Samantha Partington
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PM gives timeline for leasehold reform (opens the original)
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Burnham (pictured) said his party would introduce a bill before Christmas for “long-overdue leasehold reform”. He said: “We promise we will not forget our leaseholders. “To the millions of leaseholders across the country, the days of you being squeezed for every penny are coming to an end.” Earlier today, Housing Secretary Angela Rayner delivered her speech on “ending the injustice of fleecehold”. Rayner said that, following a public consultation, caps would be applied to permission fees for req
Homeowners risk gifting their equity despite having retirement fears (opens the original)
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Furthermore, 47% of intermediaries said giving away cash to loved ones was the most common reason for taking out a mortgage later in life. The findings come from a survey carried out by Suffolk Building Society, which also found that 61% of brokers said their clients were concerned about striking the right balance between helping family while planning for their own future. Rather than gifting money to family, parents or grandparents can join them on the mortgage to assist with affordability, but
Developers' costs rise by £213,000 over scorching summer months (opens the original)
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Some 52% of developers said their expenses had risen due to temporary cooling measures, including heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, while 51% reported lower productivity. Half of developers reported technical delays involving building materials, while 49% had to temporarily stop work on one or more projects. Only 2% said this summer’s weather had no negative impact on their projects. The findings came from a survey carried out by Shawbrook, which asked 500 developers how
Mortgage approvals continue to fall as spending on credit rises (opens the original)
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August’s purchase approvals were below the six-month average of around 60,100, while remortgaging decreased to 34,000 from 34,600 in July, according to the Bank of England’s Money and Credit statistics. Secured gross lending, which includes house purchases, remortgaging and other advances, fell month-on-month from £25.3bn to £23.6bn, sitting below the six-month average of £26.5bn. Repayments, meanwhile, decreased slightly in August from £21.1bn to £20.4bn. Net mortgage borrowing increased to £4.
Mercer joins LSL to lead sales division (opens the original)
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Mercer (pictured) will lead recruitment for Primis, as well as helping the network’s appointed representatives (ARs) identify opportunities to grow. At TMA, her focus is to strengthen lender relationships and encourage wider use of the club’s lender and provider partnerships. Mercer, who will report to LSL’s chief distribution officer Emma Hollingworth, brings more than 18 years’ financial services experience to the role, which includes senior positions at Atom Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and, mo
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