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It will take no less than 18 years for all private rental properties to achieve an EPC rating of C or above, a lettings agency claims. ...
The Financial Conduct Authority has secured an order of £4m against an unauthorised mortgage broker and its associates who exploited vulnerable consumers.  ...
UK Finance has released its financial services manifesto, outlining key priorities the next government should focus on. ...
New data from Rightmove reveals that 95% of people planning to move home say the July General Election will not affect their plans. ...
New Financial Conduct Authority statistics display housing market turbulence over the past two years, raising concerns about buyers and lenders in 2024. ...
Mortgage advisers Larry Barreto and Tassib Hussain have been sentenced for fraud offences following a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority, which saw the pair convicted in November 2023. ...
The Financial Conduct Authority is working with 12 lenders and administrators to probe the interest-only mortgage market. ...
Some 42 per cent of regulated firms are reporting a rise in financial crime attempts, while more than a quarter say they have been a victim, new survey data can reveal. ...
Britain’s macroeconomic policy framework needs an overhaul to tackle the risk of an unsustainable ratcheting up of debt. ...
Half a million mortgage-holders are facing an imminent financial shock as their fixed deals end in the run-up to Christmas or January, Which? is warning. ...
The jury is out as to whether there will be a rate rise this week when the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee meets.  ...
Almost 400 misleading promotions by later life mortgage firms have been binned or amended, thanks to the Financial Conduct Authority.   ...
The number of interest-only (750,000) and part-interest-only (245,000) mortgages has halved since 2015, new Financial Conduct Authority analysis has found.  ...
Mortgage holders swallowed another bitter pill last week when the Bank of England raised interest rates for the tenth consecutive time. ...
Capricorn Financial Consultancy has released its market expectations for 2023, predicting that the UK mortgage market will have to acclimatise to the ‘new normal’ of slightly higher interest rates. ...
Bad news - the Bank of England is widely expected...
Mortgage rates are likely to rise as a result of...
Mortgage advisers see a difficult few months ahead for the...
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