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The Equity Release Council (ERC) has unveiled new guidance for member firms to consider when launching retrofit lifetime mortgages.   In consultation with...

The government has launched a consultation setting out plans to improve the transparency of land trust information. Land ownership through a trust...

Plans to ban cold calls for financial products are the subject of a consultation marking the next step in delivering the...

It was announced yesterday that companies regulated by the Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) will not face any rise in application fees, licence fees...

Precise Mortgages, part of the leading specialist leader OSB Group, recently recognised a gap in the market and decided to expand...

Over the last ten years, the mortgage market in the UK has changed significantly. Alongside increased regulation of the industry, stricter...

Mortgage brokerage CLS Money has warned advisers that it’s high time they revisit all of their customers who have struggled to...

Almost one third of landlords say they would be less likely to purchase new rental property if compulsory or default three-year...

The Energy Efficient Mortgages Pilot Scheme was recently launched at an event in Windsor by the Energy Efficient Mortgages Initiative. The Initiative...

The adviser community has offered broad support to the merits of a standalone equity release qualification, according to a joint survey...

Magellan Homeloans is offering brokers the opportunity to book a one-to-one consultation session at the trade shows, conferences and events it is...

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has warned against further intervention in the buy-to-let market as the forthcoming tax crackdown looks...

The besieged buy-to-let sector has enjoyed a rare piece of good news as a new study says landlords are displaying "considerable financial...

The Treasury has launched a consultation on giving the Bank of England more powers to control buy-to-let and could introduce new lending...

Brokers have criticised Chancellor George Osborne's hint that the Bank of England will be given new powers to regulate the buy-to-let...

The Bank of England could be handed new powers to restrict buy-to-let lending and curb the property boom. Chancellor George Osborne is...

Metro Bank has launched a new website to make it easier for brokers nationwide to interact with the bank. Accessed via Metro...