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Net zero rules targeted in housebuilding shake-up

The Conservatives have pledged to strip as much as £50,000 from the cost of delivering a new home through a sweeping overhaul of planning, environmental and energy-efficiency rules. Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith (main picture, inset) unveiled the package at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham...
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Tories put stamp duty abolition at heart of housing shake-up

The Conservatives have pledged again to scrap stamp duty as part of a housing shake-up designed to make it cheaper to buy and build homes. Property Soup reports that Shadow Housing Secretary Katie Lam (main picture, inset) used the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham to...

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Lloyds Banking Group returns to profit

Lloyds Banking Group has posted a pre-tax profit for 2010 of £2.2 billion. This...
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Patellis quits Tiuta for &quotfamily and personal reasons&quot

George Patellis has stepped down as CEO of short-term lender Tiuta plc. He cited family...
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AFI offers 3.39% two-year fix

Abbey for intermediaries has unveiled a new two-year fixed rate at 3.39%. It is available...
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Citylets.co.uk sees 50% rise in web traffic

Scotland's lettings portal citylets.co.uk has reported a rise in its web traffic rise by...
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Tenet helps ex-Clarkson Hill advisers to get re-authorised

Tenet has announced that 15 former Clarkson Hill advisers have been granted full investment...
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CHL outperforms industry on arrears

CHL Mortgages has reported continuing improvements to its arrears levels on its buy-to-let portfolio. Figures...
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Cost of monthly life premiums falling

The monthly average market life insurance premium has decreased for 74% of customer profiles...
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Orbiter offers Portal Group products via its sourcing system

The Portal Group has been added to online sourcing system Orbiter's secured loan sourcing...
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Vision Introducer acquires MD Financial Solutions

Vision Introducer has purchased MD Financial Solutions, which it claims has created the largest...
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Knight steps down from Portillion due to ill health

Mortgage industry veteran Stephen Knight is stepping down as CEO of Portillion, following diagnosis...
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Rate rise more likely following third MPC hawk

Latest minutes published by the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) show that...
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House purchase approvals 29% down year-on-year

There were 28,932 mortgages approved for house purchase in January, according to the British...
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Net zero rules targeted in housebuilding shake-up

The Conservatives have pledged to strip as much as £50,000 from the cost of...
affordability

Tories put stamp duty abolition at heart of housing shake-up

The Conservatives have pledged again to scrap stamp duty as part of a housing...
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Target Group adds Carla Stent to board

Target Group has appointed Carla Stent as a non-executive director, adding further financial services,...
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Later life lending summit to focus on changing advice needs

Mortgage advisers will be encouraged to consider how longer borrowing lives and increasingly complex...