Key pushes for equity release tax simplification to boost first-time buyer market
Key Later Life Finance, equity release advisor, highlights the significant downturn in first-time home purchases, with figures dropping to a decade low of approximately 290,000 in the last year, a 21% decline from 2022 – further underscoring the potential of equity release from older generations to aid first-time buyers in securing deposit. 2023, equity release […]
Propertymark to give evidence to Lords’ probe into property agent regulation
Propertymark will appear in front of the House of Lords’ Industry and Regulators Committee on Tuesday 5th March at 10.30 am, as part of the Committee’s work looking at the regulation of property agents. The Committee has launched a short inquiry to examine the current approach to regulation of property agents in the residential sector, […]
Digital homebuying platform offers unlimited free AML checks to estate agents
OneDome, the digital homebuying platform, announces an industry-first offer: unlimited free digital KYC and AML checks for estate agents using its various home buying services. The service, encompassing identity verification, document authentication, live video face matching, and comprehensive AML screening and is available to all client onboarding processes. It promises estate agents a significant reduction […]
Anticipation builds for Spring Budget with focus on housing and tax reforms
As the UK gears up for the upcoming budget announcement on March 6th, experts across various sectors share their insights and hopes for measures that could address some of the pressing issues facing the nation, particularly in the realms of housing and taxation. John Jones, the head of conveyancing at Jackson Lees, emphasises the urgent […]
