responses across thirteen...

Credit management company Lowell has conducted research[1] into the financial hardships facing Brits in 2022. More than a quarter (27%) of Brits don’t have...

The monthly cost of repaying a mortgage has seen the second largest annual spike, with just energy bills increasing at a greater rate according to the latest...

UK digital bank Chetwood Financial has today announced a new partnership with parenting forum Mumsnet, with plans to launch a new family-focused financial...

OnLadder has announced the appointment of James Bishop as a consultant to the business. He joins the start-up as it seeks authorisation from the Financial...

The Bank of England has today published its latest Money and Credit figures showing consumer credit continued to grow at 7 percent in August 2022.  The annual...

Mortgage and protection broker, Access Financial Services (Access FS), has exceeded twenty protection providers on its panel with the addition of its latest...

While significant steps from the government have led to inflation rates finally relenting, they have still failed to relieve concerns of the UK being on the...

The Nationwide House Price Index showed house price growth slowed to 9.5% in September – down from 10% in August. There was no growth recorded at all in...

Gareth Thomas has joined Hodge’s Executive team as its chief people officer. Gareth is the former director of people and organisational development at...

UK digital bank Chetwood Financial has today announced a new partnership with parenting forum Mumsnet, with plans to launch a new family-focused financial...

A new report from StepChange Debt Charity and Amplified Global™ using the lived experiences of people in debt highlights the crucial role communications from...

Soaring energy, food and fuel prices have forced 1.2 million UK adults (2%) to turn to unscrupulous loan sharks in the last 12 months, new research from...

The latest research by estate agent comparison site, GetAgent.co.uk, suggests that while summer has well and truly ended, the property market is set to keep...

Monument Bank Limited has announced the appointment of Anita Maclean as Chief of Staff, effective on Monday 26th September 2022. In her new role, Anita will...

As the financial world is increasingly in turmoil and the UK is gripped by the perfect storm of high inflation, a cost-of-living crisis and a changing...

The team at MorganAsh has announced further upgrades to its new adviser tool to help businesses better manage and evaluate consumer vulnerability. As...

Research from Ocasa, the specialist rental platform, reveals that Britain’s rental stock has declined by more than 40% in the past three years leaving the...

Commenting on the Chancellor’s Growth Plan, Stephen Haddrill, Director General of the FLA, said: “The Government’s commitment to growth and investment is...

Following the chancellor’s ‘mini-budget’ this morning and the announcement of changes to stamp duty, Nick Hale, ONP Group CEO, says: “The cut in stamp...

As the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announces a permanent change to stamp duty as part of his ‘mini-budget’, John Phillips, national operations director at...

StepChange Debt Charity has reacted to the Chancellor’s mini-budget. The measures announced today leave financially vulnerable households continuing to face...

“The SDLT reform announced today is something that the industry has been crying out for.  To hear the word ‘permanent’ means that we no longer have to...

The Money Advice Trust has called today’s fiscal event a “missed chance” to help address the immediate challenges people on the lowest incomes are facing...

A catastrophic combination of surging living and energy costs, alongside a looming economic recession has highlighted the severity of Britain’s debt...

StepChange Debt Charity says that, for the one in seven new clients to the charity who are mortgage holders, the prospect of a rise in mortgage rates on the...

Analysis of the latest Bank of England figures find that quoted household interest rates on consumer credit continued to rise in August amid an economic...

Landbay has today launched a partnership with wealth management firm 2plan, whose financial advisers with mortgage permissions will now have direct access to...

Following the HMRC property transactions stats this morning, Richard Pike, chief sales and marketing officer at Phoebus Software, says “Once again the...

Evolution Money, the second-charge lending specialist, has today (21st September 2022) revealed the latest results from its quarterly data tracker, which...

One fifth of UK adults are already behind on one or more household bill, and one in nine have gone without food as a result of rising costs, according to new...

Virgin Money has announced the appointment of Sarah Wilkinson as Chief Operating Officer. Sarah will join Virgin Money from Thomson Reuters, where she is the...

