Credit, Collections & Insolvency News
New research from KPMG has found that 30% of the UK public have changed their spending as a result of Brexit uncertainties. A fifth (22%) have avoided making big ticket purchases with almost one in ten (9%) missing out on overseas holidays and 6% avoiding investing in the economy via stocks & shares. Meanwhile, 8%…
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The number of residential and buy-to-let mortgages taken out in June 2019 has fallen as has pound-for-pound remortgaging, according to UK Finance. The mortgage trends update also showed that there was a ten per cent drop in overall remortgaging activity in June 2019, compared to the previous year. This has been driven largely by a…
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Analysis from Barclays Mortgages shows the average upfront cost of moving home in the UK, including estate agent, legal and surveyor fees, land registry, EPC and stamp duty, is £7,641, on top of the purchase price. Meanwhile, the average unexpected associated costs can add up to £1,690, meaning homeowners are stumping up £9,331 on average…
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New figures released by UK Finance has shown that whilst the numbers of homeowners in arrears have remained at a historic low there has been an increase of 15% (1,270) in the number of repossessions in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019. UK Finance said repossessions were still well below levels experienced between 2009 and…
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New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that the number of second charge mortgage repossessions in Q2 2019 was 24, 38.5% lower than in the second quarter of 2018. The rate of second charge mortgage repossessions (as a percentage of outstanding agreements) was 0.07% in the twelve months to June…
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New research from online mortgage broker Trussle has reveals that 61% of current and soon to be homeowners in the UK don’t fully review their mortgage agreement before signing it, and half (50%) claim they only understand some of the language used in paperwork associated with the house buying process. Speaking to 2,002 homeowners and…
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The finalists for the third annual Credit & Collections Technology Awards, the UK’s celebration of tech innovators in credit and collections, have been revealed. The Credit & Collections Technology Awards, organised by Credit Connect and hosted at the Credit Services Association’s UK Credit and Collections Conference, brings together credit and collections technology executives to honour the industry’s…
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The dream of homeownership for middle-income Britain, individual buyers and those unable to draw on family wealth will be over in the next decade without urgent action by the government and industry, according to new research from Santander Mortgages. Santander’s First-Time Buyer Study: The Future of the Homeownership Dream – based on a national survey…
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the £1.6 billion mergers between Charter Court Financial Services and OneSavings Bank (OSB). In March, Charter Court Financial Services and OneSavings Bank (OSB) said that they are in advanced discussions regarding a possible all-share combination of the two companies. The deal, which would be structured as a…
Read moreSelf-employed people are selling themselves short when it comes to their aspirations of property ownership, according to new research. A survey of those who work for themselves revealed more than a third of would-be homeowners have already judged themselves unworthy of a mortgage. The national study, by specialist lender Together, showed 36 per cent of…
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The Bank of England has announced its latest Money & Credit statistics which showed that the extra amount borrowed by consumers to buy goods and services was £1 billion in June, in line with the average of the past year. Annual lending growth to UK consumers slowed to 5.5% in June however, from 5.7% in…
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RSM is predicting that official figures, due to be published next Tuesday, will show a 9 per cent rise in personal insolvency rates in England and Wales in quarter two when compared to the same quarter last year. The data from Tracker, RSM’s early online warning system, predicts that total insolvencies for the quarter will reach…
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£10.5 billion was spent on credit card purchases in June 2019 according to the latest figures from UK Finance. Credit card spending was 1.1 per cent higher than the same month in 2018 whilst the outstanding level of credit card borrowing grew by 4.0 per cent in the 12 months to June. Repayments have remained…
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