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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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Assurant Intermediary moves to boost service proposition

Assurant Intermediary has created a client relationship team to improve service levels that brokers...
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Skipton Group’s mortgage lending up 18%

Operating profit at the Skipton Group increased by 94%, from £18 million to £35...
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Zurich appoints director of personal lines broker business

Zurich has appointed Gareth Howell as director of its UK personal lines broker business. He...
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Nationwide reprices fixed rate range

Nationwide has made rate changes to its two-year, three-year and five-year fixed rate mortgages...
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Use kids’ board to overpay mortgage, parents told

First direct has suggested that parents could make a dent in their borrowing if...
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Omnii Solutions signs up 500 users for CheckIT

Omnii Solutions has reached the 500 broker registration mark for its CheckIT client credit...
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TBMC unveils 75% BTL exclusive at 3.99%

TBMC has launched a new exclusive buy-to-let mortgage product with Hinckley & Rugby Building...
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DB Mortgages first to be fined for irresponsible lending

The FSA has fined DB Mortgages, part of the Deutsche Bank Group, £840,000 for...
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Duo join Ageas Protect

Ageas Protect has made two appointments in its protection business. The firm, previously known as...
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CHL Mortgages partners with Goldsmith Williams

Goldsmith Williams has been appointed as a legal provider to specialist lender CHL Mortgages. The...
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Sale and rent back advice slammed by Which?

Which? has reported two sale and rent back (SRB) firms to the FSA following...
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ABI updates CI best practice wording

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has publishes an updated Statement of Best Practice...
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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...