Estate agents dominated the coverage on Mortgage Solutions this week as one study suggested the end may be near for many traditional high street agents, while one of the new breed of online agents was hauled over the fire.
The Stamp Duty charge on second homes caused HM Revenue and Customs some problems too while the possibility of future interest rate rises was also a hot topic.
And two large buy-to-let lenders also published their criteria for the coming changes at the end of September.
HMRC pays back £127m to second homeowners forced to overpay Stamp Duty
BM Solutions confirms portfolio lending commitment and offers broker training
‘Online estate agents want brokers with similar technology ambitions’ – Marketwatch
Coventry BS confirms portfolio BTL lending criteria including max LTV and min ICR rules
