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The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has released January’s mortgages figures. The latest report revealed that home buyers borrowed £8.4bn in January, down 28% on December and unchanged on January 2016. This came to 45,700 loans, down 28% on December and 1% on January 2016. First-time buyers borrowed £3.6bn for home-owner house purchase, down 29%…
Read moreCapital One Financial Corporation has announced the appointment of Amy Lenander as UK CEO. Lenander will be responsible for the overall strategic direction and general management of the UK credit card portfolio, replacing Chris Newkirk who has recently been appointed President of International and Small Business Card at Capital One. Since joining Capital One as…
Read moreHere is an overview of The Money Charity’s latest statistics for March 2017: Personal debt in the UK The average total debt per household – including mortgages – was £56,310 in January. The revised figure for December was £56,148. Based on January 2017 trends, the UK’s total interest repayments on personal debt over a 12…
Read moreThe CML Director General Paul Smee has addressed the FCA’s management of the mortgage market. In a keynote speech at the Scottish annual lunch Smee said “Regulators need a detailed understanding of the mortgage market, but should avoid micro-managing it. ” The FCA’s mortgage market study has recently resulted in significant levels of data being…
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The Chartered Institute of Housing in Scotland (CIH Scotland) has added its voice to growing concerns about the negative social impact and spiralling costs of implementing Universal Credit. CIH Scotland, the professional body for Scotland’s housing sector, has highlighted a number of issues with the implementation of the new single payment as a Scottish Government consultation…
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HSBC Holdings plc announces the appointment of Mark Tucker as a director and Group Chairman Designate from 1 September 2017. Tucker will take over as non-executive Group Chairman on 1 October. He is currently Group Chief Executive and President of AIA Group Limited (AIA). He joined AIA in July 2010, and led its successful IPO in October…
Read moreLatest figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that new business in the point of sale (POS) consumer new car finance market grew 9% by value and 3% by volume in January, compared with the same month in 2016. The percentage of private new car sales financed by FLA members through…
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New figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show growth of 10% in consumer finance new business in January, compared with the same month in 2016. Credit card and personal loan new business together grew by 11% compared with January 2016, while retail store and online credit new business increased by 1%.…
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The UK’s most vulnerable tenants are being pushed out of the private rental market, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Residential Market Survey. New figures show that around one-third of respondents believe that access to private rented properties had fallen among people on housing benefits. Recent caps to housing benefits were…
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The Citizens Advice has given its response to the budget announcement. Gillian Guy, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, said “The Chancellor has set out good intentions for helping ordinary working families – the test will be if the government delivers on boosting income security and tackling failing consumer markets. We’ve repeatedly called for more support…
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Permanent TSB Group has confirmed the appointment of Robert Elliott as the next Chairman of the Group with effect from 31 March 2017. Elliott retired recently as Chairman and Senior Partner Linklaters LLP. Jeremy Masding, Group Chief Executive of Permanent TSB, said that the Group was delighted that Mr. Elliott would be the next Chairman; “Robert is…
Read morePrivate tenants are struggling to get a foot on the housing ladder because of the costs that come with renting according to the Citizens Advice Service. A new report from the charity finds that just under three quarters (74%) of private tenants say the combined costs of rent, agency fees and moving make buying a…
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Over 600,000 consumers of short term loans may no longer have access to credit, according to a report by the Consumer Finance Association (CFA) and economic analysts, Oxera. Without access to a regulated form of finance many consumers are unable to take action to manage their cash flow or cover emergency financial costs. They could end…
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