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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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Gill Cardy joins Bluecoat Software

Financial software consultancy Bluecoat Software has hired Gill Cardy as head of proposition. She is...
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Man Utd forces Expo date change

The Mortgage Business Expo Manchester will now take place on Friday 20 May as...
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Conti France launches to market

Overseas mortgage specialist Conti has entered into a joint venture with French mortgage broker...
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CML welcomes solicitor retention of lender protection

The Solicitors' Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed that for the time being it will...
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Goldsmith Williams wins exclusive Age Partnership arrangement

Age Partnership has appointed Goldsmith Williams as its exclusive legal services partner. The equity release...
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Nationwide to cut three-year fixed rates

The Nationwide Building Society is to cut the rates of all its three-year fixed...
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The Manchester added to Paradigm panel

Paradigm Mortgage Services has added Manchester Building Society to both its own lender panel...
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New letting agents join my|deposits scheme

New letting agents have joined my|deposits' tenancy deposit protection scheme. The agents, which include Andrews...
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Y3S unveils secured loan sourcing tool

Y3S Loans has launched miLoan, a new online sourcing tool for brokers that identifies...
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Drawdown boosts equity release sales

Over £219 million of housing wealth was released in the first quarter of 2011,...
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Improvement in consumer confidence

Consumer confidence picked up in March following its record low in February, according to...
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Higher value properties entering PRS

The first quarter of the year saw an influx of higher value property into...
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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...