CMA breaks doubling of ground rents for 500 more homes
More than 500 households are the latest to see the end of…
Empty homes double council tax charge takes effect in April: DLUHC
Owners of empty homes will face double council tax charges from 1…
Paradigm launches Consumer Duty e-book and video
Paradigm, the mortgage, protection and compliance services specialist has launched its latest…
Assessing the risks of spray foam insulation
Spray foam insulation is a hot potato for some mortgage lenders. But…
Spring Budget: Disappointment at lack of housing boost
Experts have shared their disappointment that the Chancellor made no major commitments…
Spring Budget: Chancellor plots £300m holiday let tax raid
The Chancellor is planning to scrap £300m tax breaks for holiday let…
BoE appoints Lombardelli as a deputy governor and MPC member
The Bank of England has appointed Clare Lombardelli as deputy governor for…
Stamp duty reduction would be ‘growth-friendly tax cut’ in Budget: IFS
The Chancellor should cut stamp duty if he wants to unleash “growth-friendly…
FCA to speed up probes into firms
The Financial Conduct Authority will speed up probes into firms to “increase…
Simplify gifting rules to boost housing market: Key Later Life Finance
Simplifying the tax rules on gifting in March’s Spring Budget would help…
Housebuilding sector needs ‘significant intervention’: CMA
The housebuilding sector needs “significant intervention” from government to correct failures across…
CMA opens competition probe into eight housebuilders
Persimmon, Taylor Wimpey and Barratt Developments are among eight housebuilders who are…
Treasury draws up plans for 99% mortgages: Report
The Treasury is drawing up plans for a 99% mortgage scheme ahead…
Holiday lets to fall under tighter planning rules: DLUHC
Local councils will be given greater power to control holiday lets by…
Third of property professionals want new Help to Buy scheme in Budget
More than a third of property professionals want to see the reintroduction…
UK Finance calls for new Help to Buy scheme in Spring Budget
UK Finance has called for a new Help to Buy scheme and…
Mini-Budget Chancellor Kwarteng to quit as MP
Former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng — architect of the disastrous mini-Budget — has…
Stamp duty falls 4% to £2.4bn in Q4: HMRC
Stamp duty receipts fell 4% to £2.4bn in the final three months…
Comment: Market data is crucial
As customers’ circumstances increase in complexity, a more sophisticated approach to product…
FOS expects 181,000 complaints driven by cost-of-living pressures in 2024
The Financial Ombudsman Service says it expects to handle more than 181,000…
IHT on track for third record-breaking year in a row: HMRC
Inheritance tax receipts came in 7.5% higher at £5.7bn between April and December…
