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Buy-to-let landlords could face £2,500 over smoking ban

system@certus-mortgages.co.uk (Editorial team) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Landlords, or managing agents, of flats, bed-sits or multi-occupancy houses could be hit with £2500 fines for failing to enforce the ban along with the correct signs.

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Time bomb for 1m mortgages

system@certus-mortgages.co.uk (Editorial team) — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Up to a million homeowners could see their mortgage repayments jump by almost a third in the next 12 months as they approach the end of cut price mortgage deals.

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New code could prove headache for landlords

system@certus-mortgages.co.uk (Editorial team) — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Commercial lenders could be hit by revisions in a code for leasing businesses premises, according to a major property consultant.

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Government introduces revised HIP rules

system@certus-mortgages.co.uk (Editorial team) — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The government has introduced its Home Information Pack (HIP) regulations, which were laid before parliament today (29 March 2007).

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Consumers 'hate' shopping for life insurance

system@certus-mortgages.co.uk (Editorial team) — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

FSA figures show that people are savvier when shopping for home gadgets than they are when searching for life insurance.

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Equity withdrawal not used for house purchase

system@certus-mortgages.co.uk (Editorial team) — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has reported 85 per cent of people who withdrew equity in the last three years used the money to fund home improvements or pay off debt.

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Loan fees becoming obsolete

system@certus-mortgages.co.uk (Editorial team) — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Loan fees becoming obsolete By Joe McGrath, editor nplonline More than one in five unsecured lenders no longer charge early redemption fees, according to research from MoneyExpert.

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Uncertainty for market next year?

system@certus-mortgages.co.uk (Editorial team) — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Propertyfinder.com has given it outlook for the property market in 2007 and believes it is harder to predict than in previous years.

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FIRST TIME BUYERS SAY YES

system@certus-mortgages.co.uk (Editorial team) — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Nearly half of all first time buyers would prefer to commit to a hefty 50 year mortgage to get a foot on the property ladder, rather than take a loan from a family member or buy with a friend, according to the results of a survey conducted by leading property portal, HotProperty.

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Public uninformed about house buying process

system@certus-mortgages.co.uk (Editorial team) — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Nearly a fifth of homebuyers think estate agents carry out conveyancing, and a further 8% believe homeowners actually carry out the task themselves, a poll commissioned by the Council for National Land Information Service (C-NLIS) reveals.

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