Category: UK Property

Can you take out equity release if you are self-employed and, if so, what options are available? Mark Gregory helps a reader who works as a consultant to navigate the lifetime mortgage market

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There was perhaps a time when the relationship between a directly authorised (DA) advisory firm and its distributor could be judged against a relatively straightforward set of measures, with lender access, procuration fees, exclusive products, events and technical support likely to feature prominently on any list of requirements.

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Here’s a number worth sitting with: for some mortgage brokers, the average existing client retention rate has fallen below 50%.

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A new choice-led shared ownership model could contribute towards the government’s target of 1.5 million homes by adding 30,000 a year, a homebuilder has said.

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A new-build incentive to help with stamp duty costs would attract more new-build home buyers than other incentives, a survey has found.

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Life insurance and critical illness cover provider, Beagle Street, has made two appointments as part of its expansion into the intermediary market.

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Five more lenders including Barclays and Santander have raised mortgage rates with one expert warning new borrowers could pay up to £18 a month more in repayments.

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Tipton & Coseley Building Society has introduced several new products, with a particular focus on limited company buy-to-let (BTL) and expat borrowers. Among the changes is the addition of a two-year fixed rate of 5.89% for limited company BTL purchases. The loan-to-value (LTV) ratio is…

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