Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
Latest UK Finance research has found that around 5,160 mortgaged properties were repossessed in 2025, a 39% increase from 2024. The fourth quarter saw 1,210 homes repossessed, up 17% year-on-year but down 13% from the previous quarter. Despite this rise, only 0.92% of all mortgages were in arrears. The report highlighted that most repossessions involved…
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Small businesses across the UK are now operating under pressures comparable to and in some cases exceeding those experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a major new report published today by the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee. The Committee’s inquiry finds that while emergency support was rapidly mobilised during the pandemic, there…
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The UK economy grew by just 0.1% in the final quarter of 2025, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), matching the rate recorded in Quarter 3 (Q3). Analysis of the data shows that Q4 marked the first time in over two years that the services sector showed no growth. Manufacturing provided a slight…
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