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  • 22 June 2017
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  • 30 September 2016
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Labour makes first-time buyer stamp duty pledge

Labour would make first-time buyers exempt from stamp duty for purchases under £300,000, Ed Miliband is due to announce.

  • 27 April 2015
Stamp duty revenues 'soar to £8bn record high'
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Stamp duty revenues 'soar to £8bn record high'

The housing market recovery helped stamp duty revenues soar by a fifth in 2014-2015 to a record high of £8bn, according to research.

  • 12 March 2015
FCA may restrict lenders' ability to alter mortgage terms
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FCA may restrict lenders' ability to alter mortgage terms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) may restrict the changes lenders can make to mortgage contracts after assessing the fairness of the existing regulations.

  • 07 July 2014
Govt may 'pare back' Help to Buy after Carney's warning
  • First time buyers
Govt may 'pare back' Help to Buy after Carney's warning

The government may "pare back" its Help to Buy scheme if the Bank of England (BoE) believes it threatens the UK's economic recovery, Nick Clegg has said.

  • 18 May 2014
Economists heap pressure on Osborne over Help to Buy
  • First time buyers
Economists heap pressure on Osborne over Help to Buy

Prominent economists have added to calls for the government to pull back from the mortgage guarantee element of its Help to Buy initiative, arguing it is no longer needed.

  • 12 May 2014
Four things to tell clients about the new mortgage lending rules
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  • 17 April 2014
Santander cuts adviser fees for longer-term mortgages
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  • 07 January 2014
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  • 03 January 2014
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Mutuals and building societies have doubled their net mortgage lending over the last year, figures from the Building Societies Association (BSA) show.

  • 03 January 2014
Cable: Govt should reconsider Help to Buy
  • First time buyers
Cable: Govt should reconsider Help to Buy

The government should reconsider its Help to Buy housing scheme, according to business secretary Vince Cable, who spoke of a "raging housing boom' in London and South East England.

  • 23 December 2013
CML: No evidence of housing boom
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CML: No evidence of housing boom

The mortgage market is experiencing "strong upwards momentum" and gross lending may top £200bn for the first time in seven years in 2015, but there is little evidence of a housing boom developing, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML).

  • 10 December 2013
BoE to turn off Funding for Lending tap for mortgages
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BoE to turn off Funding for Lending tap for mortgages

The mortgage aspect of the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS) is to be discontinued in light of improved market conditions.

  • 28 November 2013
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RBS Intermediary Partners is to return to the mortgage market on Monday, the group has announced.

  • 26 November 2013
Stamp duty threatens to pervert Help to Buy effect - CML
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Stamp duty threatens to pervert Help to Buy effect - CML

The government is undermining its own Help to Buy scheme by imposing a large tax burden on first-time buyers, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has argued.

  • 06 November 2013
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  • First time buyers
UK house prices 5.8% higher than a year ago - Nationwide

UK house prices are now 5.8% higher than this time a year ago, according to Nationwide, but are still 7% off their 2007 peak.

  • 31 October 2013
Quarter of brokers report surge in Help to Buy enquiries
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Quarter of brokers report surge in Help to Buy enquiries

Mortgage advisers are reporting a rise in Help to Buy enquiries, despite the fact they are unable to places cases yet.

  • 10 October 2013
MPs' stark warning on day of Help to Buy launch
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MPs' stark warning on day of Help to Buy launch

The government's popular Help to Buy mortgage scheme could threaten financial stability if it is mismanaged, a group of MPs has warned.

  • 08 October 2013
Govt brings forward Help to Buy launch date
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Govt brings forward Help to Buy launch date

The second part of the Help to Buy scheme will be available from next week after the Government brought forward the launch date by three months.

  • 30 September 2013
Ed Balls: Help to Buy will squeeze out first-time buyers
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Ed Balls: Help to Buy will squeeze out first-time buyers

Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls has warned the government's Help to Buy scheme will make it harder for would-be first-time buyers to get onto the housing ladder.

  • 24 September 2013
Quarter of homebuyers 'paying at least £7k stamp duty'
  • First time buyers
Quarter of homebuyers 'paying at least £7k stamp duty'

More than a quarter of home-buyers in England and Wales are now paying stamp duty at the higher rates of 3% or more, research suggests.

  • 06 August 2013
HSBC launches 'all-time low' 1.49% mortgage
  • First time buyers
HSBC launches 'all-time low' 1.49% mortgage

HSBC has launched the lowest ever fixed rate mortgage seen in the UK mortgage market with a 1.49% headline rate product.

  • 02 August 2013
Lloyds returns to profit; eyes orphaned IFA clients
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Lloyds Banking Group is back in the black after announcing a profit before tax of £2.1bn for the six months to the end of June - and said it is on course to target IFA clients orphaned by the Retail Distribution Review (RDR).

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