This week’s top headlines: Chancellor’s property tax proposals set to hit Londoners, and landlords face national insurance hike on rental,.. Read More;

UK residential transactions in July were up 4% to 95,580 on a year ago and were 1% higher than June,,.. Read More;

Limited company ownership is increasingly shaping the buy-to-let mortgage market, according to a report from Pegasus Insight. The Landlord Trends Research,.. Read More;

Almost half of those seeking initial fixed rate mortgages are considering two-year deals. This is according to fresh data from Moneyfacts,.. Read More;

The Government has recently launched a consultation on reforming the Decent Homes Standard (DHS) for social and privately rented homes. Last,.. Read More;

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss has backed Donald Trump in his battle for control of the Fed, adding that “a,.. Read More;

Accord Mortgages is boosting its criteria for those who do not have Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR – commonly known,.. Read More;

Mortgage broker consolidator Pivotal Growth has bought two firms in England and Northern Ireland.   The group has bought More Choice,.. Read More;

Leeds Building Society is reducing rates across its residential and first time buyer mortgage ranges by up to 35bps from,.. Read More;

The Financial Conduct Authority will make further cuts in data reporting for 95% of all authorised firms it deals with.,.. Read More;

Home loan fixed-rate prices edged higher this week despite the Bank of England cutting the base rate this month, data,.. Read More;

Interest in buying among landlords has rebounded following last year’s Autumn Budget with more than half of buy-to-let investors intending,.. Read More;