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Last night saw the second Lincoln PIN meeting February 2012, this networking event is held on the 4th Thursday of the month at The Bentley Hotel & Leisure Club. It?s an informal and friendly evening allowing like minded individuals to exchange contacts, ideas and pick up key...

Gross mortgage lending fell in January to an estimated ?10.5 billion, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders. This was a fall of 14% from ?12.2 billion in December but was 10% higher than ?9.5 billion in January 2011, Although a seasonal decline is expected, January was the...

First-time buyers have saved an estimated ?319m as a result of the stamp duty holiday which began in March 2010, research from Santander reveals. ? The two year exemption from paying any stamp duty on purchases up to ?250,000 comes to an end on 24 March this year. After the tax...

Inflation fell sharply in January as the impact of last year’s VAT rise was no longer shown in the figures. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation fell to 3.6% in January, down from 4.2% in December, according to the Office for National Statistics. Retail...

The FSA has shut down SARB as the watchdog says most sale and rent back transactions were either unaffordable or unsuitable and should never have been sold. It has referred one sale and rent back firm to its enforcement division. Other firms are either shut to new business or...

Home buying cheaper than renting in the UK by more than a ?100 a month, according to research by Halifax. The typical monthly cost of buying a three-bedroom house in the UK was ?600 in December 2011: ?116 (or 16%) lower than the average monthly rent of ?716 paid on the same...

Last night saw the Lincoln PIN meeting launch, this networking event is held on the 4th Thursday of every month with the exception of August (due to the Summer holidays). It?s an informal and friendly evening allowing like minded individuals to exchange contacts, ideas and pick...

The Leeds Building Society launch 90% LTV mortgage deal at 4.35%. Furthermore, all tiers of the two year discount mortgage provide the flexibility of 10% capital repayments each year and have no higher lending charge. The society has also launched new tiers on the fees-assisted...