Packager First 4 Bridging (F4B) and the F4B Network has today (Tuesday 20 September) announced a full rebranding of the businesses and will now be known as...

“With shoppers challenged by inflation, the rising cost of living and falling consumer confidence, the drop in retail sales volumes in August by 1.6% was...

Just Wealth, the financial advisory arm of national broker firm Just Mortgages, has seen a surge in demand for financial advice with client referrals up 300%...

Average house prices were up 15.5%  in the year to July – almost twice the 7.8% rise in the year to June. The is the highest annual inflation rate since...

“Even though we are seeing the cost of fuel coming down on forecourts across the country, everything else is becoming more expensive.  The Prime...

The Money Advice Trust has welcomed the Government’s announcement of support to tackle high energy bills for households and small businesses but has warned...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes fell in July 2022 by 3% compared...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 11% in July 2022 compared with the...

StepChange Debt Charity is pleased to see that the Government is reducing the immediate financial stress facing households through an additional intervention...

The ONS has published an article on parenting and spending – looking at overall spending before the cost-of-living crisis and some of the changes since:...

SME lender Recognise Bank has appointed experienced BDM Andrew Keehner as its latest Relationship Manager, with a specific focus on bridging finance. Keehner...

In August, house prices were up 11.5% in  year, and the average price hit a record £294,260. They were up 0.4% in a month – bouncing back from falls in...

Now that it dominates the French instalment payment industry (Oney, Alma, Pledg, etc.), Algoan is targeting the United Kingdom with its Payment Scoring...

eConveyancer has launched a new panel management partnership with Moray Group in Scotland. Moray Group includes multiple brands in the Scottish property...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for advisers, has announced a collaborative integration with...

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has today added Connect for Intermediaries to both its referral and packaging panels. The new...

Today sees the launch of Fluro as an institutionally-funded embedded lender. The brand represents a new name and an ambitious refreshed strategy for Lending...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced the appointment of Even to its lender panel. From today, Paradigm member...

Membership of Credit Unions continues to rise amid a growing hunt for affordable credit products as the cost of borrowing rises sharply and the cost-of-living...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has today announced PEXA, a digital platform for transacting...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has today launched a new survey of all conveyancing firms...

Market analysis from London lettings and estate agent, Benham and Reeves, shows that – despite the wider economic backdrop – house prices could...

Atom bank, the UK’s first app-based bank, has been accredited to the latest iteration of the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) by the British Business Bank, and...

New StepChange clients are increasingly citing the cost of living as their main reason for debt. In July, 20% of clients who completed full debt advice said...

“Although credit card borrowing actually dipped slightly in July, it has been increasing over the last 12 months at the fastest rate since 2005 – plus...

Credit card borrowing is up 13% in a year – the fastest rate of growth for 17 years (since October 2005). Savings into fixed-rate accounts rose to £2.8...

“Mortgage lending remains steady with an increase in gross lending but net borrowing is down slightly. This shows a slowdown in people taking out mortgages...

“The resilience of the housing market against the current economic backdrop is becoming par for the course, but how sustainable this is remains to be seen. ...

The Bank of England has today published its latest Money and Credit figures showing consumer credit growth rose 6.9 percent in July 2022.  The annual growth...

“Despite predictions of doom and gloom the housing market once again performed strongly with net borrowing in July only decreasing slightly from June and...

New research from specialist lender Hodge has found that four out of five (80%) respondents aren’t confident in managing their money at the moment –...

“The latest energy price cap increase is a fresh blow to the thousands of small business owners already at breaking point. SMEs are feeling the crippling...

“The energy price cap was meant to protect consumers from being charged extortionate amounts for their bills. However, today’s hike makes clear that the...

Ofgem has today announced that its energy price cap will increase to £3,549 from 1st October, an increase of 80 percent compared to April’s level. More than...

Reacting to the news that the average household energy bill will rise to £3,549 in October, StepChange Debt Charity says that lower income households already...

“With record high inflation, wage stagnation and exponential rise in the cost of living, this latest price cap rise will be the straw that breaks the...

