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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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Age Partnership adopts Mortgage Brain package

Age Partnership has selected Mortgage Brain's package of point-of-sale, mortgage sourcing and electronic trading...
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Sesame Bankhall Group adds exam support tools

Sesame and Bankhall members now have access to a qualifications matrix. It is designed...
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Strong demand for rented property

RICS has reported that the lettings market remains buoyant, as increased tenant demand and...
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Consumer credit down 8% year-on-year

Falling credit demand is due to lack of consumer confidence in the economy, the...
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The Leeds cuts five-yr fix by 0.65%

Leeds Building Society has launched a new direct-only five-year fixed mortgage range at 3.94%,...
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Bridger funds Lotto shortfall

Masthaven Bridging Finance has this week completed on a £1.25 million loan for a...
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Barclays launches loyalty mortgage offering

On 2 September Barclays is launching a loyalty mortgage scheme for its existing customers. Barclays...
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HML has platform to diversify: S&P

Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has affirmed its above average rating of HML as...
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Remortgaging remain in doldrums: Charcol.co.uk

The proportion of mortgage purchases is at its highest level for a number of...
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Couples unaware of retirement plans

The Prudential is concerned that UK couples could be risking an old age in...
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AfI to cut fixed rates

Abbey for Intermediaries will tomorrow lower the rates on its two-year fixed rate mortgages...
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MD Pensions Solutions to offer investment advice

MD Pension Solutions has signalled its intent to broaden its offering to include investment...
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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...