Archive for November, 2009

UK mortgage lending rose by 5% in October compared with the previous month, according to a lenders’ group. However, the £13.5bn of gross mortgage lending recorded by the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) was down 27% compared with a year ago.

Shadow housing minister Grant Shapps has said in no uncertain terms that the Tories will neither repackage nor rename HIPs but simply ditch them.

Rightmove is pushing up its prices again, in some cases by 20%, but with the option that agents can hold their subscriptions to this year’s levels if they agree to buy around £200 worth of extra products.

Two EPC suppliers have merged. Green Energy Matters and Vibrant Energy are now under the umbrella Green Energy Property Services Group.

The London agent expelled from the Property Ombudsman scheme after refusing to pay a fine is threatening to sue for defamation and seek substantial damages.