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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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Housing prices &quotfinely balanced&quot: Hometrack

House prices were unchanged in April, according to Hometrack. This is the first time...
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NACFB members given Masthaven exclusive access

Masthaven Bridging Finance is offering an exclusive bridging product to members of the National...
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Mortgage Brain pleased by Key penetration

The Key now has over 6,000 contracted users, Mortgage Brain has claimed. It provides front...
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Doncaster Rovers receive £10k from the Leeds

Leeds Building Society has donated £10,820 to Doncaster Rovers Football Club. The mutual presented the...
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Sesame Bankhall opens doors to school

Sesame Bankhall Group's Financial Adviser School has unveiled its prospectus and is now open...
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NatWest IS to widen LiveTALK usage

From 3 May NatWest Intermediary Solutions will use its LiveTALK instant messaging service to...
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BPF slams &quotmuddled&quot government thinking

The British Property Federation has criticised the government's policy on housing benefit It argues that...
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Aldermore appoints non-exec

Aldermore has appointed Jayne Almond as a non-executive director. Almond has been managing director of...
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Growth in net mortgage lending

The British Bankers' Association has reported that the annual growth of the banks' net...
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Borrowers seeks secured deals to avoid remortgaging

Portal Portfolio has reported a "dramatic"" rise in the number of brokers looking to...
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Housing market standoff looms

There has been a fall in the proportion of people expecting house prices to...
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Slight boost for UK businesss

British businesses finished the last fiscal year stronger than they started it, according to...
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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...