Industry
Housing market
Measures to increase confidence in the UK housing market could herald a new house price bubble, economists have warned.
15 August 2013
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First time buyers
More than a quarter of home-buyers in England and Wales are now paying stamp duty at the higher rates of 3% or more, research suggests.
06 August 2013
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Tax Planning
People who have sold properties which are not their main homes and have not notified HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) about any profit have until 9 August to do so before facing a fine.
31 July 2013
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Regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to introduce a "robust underwriting assessment" to be performed by lenders before issuing interest-only mortgages, letters published today have revealed.
19 July 2013
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Regulation
Borrowers hit by the Bank of Ireland (BoI) rate rise could take legal action against the intermediary who sold them the mortgage, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
08 July 2013
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Industry
David Johnson, the man credited with creating the specialist mortgage lending market in the UK and an industry veteran of 40 years, has died aged 67.
08 July 2013
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Regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined a sole trader £63,000 for arranging mortgages without permission and giving false information to the regulator.
05 June 2013
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First time buyers
Housing minister Mark Prisk has acknowledged older first-time buyers may miss out on the government's Help to Buy scheme.
24 May 2013
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