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Surveyors warn property tax plans risk ‘chaos’

Surveyors have urged the Chancellor to use Wednesday’s Budget to set out how any...

Survey highlights strongest funding demand in hospitality, leisure and construction

Hospitality, leisure and construction firms are generating the strongest demand for business finance, according...

Rightmove: Budget uncertainty weighs on upper-end sales

Fresh data from Rightmove indicates that mounting speculation over tax changes in tomorrow’s Budget...

Landmark appointee to lead business development and industry partnerships

Landmark has appointed Nick Dyoss as its new group business development and relationships director,...

The Teachers widens access to high LTI mortgages for education professionals

Teachers Building Society has expanded the borrowing capacity available through its Teachers for Intermediaries...

Misconceptions continue to suppress income protection uptake, survey shows

New findings from Shepherds Friendly indicate that widespread misconceptions are a significant factor behind...

DAGEM Power secures cashflow support to drive UK green energy projects

DAGEM Power, the Cannock based engineering specialist, is using tailored invoice finance from eCapital...

Conveybuddy adds Talbots Law to expanding conveyancing panel

Conveybuddy has added Talbots Law to its conveyancing panel, bringing one of the Midlands’...

Bennison Brown renews long-term partnership with Stonebridge

London brokerage Bennison Brown has renewed its partnership with the mortgage and protection network...

Aldermore urges stamp duty holiday and revival of Help to Build in Budget

Aldermore has urged the government to introduce an 18-month stamp duty holiday for new...

Semi-commercial and HMO assets see rising demand among professional landlords

Shawbrook has reported a marked rise in interest in semi-commercial property from professional landlords,...

SDKA steps in after mid-term policy change leaves developer at risk

SDKA has provided a £180,000 residential bridging loan to support a developer whose original...

The Darlington unveils limited company buy-to-let offering

Darlington Building Society has entered the limited company buy-to-let market with two new fixed...

Bridging market sees Q3 growth return

The UK’s bridging finance sector regained momentum in the third quarter, with lending, applications...

COMMENT

The fall in BTL company formations isn’t the whole story

It is often the case with housing and mortgage market data that the headline figure attracts most of the attention, while some of the...

Buy-to-let has matured as a market

Buy-to-let turned 30 last week, and it's a good moment for some much-needed positivity around this market. Whatever the narrative around buy-to-let has been at...

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

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Higher mortgage rates put buyers in driving seat as sales fall

Higher mortgage rates have pushed buyers firmly into the driving seat, with agreed sales...

Stent to take over as MAB finance chief as Imlach leaves board

Mortgage Advice Bureau has confirmed Jo Stent will become group chief financial officer and...

Virgin Money raises residential fixed rates by up to 0.20%

Virgin Money is increasing a range of residential purchase, remortgage and product transfer fixed...

Government commits to licensing property agents but detail remains unclear

The government has committed to mandatory licensing and qualifications for property agents as part...

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