Policy

BREAKING NEWS: A triple Christmas bonus for brokers

In Kemi ‘Badenough’s’ closing speech at the Conservative Conference in Manchester this week she...

Rightmove renews call for stamp duty reform as thresholds fail to keep pace with house prices

Fewer than one in 20 homes currently for sale in England are exempt from...

INDUSTRY REACTION: Badenoch pledges to scrap stamp duty in bid to revive homeownership

Kemi Badenoch has pledged to abolish stamp duty on home sales, describing it as...

Most landlords unaware who the housing minister is

The majority of landlords remain in the dark about who currently serves as housing...

Industry welcomes government’s homebuying reforms but warns of deeper challenges ahead

Government plans to overhaul the homebuying process have received a broadly positive response from...

Reeves seeks outsider to lead Britain’s banking watchdog

Rachel Reeves is preparing to launch a search for a heavyweight outsider to lead...

Mark Bogard on policy, politics and the future of advice

When Mark Bogard, Chief Executive of Family Building Society, talks about Britain’s housing policy,...

Housing watchdog warns against piecemeal tax changes

The Chancellor has been urged not to use the Budget to make short-term adjustments...

Landlords and investors on edge over Budget tax fears

Stamp duty receipts have surged by nearly a quarter in the past year, fuelling...

Q&A: Jason Berry, Crystal Specialist Finance

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Jason Berry, group sales director at Crystal Specialist...

Mortgage industry sees progress on mental health but one in five remain at risk

The mortgage industry is making measurable progress in addressing the mental health of its...

NCA and Law Society join forces to fight property fraud

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have launched a joint campaign...

Inflation accelerates as non-food prices climb and new tax pressures loom

Shop price inflation picked up pace in September, rising to 1.4% from 0.9% in...

SM Advice assembles powerhouse advisory board

SM Advice has unveiled a heavyweight strategic advisory board to help steer its expansion...
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COMMENT

Comment

We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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