AMI rallies industry bodies in call for Stamp Duty reform
The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has formed an alliance with a number of trade bodies to call for an overhaul of Stamp Duty.
Landlords start to expand portfolios
Research from Paragon Mortgages has revealed that the proportion of landlords obtaining buy-to-let mortgages for portfolio extension purposes has hit its highest level for the best part of a decade.
FSA to block products with MMR, claims CML
The FSA is blocking products from the market under the Mortgage Market Review because it views lenders and brokers as “drug-dealers who get innocent consumers hooked for profit-driven purposes”, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).
Rightmove: house prices to fall
Rightmove has predicted three further months of falls in asking prices, as new sellers drop the price that they will accept over the winter period.
SHIP: State missed chance on care reform
Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP) has expressed disappointment that equity release was not comprehensively considered as a way of funding the cost of long-term care under the Government Green Paper on the future of the UK care system.