Soaring inflation, driven by the increasing costs of many of the most essential, day-to-day expenditure items for UK households, is causing significant shifts...

Foundation Home Loans, the intermediary-only specialist lender, has entered the industry’s top 10 buy-to-let lenders for the first time. It has also...

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) has announced the appointments to its Board of four new non-executive directors. Marlene Shiels, Monica Kalia, Sara...

Connect for Intermediaries is the latest distribution partner to join forces with LiveMore as the lender continues in its mission to expand mortgage lending...

“Retail sales volumes rose in July (by 0.3%) as consumers enjoyed the start of the summer and maintained spending ahead of an autumn of energy price rises...

Impact Specialist Finance, the leading specialist packager and distributor, has launched a brand-new buy to let mortgage range via MT Finance. This range is...

Wrexham-based Chetwood Financial has been named on the 2022 Wales Fast Growth 50 list. The list celebrates the 50 fastest-growing firms in the Welsh economy....

eConveyancer has launched a panel management partnership with Intra Private Finance. The agreement will provide brokers working for the Directly Authorised...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced the appointment of Scottish Building Society to its lender panel. From...

The demand for MotoNovo Finance’s distinctive Supplier Direct Funding service continues to gain momentum. A record performance in July fuelled an...

New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 10.1% in the twelve months to July, up from 9.4% in...

The latest UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics, show that CPI rose to 10.1 percent in the twelve...

Crystal Specialist Finance has continued to grow headcount by announcing a further recruit to the sales team. Jodie Worswick joins from Santander where she was...

eConveyancer has launched a panel management partnership with Connect IFA and Connect for Intermediaries. Established in 1998, Connect offers a full range of...

The Rightmove House Price Index found that the average asking price dropped to £365,173 in August – down 1.3%. New listings are up 12% on a year earlier...

LiveMore, the leading provider of interest only mortgages to the over 50s, has appointed a new head of intermediary sales as it restructures for future growth....

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced a further commitment to helping its member firms benefit from the adoption...

Following the UK Finance arrears and possessions figures this morning, Richard Pike, Phoebus Software sales and marketing director, says “Although the...

Half of agents say average selling prices are no longer coming in above asking prices for properties worth up to £500,000. Sellers with properties costing £1...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has today (10thAugust 2022) launched a new ‘Find an...

LiveMore’s distribution continues to increase following a new partnership with Positive Lending. Specialising in mortgage lending for the 50 to 90+ age...

Digital payment expert, PayPoint, is expanding its range of solutions available to help local authorities financially support the most vulnerable people in...

Hargreaves Lansdown announces the appointment of Richard Caldicott, as Financial Advice Director, to head up the HL Financial Advice proposition. Richard has...

Specialist lender Together has today announced the new appointment of Nick Parker as Head of Clubs and Networks. Nick will be responsible for the strategic...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has announced that Connect for Intermediaries has...

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has raised rates 0.5% to 1.75%. It’s the biggest one-month rise since 1995. It’s the highest rate for...

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has today voted to increase interest rates to 1.75 percent. Jane Tully, director of external affairs and...

StepChange Debt Charity comments that today’s announcement by the Bank of England of a half percentage point rate rise is yet another pressure point for...

“There are two schools of thought when it comes to raising interest rates to curb inflation.  One is that high inflation is bad and something needs to be...

“By announcing the highest rate rise in 27 years to tackle 40-year high inflation, the Bank of England has shown its teeth and an unwavering desire to...

Data from the FLA today shows that consumer finance new business grew by 7% in June 2022 compared with the same month in 2021, reaching £9.8 billion. In the...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes fell in June 2022 by 12% compared...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 7% in June 2022 compared with the...

Sonovate, the leading provider of embedded finance and payment solutions for the contingent workforce, today announced a new partnership with Demica, the...

Recognise Bank, the digital SME lender and savings bank, has appointed Jean Murphy as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Jean brings over 25 years of experience of...

