Italian govt imposes bank windfall tax to help mortgage holders

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

The Italian government has approved a windfall tax on banks and will use proceeds to help mortgage holders and cut taxes, ...

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Mortgage insurer market shares shift again in 2Q

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Radian wrote the most in new business among the six companies during the second quarter, at $16.9 billion, compared with $11.3 billion for the first quarter."We were able to...

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Short-term loans fall 5% to £1.3bn in Q2: ASTL  

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Bridging loans fell 5.3% to £1.3bn in the second quarter of the year compared to the previous three months, says the Association of Short Term Lenders shows, even as...

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Support needed to get on property ladder

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Half of current homeowners with a mortgage had support in getting onto the property ladder, according to new research from The Mortgage Lender’s (TML) ...

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LSL suffers ‘significant’ H1 hit from lower market purchases and remortgages  

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LSL Property Services says its first-half trading was “impacted by significant changes in the mortgage market” following successive Bank of England rate rises.   ...

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Bluestone Mortgages withdraws from landlord market to focus on resi lending   

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Bluestone Mortgages will pull out of the buy-to-let market to focus on owner-occupied lending.    ...

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Survey shows 50% of homeowners need support to buy

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Half of current homeowners with a mortgage had support in getting onto the property ladder, according to new research from The Mortgage Lender’s (TML) TML’s survey reveals that 11% said...

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London lettings supply rises as sales market stutters

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There has been a ‘noticeable shift’ in the number of properties coming onto the rental market in London as owners struggle to sell for the asking price. According to research...

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Bluestone pulls out of BTL market to focus on resi lending   

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Bluestone Mortgages will pull out of the buy-to-let market to focus on owner-occupied lending.    The specialist lender says will it no longer accept new buy-to-let applications from 11 August,...

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UK homebuyers face £11K deposit inflation

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Prospective house buyers planning to purchase a home in the next two years are aiming to save over £11,500 more for their deposit, according to new research from Mortgage...

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