Spiralling debt hits renters hard
Monday 15th February 2010
A survey from the Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has revealed that the number of tenants who are unable to meet their rental payments is increasing.

FSA takes billion pound property firm to court
Tuesday 16th February 2010
The FSA is set to challenge a property fund in court this week, according to a report in the Financial Times newspaper.

BBC investigation finds claims management firm misleading customers
Monday 15th February 2010
An investigation by the BBC Radio 4’s Money Box has uncovered misleading and unacceptable behaviour by sales staff at a claims management firm. 

Angry investors thought to be behind attack on failed property tycoon
Tuesday 9th February 2010
Lancashire Police have confirmed that they are looking at the business dealings of a property tycoon, after he was attacked in an armed robbery at his home.

44% of brokers want a change of regulator
Wednesday 10th February 2010
In a recent survey conducted by Marketing Innovating Forum, financial advisors were asked: “what’s the best thing the new year could bring to improve your working life?”

Prime London commercial property sold for £40m
Thursday 11th February 2010
Iconic London address 52 GrosvenorGardens has reportedly been sold for the eye watering sum of £40 million.

Conservative candidate is latest victim of repossession
Monday 8th February 2010
A Conservative candidate described as part of the new generation of future MPs has seen her home repossessed over an unsettled debt of £324,000.

London’s largest home set to sell for record £100m
Thursday 4th February 2010
A property developer known for his grand-scale designs has won planning permission to convert seven office buildings in Regent’s Park into a 10 bedroom mansion.

Broker-client conversations to be recorded as FSA steps up bid to treat borrowers in arrears fairly
Wednesday 3rd February 2010
As part of its ongoing plan to ensure that borrowers in arrears are treated fairly by lenders and brokers, the FSA has announces new proposals.

Half of landlords frustrated by lack of finance
Tuesday 2nd February 2010
Half of landlords who want to expand their portfolios are being frustrated by the lack of mortgage finance, according to a survey conducted by LSL Property.

Skipton apologises for revealing thousands of customer account details
Wednesday 3rd February 2010
Skipton Building Society has hit headlines for the second time in as many weeks, and yet again for all the wrong reasons.

Property investors pointed towards student buy to let sector
Tuesday 26th January 2010
While average buy-to-let rents across the UK may have fallen or remained stable over the past year, one sector appears to be holding strong.

Warning sounded over rogue IVA company
Wednesday 27th January 2010
Debt experts have warned that a rogue firm is contacting people who have taken out an individual voluntary arrangement (IVA).

NACFB locks horns with the FSA over regulation
Thursday 28th January 2010
According to the latest publication by the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB), the trade body recently met with the financial services regulator.

Concern as consumers can now pay bailiffs with credit cards
Wednesday 27th January 2010
In what is being seen as one of the most obvious examples of a vicious cycle, it has emerged that heavily indebted individuals will now be using credit cards to pay bailiffs.

OFT warns of anti-money laundering registration deadline
Thursday 21st January 2010
The Office of Fair Trading has warned estate agents and certain consumer credit lenders that they must register under anti-money laundering regulations before 31 January 2010.

Free Credit File search to avoid financial problems
Wednesday 20th January 2010
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently urged consumers to ensure that their credit reference file or credit report is accurate and up-to-date.

Lettings group: Buy to let regulation will filter out unscrupulous advisers
Tuesday 19th January 2010
Stating its predictions for the upcoming year, LSL Property Services, which owns the UK’s largest lettings agent network, has commented upon the proposed introduction of buy to let regulation.

Britons to borrow £82 million from loan sharks in 2010
Wednesday 20th January 2010
New reports have revealed that borrowing money from illegal loan sharks will load more than 100,000 families with a combined debt of £82 million to pay.

Banks take control of estate agent in emergency refinancing move
Tuesday 12th January 2010
Banks have taken over the well-known London estate agent, Foxtons, in an emergency move to reduce its debts. 

1m Britons admit to using credit cards to pay their mortgage
Wednesday 13th January 2010
The worrying trend of Britons using credit to meet their monthly mortgage and rental payments looks to be continuing, according to a new survey. 

Reported fraud to treble to £5bn over next two years
Tuesday 12th January 2010
The latest Fraudtrack survey from business advisers and accountants BDO has revealed that the amount of money lost by businesses and the public sector to fraud.

Report: What the IVA protocol review means for your business
Wednesday 13th January 2010
At the end of last year the IVA Standing Committee issued its review of the IVA Protocol.

Most competitive mortgage lender named

Thursday 7th January 2010
Competition returned to the mortgage market in the final quarter of 2009, according to research from Evaluate Technologies, which revealed a breakdown of the most competitive mortgage lenders. 

Cattles investors call for company to close

Wednesday 6th January 2010

In the latest twist in the tale of troubled doorstep lender Cattles, shareholders have demanded that the company is wound up.

Wednesday 6th January 2010

Most solicitors firms will be accustomed to dealing with insolvency; however an increasing number may be seeing it from the other side in the upcoming year.

Former director of failed buy to let group sells £25m mansion

Tuesday 15th December 2009
According to reports from the Times newspaper, London’s biggest riverside private property has just gone on the market, with a staggering £25 million price tag.

SFO makes 6 arrests in £12m commercial fraud
Tuesday 8th December 2009
The warnings that commercial fraud and advance fee fraud are on the rise have been repeated numerous times throughout the year.

Report finds mortgage lenders flouting new repossession rules
Wednesday 16th December 2009
Mortgage lenders have been criticised by debt charities after a report revealed that they are still neglecting to help vulnerable homeowners avoid repossession.

OFT review reveals consumers living off high-cost credit
Wednesday 9th December 2009
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has announced that it has begun to publish evidence from its high-cost credit review.

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