HNW

Former Nikko chief warns CGT on homes would punish owners

A leading City figure has warned that imposing capital gains tax (CGT) on primary...

Reeves mulls Capital Gains Tax on high-value homes as Treasury seeks £40bn

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering ending the capital gains tax (CGT) exemption on high-value...

Market Harborough eases stress tests to support wider range of residential borrowers

Market Harborough Building Society has announced a relaxation of its interest rate stress testing...

Investec cuts mortgage stress rates to boost HNW borrowing capacity

High-net-worth individuals will be able to borrow significantly more from Investec Bank following a...

Britain’s boldest developer hits the road: John Caudwell Joins Peking to Paris Rally

John Caudwell, Founder of luxury developer Caudwell, and arguably Britain’s most daring developer, is...

Investec targets UK expats with bespoke buy-to-let mortgage offer

Investec Bank has launched a new buy-to-let mortgage proposition tailored specifically for high-net-worth UK...

Investec cuts fixed mortgage rates by up to 30bps for high-net-worth clients

Investec Bank has announced further reductions across its mortgage range, cutting fixed rates by...

Newcastle for Intermediaries lowers rates across large loan products

Newcastle for Intermediaries has made a series of rate cuts to its large loan...

Investec cuts tracker mortgage rates across residential and BTL ranges

Investec Bank has announced a series of rate reductions across its high net worth...

Overseas property demand in Britain hits record low as American and Middle Eastern buyers step in

The number of overseas house hunters registering to buy property in Great Britain has...

Investec cuts mortgage fees and caps charges for HNW clients

Investec Bank has announced a series of changes to its mortgage offering for high...

COMMENT

Complexity is rising and broker enablement has never mattered more

 For many years, success in the mortgage market was built off efficiency. If a broker understood the mainstream lending landscape, packaged cases well and kept...

Industry pushes to build next generation of home valuers

According to RICS, the average qualified surveyor is in their mid-fifties. Couple this with new entrant numbers failing to keep pace with retirements, and...

Supply side continues to drive the change agenda

Regulatory change is no longer something firms respond to periodically. It is now a permanent feature of the landscape. Whether it is capital treatment...

Searching for sunny uplands

There is a growing sense, shared quietly in boardrooms and rather less quietly over kitchen tables, that the UK has lost a degree of...

How advisers can find and secure powerful introducers to grow their business – Pt2

I hope you found my earlier article useful and enlightening and if so, please read on, as in this piece I complete the steps...

Latest news

Rate rises squeeze demand as brokers lean on ‘needs-based’ borrowers

Rising mortgage costs driven by global uncertainty are beginning to weigh on borrower demand...

Finova Broker appoints Ben Radford to lead Broker Payments

Finova Broker has promoted Ben Radford to head of Finova Broker Payments, the mortgage...

Lloyds data glitch exposed details of up to 447,936 banking customers, MPs told

Up to 447,936 customers of Lloyds Banking Group were affected by a data breach...

Chancellor presses lenders to expand support for borrowers ahead of rate resets

The government has secured fresh commitments from major lenders to step up engagement with...

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