LiveMore has been appointed by Sesame Bankhall Group to its 100-strong lender panel, enabling Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club members to access mortgages...

NewDay, a leading digital consumer credit business in the UK, has today released its financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2022 and has published...

Moneyhub, the market-leading Open Data and payments platform, has today announced the hire of Product Director, David Firth. David comes to Moneyhub from...

Zephyr Homeloans, the specialist buy-to-let (BTL) mortgage provider, has announced that it has added The Money Group’s (TMG’s) network to its key partner...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today launched a brand new ‘Summer School of Marketing’ to support advisory businesses...

The Bank of England has today published its latest Money and Credit figures showing consumer credit growth rose 6.5 percent in June 2022. The annual growth...

“The FCA’s new Consumer Duty aims to improve the retail financial market, provide a higher standard of consumer protection, but still drive...

For the first time, June saw the rising cost of living being the most commonly cited reason for debt among StepChange Debt Charity clients, with nearly one in...

“With much of the population still on fixed rates for their utility bills or mortgage payments, not everyone’s personal finances will feel the full brunt...

Worrying signs show a rapidly escalating reliance from UK households on credit and debt, in order to make ends meet in the face of record cost of living...

As UK temperatures soared last week, conveyancing enquiry levels dropped, according to new statistics from a leading outsourced communications provider. Data...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has announced the appointment of Mandy Spenceley as...

PIMFA, the trade association for the wealth management, investment services and the investment and financial advice industry, has welcomed the Financial...

Commenting on today’s publication of the New Consumer Duty policy statement by the Financial Conduct Authority, Fiona Hoyle, Director of Consumer and...

Specialist second charge lender Evolution Money has partnered with fintech leaders Nivo to launch a new digital journey for customers and adviser introducers,...

“UK households have been in desperate need of added protections in the cost of living crisis so the Consumer Duty is hugely welcome news. The crisis is...

eConveyancer has launched a new panel management partnership with Wesleyan Financial Services. The agreement gives Wesleyan advisers access to...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed plans to release its new ‘Consumer Duty’ which sets expectations for financial firms’ standards of...

StepChange Debt Charity warmly welcomes the FCA’s confirmation of its final approach to implementing the new Consumer Duty that will enshrine in regulation...

“We welcome the FCA’s intention to use the consumer duty to create more flexibility for firms to compete and innovate in the interests of consumers.  This...

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, and Mortgage 1st, the Derbyshire-based mortgage advice firm, have today announced a renewed...

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, and Mortgage 1st, the Derbyshire-based mortgage advice firm, have today announced a renewed...

Following today’s HMRC figures on UK property transactions, Mortgage and protection broker, Access Financial Services CEO Karl Wilkinson said, “The...

Together Financial Services Limited (“Together” or the “Group”), one of the UK’s leading mortgage and specialist loan providers,...

One of the more unusual sources of potential savings for consumers comes from leading motor finance provider MotoNovo Finance. The business’...

The latest UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) figures, published today by the Office for National Statistics, show that CPI rose to 9.4 percent in the twelve...

Money Advice Liaison Group (MALG), the not-for-profit membership organisation with the aim of ‘working together to improve the lives of people in debt’,...

After inflation, real pay (including bonuses) fell by 0.9% and regular pay (excluding bonuses) was down 2.8%. It’s a record drop in real wages. Before...

Asking prices are up 9.3% in the year to July to a record £369,968, according to Rightmove. Buyer demand is down 7% in a year – but it’s still 26% higher...

Dormant Assets funding to be released by Government must continue to prioritise supporting people in financially vulnerable circumstances, urges Fair4All...

Open Banking adoption is growing, driven by the rapid digitisation of finance – according to the data from global information and insights company,...

StepChange Debt Charity guided, advised or supported more than half a million people last year, according to the charity’s impact report for 2021, published...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has today announced a number of results from its 2022 Lender...

Stonebridge, the national mortgage and insurance network, has launched new functionality in its wholly-owned trading platform, Revolution, that will help...

