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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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Mortgage Brain cans TrigoldCrystal acquisition

Mortgage Brain has confirmed that it will not be progressing with the proposed acquisition...
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Lancashire Mortgage Corp added to Brightstar panel

Brightstar Financial has added Lancashire Mortgage Corporation to its panel. Brokers can now be able...
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Conveyancing Alliance launches Convey99

Conveyancing Alliance Ltd has unveiled Convey99, a new purchase conveyancing product. It is offered at...
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A-broadening one’s horizons

Look overseas for extra revenue, suggests Phil Whitehouse, head of The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) The...
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Community projects targeted by Blemain

Blemain Group has launched a committee to help staff get involved in community projects. The...
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Aldermore bolsters invoice finance team

Aldermore has appointed Lee Dawson as regional sales manager for its invoice finance team...
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Skipton offers 95% LTV two-year fix

Skipton Building Society has unveiled a new range of mortgages, including a two-year fixed...
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L&G improves online quote & apply system

Legal & General says it has made "major improvements"" to OLP Connect
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Broker banned over lack of honesty and integrity

The FSA has banned Rienzie Albert Joseph Asoka Silva of South Croydon from performing...
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Sizeable minority of landlords raised rents in Q1

32% of landlords have raised rents across their portfolios during the first quarter of...
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IntelliFlo hires test team manager

Technology provider IntelliFlo has appointed Pooja Shanthraj as test team manager. At IntelliFlo she will...
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Is ‘growth first’ the right strategy?

There are different views across the pond over how best to deal with inflation,...
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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...