Fixed rates fall as variable rates rise to 15-year high: Moneyfacts

March 21, 2023by

The average two-year and five-year fixed-rate mortgages are at their lowest level in six months, according to the latest...

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Property transaction numbers rise in Feb: HMRC

March 21, 2023by

February saw 2% more residential property transactions than occurred in January, says HMRC. In total, and measured non-seasonally, there were...

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Stamp duty revenues lift 6.5% to £18bn: HMRC 

March 21, 2023by

Stamp duty receipts lifted 6.5% to £18bn between April and February in England compared to a year ago, HMRC...

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Landlords seek capital and rental value gain with property upgrades: Paragon

March 21, 2023by

A Paragon Bank survey found that 81% of landlords make improvements to every property they add to their portfolios...

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Stonebridge launches new feature to help vulnerable customers

March 21, 2023by

Stonebridge has launched new functionality in its wholly-owned trading platform, Revolution, that will help advisers identify and support vulnerable...

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Stamp duty receipts rise 6.5% to £18bn: HMRC 

March 21, 2023by

Stamp duty receipts lifted 6.5% to £18bn between April and February in England compared to a year ago, HMRC...

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Spring Finance welcomes ‘well-known personality’ to its team

March 21, 2023by

Spring Finance has appointed Owen Bentley as head of sales in its bridging division. Bentley joins the specialist lender from...

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Commercial Watch: ‘A bit of grin and bear it’

March 21, 2023by

Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt 3. Ian Dury wrote and recorded the famously optimistic song off the back of...

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Broker sympathy for conveyancers in short supply: Groundsure  

March 21, 2023by

Broker sympathy for conveyancing workloads is in short supply according to a poll by Groundsure. Around 53% of brokers say...

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How far the Fed’s facility is likely to go in stopping bank MBS woes

March 20, 2023by

The effectiveness of the borrowing facility now available to address the mortgage-backed securities risk that contributed to Silicon Valley...

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