The latest Bank of England household interest rate figures1 reveal the cost of borrowing continued to increase in June across consumer credit products...

Mortgage and protection broker, Access Financial Services (Access FS), has agreed an exclusive tie with Vitality in order to strengthen its training of brokers...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced the addition of Octopus Real Estate to its lending panel. From today,...

Analysis from Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces, finds that the retail store and online credit sector experienced its...

Right now, across the UK, only half of people have enough money left at the end of the month. In 12 months’ time, in most areas this will fall to around one...

Freedom Finance, one of the UK’s leading digital lending marketplaces, is delighted to announce that Emma Steeley will be joining the company as CEO,...

Members of the training academies of Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), suppliers of valuation panel management services, and SDL Surveying, the national...

Global analytics software provider FICO® was named the Best Technology Provider for Data Analyticsat the 2022 Credit Awards, presented at a black-tie dinner...

MANILA, Philippines — Today, Singapore-headquartered financial technology company UNOAsia announced it has built the UNO Digital Bank in the Philippines in...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 20% in May 2022 compared with the...

New research from the FCA and MoneyHelper has revealed that many people in financial difficulty are missing out on vital support due to a range of factors...

Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage services proposition, has today announced the appointment of Stafford Railway Building Society to its lender panel....

Reviews are an integral part of the car buying process for most consumers as they assess the cars and dealers they are considering. Anything that can enhance a...

Matt Hammerstein, CEO Barclays UK, is now Chair of the Money and Pensions Service’s Advisory Group, effective from 1 July 2022, taking over from Vim Maru,...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has partnered with second charge specialist lender...

The Bank of England has today published its latest Money and Credit figures showing consumer credit growth remained at 5.7 percent in May 2022. The annual...

Millennial buy now, pay later (BNPL) finance firm, Payl8r, is calling for the adoption of open banking as a legal requirement for credit assessing in the same...

Suspending deductions from Universal Credit for Government debt would help plug the gap caused by the shortfall between the Government’s support measures and...

Wages falling at record levels are pushing ever more people into financial distress as living costs continue to skyrocket, according to the June 2022 Money...

Spiralling inflation, which is set to continue into the Autumn with utility prices set to rise, saw affirmative action by both the Bank of England and FCA...

Leading national broker firm, Just Mortgages has launched a new panel management partnership with eConveyancer to complement the existing offering of its...

“The latest figures from the ONS show that retail sales volumes fell by 0.5% in May 2022 with food store sales down by 1.6% from the previous month as retail...

Paradigm Protect, the directly authorised protection proposition – which is part of Paradigm Mortgage Services, has today added the LV= range of General...

“DivideBuy welcomes and strongly advocates for the UK government’s plans for formal regulation of the $3.7 billion Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) industry....

Following a series of earlier Advertising Standards Authority rulings against misleading advertisements and websites by Insolvency Practitioners and lead...

One of the UK’s fastest-growing financial co-operatives has partnered with Engage, the community banking-as-a-service division of Contis-Solaris, to launch...

“As one of the UK’s leading credit reference agencies, it’s good to see that the Treasury and FCA are moving in the right direction on regulation of the...

Today, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) sets out its plans showing how it proposes to carry out two market reviews focusing on card fees. One looks at...

Hodge has released an in-depth survey into how the rising cost of living is affecting the everyday spending and saving habits of people in the UK. The study...

In response to the government’s announcement today on BNPL regulation, Neil Kadagathur, CEO and Co-Founder of Creditspring said: “While the proposed...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business volumes fell in April 2022 by 1% compared...

New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer finance new business grew by 21% in April 2022 compared with the...

Following the statement from the FCA on vulnerable customer, Andrew Gething, managing director of Morgan/Ash, said: “The findings of the Financial Conduct...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has successfully been approved for continuation of...

Responding to the government’s announcement that it commits to reform of the Consumer Credit Act, David Postings, Chief Executive of UK Finance, said: “We...

The Money Advice Trust has warned of additional pressures facing mortgage-payers in the wake of today’s Bank of England’s rate rise to 1.25%, as the Bank...

