UK Finance
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Housing Market
Landlord mortgage arrears creeping up, new figures reveal
Statistics from banking trade body UK Finance show an increase in buy-to-let mortgage arrears in the second quarter of the year.
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OFFICIAL: Landlord repossessions jump by a quarter
Government figures show that landlord possessions of all kinds by landlords and agents leapt 23% in the final three months of 2023.
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Land Registry boss talks candidly about speeding up property sales
Each episode sees HM Land Registry’s Deputy Chief Executive talk to industry leaders across the property sector about speeding up homebuying.
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Repossessions rise 50% in first quarter with big rise in buy-to-let
Some 750 homeowner mortgaged properties were taken into possession in the first quarter of 2023 and 410 buy-to-let mortgaged properties were taken into possession.
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New money laundering plan to crack down on illicit finance
The government launches three-year plan setting out what agents and other businesses should do to crack down on dodgy money, kleptocrats, sanctions evasion and fraud.
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GUEST BLOG: New year, new market
Nicky Stevenson, Managing Director of Fine & Country, says that after three years of somewhat unusual housing market activity, 2023 looks to be a calmer market.
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New hope for FTB market as Government extends Mortgage Guarantee Scheme
The Mortgage Guarantee Scheme will be extended by a year to the end of December 2023, helping people with 5% deposits on to the property ladder.
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Business owners and landlords clobbered with CGT hike
Thousands of small business owners and landlords will bear the brunt of Jeremy Hunt’s quest to boost his Treasury coffers.
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UK Finance wants Stamp Duty refund for net zero homes
Stamp duty rebates should become available if energy efficiency improvements are completed within two years of property purchase.
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Agents rush to prevent QEII funeral Bank Holiday moving chaos
Bank Holiday means banks and building societies will bot be remitting completion or mortgage monies and the CHAPS system will also be closed.
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