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Green rent cap plan could squeeze buy-to-let affordability

Green Party proposals to restrict private rent increases for three years could make it harder for buy-to-let borrowers to meet lender affordability criteria, brokers have warned. Speaking at the party conference in Brighton earlier today leader Zack Polanski proposed an “emergency brake” that would limit...
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Firms’ confidence in FCA rises as satisfaction hits 79%

Confidence in the Financial Conduct Authority has increased, with almost eight in 10 regulated firms now highly satisfied with their relationship with the regulator. The latest FCA and Practitioner Panel annual survey found 79% of firms reported high levels of satisfaction, up from 74% last...

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Bridgewater off to Birmingham and Leeds

Bridgewater Equity Release is going to Birmingham and Leeds in May to host its...
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Brokers need to advise FTBs over savings deals, warns Paradigm

Paradigm Mortgage Services has told intermediaries to "inform and educate"" their potential first-time buyer...
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The Leeds unveils 3.05% intermediary deal

Leeds Building Society has cut the rate of on its two-year discount mortgage by...
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Remutualise the Rock: Yorkshire BS

The Yorkshire Building Society has repeated its call for Northern Rock to be re-mutualised. On...
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Bank Rate held for 26th consecutive month

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once more voted for no...
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PPI provisioning behind Lloyds’ loss

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has posted a statutory loss before tax of £3.47 billion...
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Precise adds AToM to panel

All Types of Mortgages (AToM) has been added to the Precise Mortgages panel. Dale Jannels,...
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Julian Harris network selects Enterprise Finance

Enterprise Finance has been chosen by the Julian Harris network as its exclusive provider...
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Skipton unveils 95% LTV deal at 5.99%

Skipton Building Society has launched a two-year fixed rate mortgage, available up to 95%...
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HML keeps business continuity certification

HML has had its BS25999 Business Continuity Planning (BCP) Certificate renewed for the second...
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Mutuals’ approvals up 29% in March

Mutuals approved £2.1 billion worth of mortgages in March 2011, up 29% on the...
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London saw an annual price change increase of 0.8%

The March data from Land Registry's House Price Index shows an annual price decrease...
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Buy-to-let

Green rent cap plan could squeeze buy-to-let affordability

Green Party proposals to restrict private rent increases for three years could make it...
Regulation

Firms’ confidence in FCA rises as satisfaction hits 79%

Confidence in the Financial Conduct Authority has increased, with almost eight in 10 regulated...
Surveyors

Westmarq challenges surveying ‘duopoly’ as it targets lender business

Westmarq has challenged mortgage lenders to move more of their valuation business away from...
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Why advisers can be part of the conveyancing team

There is a tendency to think the mortgage adviser’s involvement in conveyancing begins with...