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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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LeadPoint UK passes 2m lead milestone

LeadPoint says it has passed the two million mark for leads it has traded...
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Surge in high value house sales

The Countrywide group has reported a 4% rise in the number of new properties...
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Aviva adds ‘inheritance guarantee’ to equity release plans

Aviva has made changes to its lifetime mortgage plans. It has introduced an inheritance...
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Barclays cuts Woolwich rates

Barclays is cutting rates on its Woolwich tracker and fixed rate mortgage range by...
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Paragon unveils three fixes for professional landlords

Paragon Mortgages has launched three new fixed-rate products targeted at professional landlords. The trio of...
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High Court throws out PPI challenge

The High Court has dismissed the British Bankers' Association's (BBA) judicial review of new...
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Surveyor accreditation deadline looming large

Gateway Surveyors is urging lenders to ensure that every surveyor they use is a...
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MPC maintains Bank Rate division

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) continued to be split 6-3 over...
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Gross mortgage lending up 21%

Gross mortgage lending was an estimated £11.3 billion in March, a 21% rise from...
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The Yorkshire and N&P to ‘merge’

The Yorkshire Building Society and Norwich & Peterborough Building Society (N&P) have announced their...
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Rise in house hunter numbers

The National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) has reported sharp rise in the number...
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Referrals driving TMA’s GI increase

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) says more of its members are referring general insurance enquiries. Its...
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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...