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Badenoch pledges no IHT or stamp duty on family homes

Kemi Badenoch has pledged to remove inheritance tax from family homes and scrap stamp duty on primary residences under a future Conservative government. The Conservative leader used her closing conference speech in Birmingham to promise that “nobody will ever pay inheritance tax on their family...
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RICS: Housing market recovery falters as buyer demand weakens

The UK housing market lost momentum in September as rising interest rate expectations weighed on buyer demand, sales activity and house prices, according to the latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) residential market survey. The September 2026 survey showed the first deterioration in buyer...

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Regulator cracks down on &quotirresponsible&quot brokers

The FSA has taken action against two mortgage brokers who allowed false and misleading...
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A matter of life and death

The will-writing sector is at a crossroads, writes Eddie Goldsmith, senior partner at Goldsmith...
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House prices fall for first time in 15 months: Hometrack

Demand for housing in July dropped by -1.3% triggering the first fall in prices...
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Change of plan for RBS insurance divestment?

Royal Bank of Scotland is in the process of appointing advisers to review the...
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Quiet revolution in leasing practices

Small businesses are increasingly signing shorter leases, with 81% on leases of five years...
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Royal London boss to quit

Mike Yardley is to leave his role as group chief executive of Royal London. Yardley...
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Savills shuts packaging subsidiary

Savills Lending Solutions (SLS) is to close, it was announced today. &lta href=&quothttps://mortgagesoup.co.uk/story.php?id=18931&quot&gtAll staff were...
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Tenet claims above average pass rates

Tenet has published the results from its latest training courses. For the JO1 tax paper,...
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Business enquiries up at MortgageStream

MortgageStream has claimed a "surge"" in new business enquiries over the last three months.
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Second Precise prize draw winner revealed

David Jones, of 75point3 Ltd in Conwy, has won £500 worth of holiday vouchers...
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House prices up 0.4%: Land Registry

July house prices were up 0.4% on June, according to the latest Land Registry...
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House sales buck previous months’ trend

The number of house sales in the UK in August increased by 0.9% compared...
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Stamp Duty

Badenoch pledges no IHT or stamp duty on family homes

Kemi Badenoch has pledged to remove inheritance tax from family homes and scrap stamp...
News

RICS: Housing market recovery falters as buyer demand weakens

The UK housing market lost momentum in September as rising interest rate expectations weighed...
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If AI gives us more time to think, we must learn how to think well

The great promise of AI in financial services is usually expressed in terms of...
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The right scrutiny is a precursor of growing lending safely

Credit markets have always had to accommodate change, but there are periods when the...