Mortgage
Simon Clark sets out his commitment to building safety and protecting leaseholders
The newly appointed levelling up secretary Simon Clark has set out his commitment to building safety and protecting leaseholders, stating...
NatWest lifts 5-year BTL loan and remortgage stress rates by 35bps
NatWest has toughed its buy-to-let five-year stress rate from 4.75% to 5.10% while also lifting its BTL like-for-like remortgage stress...
Brokers say specialist markets will boom despite recession: UTB
More than nine in ten brokers expect the specialist mortgage market to grow over the next two years, amid an...
Industry reacts to BoE base rate move
The Bank of England (BoE) announced this lunchtime that the base rate would increase by 50 basis points to 2.25%,...
Bank of England hikes interest rate to 2.25%
The Bank of England (BoE) has raised the base rate by 50 basis points, increasing it to 2.25%. This is...
CII launches new competency framework
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has launched a competency framework for insurance and personal finance professionals. This new framework exists...
Govt law on £400 energy discounts ‘demonises’ landlords: NRLA
Government plans to legislate that buy-to-let owners must pass on £400 discounts to tenants who have bills included in their...
Two in five landlords unaware of EPC upgrades: Handelsbanken
Nearly two-fifths, or 39%, of commercial landlords are unaware of new standards on energy performance certificates that come into force...
Landbay and 2plan wealth management join forces
Landbay has launched a partnership with wealth management firm 2plan. 2plan’s financial advisers will now have direct access to Landbay’s...
Congress Approves Bill To Allow Spousal Consolidation Loans to be Split, Paving the Way for Student Loan Forgiveness Eligibility
This week, Congress passed landmark legislation that will provide long-overdue relief for borrowers with a particularly problematic kind of student...
Pros and Cons of Consolidating Credit Card Debt
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Stamp duty cuts would be a “very cynical move”: Dyason
The rumoured stamp duty tax cuts on Friday as part of the government’s mini budget have been described by Edinburgh...
