The government must increase minimum energy efficiency standards and reform tenancies to give tenants the confidence to ask for improvements to their homes, says Generation Rent.
The COVID-19 restrictions and lockdown measures have changed the requirements that buyers’ are looking for in their next home, according to research by Royal London.
BEP Systems, the mortgage origination software house, has achieved both the ISO 9001 and 27001 accreditations from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Following confirmation that HSBC UK will be taking part in the government’s newly announced Help to Buy scheme, the bank has announced rate cuts of up to 0.1% across its range of LTVs.
Lawyer Checker, a provider of fraud protection products to conveyancers and their clients, has committed to a further two years as an affiliate member with the Conveyancing Association (CA).
Castle Trust Bank has partnered with Legal & General Mortgage Club to enable more brokers to access its range of specialist buy-to-let products.
Mansfield Building Society has appointed Andy Alvarez as head of mortgage sales to lead the mutual’s intermediary sales team.
UK Finance has responded to the Chancellor’s Budget this afternoon, with chief executive David Postings reacting to the various outlined measures.
The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has responded to the measures outlined in the Chancellor’s Budget, suggesting they “ring hallow” for tenants and landlords.
The news of the stamp duty holiday extension and Mortgage Guarantee Scheme in today’s Budget has been widely welcomed by the industry but has also attracted some criticism.