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BDRC survey names BTL landlords ‘biggest losers’
Buy-to-let landlords made the biggest loss on their portfolio since 2006, according to quarterly data from BDRC Continental.
RBS reveals pre-tax loss of £766m
Royal Bank of Scotland today (23 February) reported a pre-tax loss of £766m for 2011 following charges for payment protection insurance mis-selling.
Yorkshire posts £163m profit and reveals 2012 plans
UK’s second largest building society increased its core operating profit by 27 per cent to £163m in 2011.
Calls for gov’t to extend stamp duty exemption
First-time buyers are snapping up properties before the stamp duty holiday ends next month, data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders has shown.
Skipton International posts record profit for 2011
Building Society’s subsidiary says it is “well placed” to build on its success following 50 per cent profit rise.
Leeds profits up 19% as new mortgage lending rises sharply
Building society says quality of lending strong for year as average loan-to-value drops to 51 per cent.
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08:46BDRC survey names BTL landlords ‘biggest losers’
Buy-to-let landlords made the biggest loss on their portfolio since 2006, according to quarterly data from BDRC Continental.
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08:16RBS reveals pre-tax loss of £766m
Royal Bank of Scotland today (23 February) reported a pre-tax loss of £766m for 2011 following charges for payment protection insurance mis-selling.
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08:13Yorkshire posts £163m profit and reveals 2012 plans
UK’s second largest building society increased its core operating profit by 27 per cent to £163m in 2011.
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Feb 22, 2012Calls for gov’t to extend stamp duty exemption
First-time buyers are snapping up properties before the stamp duty holiday ends next month, data from the Council of Mortgage Lenders has shown.
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Feb 21, 2012Skipton International posts record profit for 2011
Building Society’s subsidiary says it is “well placed” to build on its success following 50 per cent profit rise.
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Feb 21, 2012Leeds profits up 19% as new mortgage lending rises sharply
Building society says quality of lending strong for year as average loan-to-value drops to 51 per cent.
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Feb 20, 2012Independent advice drives equity release, KRS
Data show 47 per cent believe “independent advice” and “specialists” in equity release are why homeowners select an equity release firm.
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Feb 20, 2012CML reveals 10% year-on-year rise in January lending
Gross mortgage lending declined to an estimated £10.5bn in January compared with £12.2bn in December.
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Feb 16, 2012High demand leading recovery for BTL: CML
Lending in the buy-to-let market is still subdued but recovering from its 2009 lull, the Council of Mortgage Lenders has claimed.
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Feb 16, 2012January sees house prices push up 0.6%: Halifax
House prices increased by 0.6 per cent in January, the first rise since October 2011, data from Halifax has revealed.



