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Parents Overstretch Finances in Scramble for School Catchment Homes

Almost half of parents are sacrificing their ideal home and in many cases overstretching...

Call to merge CeRER with CeMAP

Key, the UK’s largest equity release adviser, has urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

Rachel Geddes: Redefining what’s possible for brokers and borrowers

When Rachel Geddes picked up the phone after a job interview to ask her...

EXCLUSIVE: Mortgage industry launches festive concert to aid homeless

A collective of leading mortgage brokerages are joining forces this festive season to raise...

Widespread criticism for mooted plan of NI on rental income

Landlords may soon be required to pay national insurance (NI) on rental income as...

Homes priced too high take twice as long to sell

Homes listed above market value take more than twice as long to sell, Zoopla...

Mortgage Guarantee Scheme supported over 56,000 loans before closure

The government’s Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, which ended in June this year, supported more than...

AS Financial rebrands to showcase growth beyond mortgages

AS Financial, the London-based financial advisory firm, has unveiled a bold new brand identity...

London’s luxury lettings market surges 154% as wealthy tenants opt to rent

London’s prime lettings market has more than doubled in size during the first half...

3.3 million households locked out of home ownership

More than three million households have been priced out of home ownership since the...

Carlyle to acquire intelliflo from Invesco in $200m deal

Global investment group Carlyle has agreed to acquire intelliflo, the London-based provider of cloud-based...

Mortgage brokers bullish on rate cuts

More than half of mortgage brokers (52%) say they expect at least two cuts...

Former Nikko chief warns CGT on homes would punish owners

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

Rightmove warns property tax reforms could stall housing market

Rightmove has warned the government that proposed changes to property taxation risk distorting the...
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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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