UK shoppers stay cautious as fuel costs bite, surveys show

9:45 AM, 30th July 2026, 46 minutes ago 2 The government has confirmed it carried out no assessment of the combined impact of landlord tax hikes and Renters’ Rights Act reforms. In a written parliamentary answer, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage said the government had made “no single assessment” of the cumulative costs landlords will face…

Extell Development keeps refilling its piggy bank.  The firm, led by Gary Barnett, is in talks with JPMorgan Chase for $3.8B in financing to build luxury condos on the former Walt Disney Co. campus on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. Courtesy of George M. Janes & Associates The possible massing for…

Brilliant Solutions has become the latest firm to join the Equity Release Council. The mortgage club and specialist distributor works with advisers across the UK. Jim Boyd, CEO of the Equity Release Council, said: “People’s borrowing needs can change considerably as they get older, so it is important that the mortgage and later life…

12:01 AM, 16th July 2026, 2 days ago 2 More than 200,000 landlords and sole traders have yet to sign up for Making Tax Digital (MTD), with the first quarterly deadline now less than a month away. Research commissioned by business management platform Tide found that 25% of landlords and sole traders earning more than…

Foundation has launched Buy to Let Special products, with two- and five-year fixed rate options at 80% loan to value (LTV). The products will be available across its F1 criteria, as well as standard house in multiple occupation (HMO) and multi-unit freehold block (MUFB) products.  Foundation said the range would give brokers and their…