{"id":11576,"date":"2016-04-28T15:58:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T08:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lloyds-banking-group-reveals-surge-in-buy-to-let-lending\/"},"modified":"2016-04-28T16:04:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T09:04:55","slug":"lloyds-banking-group-reveals-surge-in-buy-to-let-lending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lloyds-banking-group-reveals-surge-in-buy-to-let-lending\/","title":{"rendered":"Lloyds Banking Group reveals surge in buy-to-let lending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nUK\u2019s biggest mortgage lender pins rise on rush to beat new stamp duty charges as bank group reveals profits nearly halved in first quarter Lloyds Banking Group \u2013 the UK\u2019s biggest mortgage lender \u2013 has revealed a surge in activity by buy-to-let and second-home buyers in the run-up to tax changes in April.Ant\u00f3nio Horta-Os\u00f3rio, chief executive of the bailed-out bank, said mortgage activity had been strong ahead of the changes, which came into force on 1 April and require buy-to-let and second-home buyers to pay a 3% surcharge on stamp duty. He was speaking as the bank, which owns Halifax, reported its profits had almost halved in the first three months of the year. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2016\/apr\/28\/lloyds-bank-buy-to-let-surge\" target=\"_blank\">Lloyds Banking Group reveals surge in buy-to-let lending<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; UK\u2019s biggest mortgage lender pins rise on rush to beat new stamp duty charges 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