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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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Paymentshield reintroduces ‘unemployment only’ MPPI option

Paymentshield has restored its unemployment only option on its mortgage payment protection insurance (MPPI)...
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LBG sets aside £500m for mortgage contract review

Lloyds Banking Group has a provision of £500 million to deal with a mortgage...
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Brits saving more for the big things in life

People are consistently underestimating the cost of life's big events, according to new research...
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Desperately seeking innovation

Even software giants can struggle, writes Paul Hunt, managing director of Phoebus Software Ltd The...
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Considering your business’s sale options

IFAs have options if they want to realise cash from their businesses, argues David...
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Asking prices up 3.1%: Rightmove

New sellers in February have increased their asking prices by 3.1% to an average...
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Banks letting down customers with complaints handling

New research from Consumer Focus indicates that three-quarters of customers with a grievance against...
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Scottish labour market performing well

The Scottish labour market improved at a "solid"" rate in January
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FPC external members revealed

The government and the Bank of England have announced that Alastair Clark, Michael Cohrs,...
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Tenants vulnerable to ‘scraping’, ARLA warns

People are being defrauded out of thousands of pounds via illegal lettings websites. The...
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Three new execs at Ageas Insurance

Ageas Insurance (formerly Fortis) has appointed three new broker account executives to cover the...
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Year-on-year improvement in gross mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending in January was down on the previous month but better than...
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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...