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21 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Borrowing from Dad for investment? Call in the lawyers…](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
The tough economic climate has seen the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad increase its stake in the UK’s mortgage market to...
05 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Capreon closes on £37m Edinburgh Quay deal](/upload/images/__thumbs/Edinburgh%20quay.jpg/Edinburgh%20quay__400x310.jpg)
Capreon, the Noé Group’s real estate investment and advisory arm, has acquired three office buildings in Edinburgh, Scotland, for £36.8 million. The...
19 January 2023
From: Breaking News
![Crypto property investment - is it worth the risk?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum have become increasingly popular among young investors, despite being famously volatile. But, at present, buying...
04 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Kim Kardashian and crypto risks – how much of a gamble is crypto investment?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/Digital-Online-400x310.jpg)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s main financial regulator, has warned a number of times in the past about the...
08 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Landlords and compliance – the devil is in the detail](/img/default/pit.png)
In recent months, residential landlords have been under huge pressure to keep on top of a raft of new legislation and...
09 July 2021
From: Breaking News
![How making timeshare claims outside the UK is costing Brits thousands](/img/default/pit.png)
Earlier this year, we explored the often-underreported scandal of timeshare mis-selling and asked how easy it is for people to escape...
12 October 2020
From: Breaking News
![Mandatory Client Money Protection – what do landlords need to know?](/img/default/pit.png)
On April 1 2019, the rental sector shifted into a new era of even greater professionalisation with the introduction of mandatory...
09 April 2019
From: Sponsored Content
![Over £30 million traded on Property Partner marketplace](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investment platform Property Partner has announced that its investors have traded over £30 million in shares of residential, student and...
18 January 2019
From: Breaking News
![Peer-to-peer platform receives full FCA approval](/img/default/pit.png)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fully authorised ‘Lendy – The Property Platform’, one of Europe’s largest peer-to-peer platforms. Following a detailed...
13 July 2018
From: Breaking News
![New property platform provides an alternative to ‘The Bank of Mum and Dad’](/img/default/pit.png)
Property Pact, a new property funding platform, has been launched after gaining consent from the Financial Conduct Authority. Property Pact, which connects...
29 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Here's how to stay safe and beat the fraudsters](/img/default/pit.png)
Most landlords are unable to identify a fake passport when presented with one leaving them vulnerable to fraudsters with fake ID’s, according...
14 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Fruitful investment opportunities from just £1k](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors are being offered the opportunity to invest and make ‘great returns’ from property developments, online, at the click of a...
27 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![FCA prohibits six fraudsters after investors lose £4.3m](/img/default/pit.png)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned six individuals who orchestrated a property investment fraud from carrying out any regulated activity. The...
02 November 2016
From: Breaking News
![FCA announce arrears remediation consultation](/img/default/pit.png)
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) yesterday announced that it will consult on new guidance on the treatment of customers that fall...
20 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Growing concerns over interest-only mortgages](/img/default/pit.png)
One in 10 over-55s UK homeowners are still paying interest-only mortgages and while the majority are confident of clearing the debt...