Search Results for: Mortgages
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Guest Blogs
‘Target’ culture is estate agency’s problem, not conditional selling or over-valuing
Yorkshire independent estate agent explains why he thinks why some agencies are revealed to be engaged in 'dubious' practices.
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Housing Market
They’re back! Big mortgage lender reveals record-breaking FTB numbers
Leeds Building Society has helped 9,600 first-time buyers get onto the property ladder in just the first six months of this year.
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Regulation & Law
‘Black market’ HMO scandal exposed by BBC documentary
A BBC investigation, aired just weeks after a Panorama programme on conditional selling, highlights how thousands of HMOs in London are going unlicensed.
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Housing Market
Bank of England moves to increase competition in mortgage market
The Bank of England has published proposals that would make it easier for 'mid-size' lenders to compete with the mortgage giants.
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Housing Market
Property market bounces back for second successive month
New HMRC transactions data shows sales were up 13% in June as the figures continue to recover from the April Stamp Duty changes.
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Regulation & Law
BLOG: Conveyancing industry needs a post-Panorama reset
The BBC's conditional selling exposé has damaged public trust, but Adam Bainbridge of conveyancing specialist firm RG Law believes referral relationships can still be 'a force for good’ when handled ethically.
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Housing Market
Mortgage lending on the rise as housing market strengthens
Property industry welcomes second consecutive monthly increase in mortgage lending as more relaxed rules boost activity.
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Proptech
Major lender signs up to ‘faster’ digital conveyancing platform
NatWest has signed a formal commitment to use the digital property exchange platform to help facilitate remortgage transactions.
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Housing Market
Latest lending figures reveal huge revival in landlord market
UK Finance reveals both big leap in value and number of buy-to-let loans but also rise in rental yields.
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Housing Market
Leading broker calls for ban on ‘in-house’ agent mortgage selling
Gerard Boon of Boon Brokers says that recent Panorama revelations of conditional selling mean it is imperative the Government takes action.
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