Stephen Haddrill, commenting on the news that HM Treasury has agreed to reform the Consumer Credit Act (CCA): “This is a great result. We have campaigned for...

Connect for Intermediaries has become the first network to provide its brokers with access to Legal & General Mortgage Club’s SmartrFit+ tool. Connect...

Crystal Specialist Finance (CSF) has further strengthened its sales function with three new hires. Mollie Rising joins as Business Development Manager for...

After inflation, regular pay, excluding bonuses is down 2.2%. It hasn’t fallen faster than this for over 10 years (Sept-Nov 2011). Strong bonuses meant that...

47% of people say they’ve had to change their financial plans as a result of everything that’s happened over the past two years. Some have suffered...

It takes women more than two years to bounce back financially after having a baby, leaving many fearful about their own financial security and nearly a quarter...

Impact Specialist Finance, the leading specialist packager and distributor, has been added to the packager panel of Paradigm Mortgage Services, the mortgage...

Online millennial finance firm, Payl8r, has seen an 334% increase in lending over the last 12 months as Klarna cuts its workforce by 10%. Payl8r, the UK’s...

Research by London rental platform, Rentd, has revealed that rental cost increases have contributed to a strain on household finances for 86% of UK tenants,...

One Mortgage System (OMS), the seamless single-input enquiry to completion processing platform for brokers, has completed a full API integration with Pepper...

Evolution Money, the second-charge lending specialist, has today launched the latest iteration of its quarterly data tracker, which reviews borrower types,...

MotoNovo Finance has appointed Matt Lucas to the business’ newly created position of Head of Partnerships. The new role underlines MotoNovo’s...

CHL Mortgages, the intermediary-only specialist buy-to-let lender, has been added to the lending panel of finova Payment and Mortgage Services. This...

Countrywide Surveying Services (CSS), one of the leading suppliers of valuation panel management services, has now seen over 400 surveyors graduate from its...

UK Finance releases its latest Household Finance Review which reports on trends in household spending, saving and borrowing during the first quarter of 2022....

Only around half of people said they would consider taking financial advice (51%). 29% of people said they wouldn’t take advice because it was too expensive....

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network have launched an informative and content rich new Trust Hub following on from their content surrounding Writing...

The Conveyancing Association (CA) – the leading trade body for the conveyancing industry – has today announced the launch of its 2022 Lender Survey to...

The Finance & Leasing Association (FLA), the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) and the Ministry of Defence (MOD) are today launching a new...

Jaja Finance (“Jaja”), the online digital credit card provider, is bucking trends by committing to a 40% increase in its workforce before the end of the...

The Bank of England announced today that net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals decreased to £4.1 billion in April (down from £6.4 billion in March),...

New data for April from StepChange Debt Charity shows that the cost of living is now the second most commonly cited reason for debt, up from the third most...

The Bank of England has today published its latest Money and Credit figures showing consumer credit growth increased to 5.7 percent in April 2022 from 5.2...

With prices across the board rising at their fastest rate in 40 years, the challenge for UK consumers to stay on top of their money is forcing many to have to...

Zoopla forecasts that price growth will slow from here, and at this rate, growth will fall to 3% by the end of the year. Price reductions are on the rise: 1 in...

Self and custom build finance specialist BuildLoan has created a short-term mortgage for builders who need to fund the construction of their self or custom...

StepChange Financial Solutions, the mortgage and equity release advice subsidiary of StepChange Debt Charity, won the Mortgage Strategy award for Best Equity...

The Money Advice Trust has welcomed today’s announcement from the Chancellor of more support for households struggling with rising living costs. Jane Tully,...

Commenting on the new measures announced today, StepChange Debt Charity Director of External Affairs Richard Lane said: “The additional £650 of support to...

“It’s welcome that the Chancellor has finally introduced new measures to help people through the cost of living crisis. The one-off payment of £650 to low...

TransUnion, a global information and insights company, marked the completion of its Challenge90 fundraising with Leeds United for Yo