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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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Only 40,600 transactions in January

There were further falls in house prices in January, according to the latest LSL...
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Just Retirement Solutions partners with Age UK Enterprises

Age UK Enterprises has claimed that 66% of those aged 60 and over own...
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Large rise in £1m property sales

2011-02-11 13:05
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Mortgage market stabilised in 2010: CML

There were 529,300 loans advanced for house purchase in 2010, worth £77.1 billion, an...
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Santander offers new first-time buyer product

2011/02/11 07:51
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YBS appoints buy-to-let chief

Yorkshire Building Society has appointed Jeremy Law as head of buy-to-let. He will be responsible...
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Corporate insolvency consultation begins

The Insolvency Service has embarked upon a 12-week consultation seeking views on proposals put...
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V Loans to distribute new Prestige secured loans

V Loans says it is one of a handful of distributors for Prestige Finance's...
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Second charge repossessions also down

The number of repossessions for second-charge mortgages fell by 41.1% in 2010, compared with...
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LibDem treasury spokesman quits after scathing Merlin comments

Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman in the House of Lords, Lord Oakshott, has stood down...
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Borro added to AMPD panel

The Association of Mortgage Packagers and Distributors (AMPD) has added borro to its panel...
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Merlin fails to provide magic solution to SME funding

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has given a cautious welcome to the news...
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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...