complaints

HM Land Registry outlines support after PM Law closure

HM Land Registry has set out the action it is taking to support home...

New guidance to help home buyers avoid conditional selling

The Property Ombudsman has published new guidance to help home buyers recognise and avoid...

Women more critical of advisers’ expertise

Women are twice as likely as men to be dissatisfied with the knowledge of...

FCA calls on banks to ‘break the spell’ of romance scams

Banks and payment firms must do more to identify and intervene in cases of...

Digital ID cards could be transformative for the UK

With identity verification now being introduced across government - from Companies House and the...

The nightmare of UK homebuying needs reform

House sellers will be forced to disclose problems with their homes before sale under...

Government urged to ease court bottlenecks as eviction delays hit housing supply

The government is being urged to intervene to tackle mounting delays in the County...

Q&A: Jason Berry, Crystal Specialist Finance

Mortgage Soup fires the questions at Jason Berry, group sales director at Crystal Specialist...

NCA and Law Society join forces to fight property fraud

The National Crime Agency (NCA) and The Law Society have launched a joint campaign...

Mortgage sector faces persistent mental health challenge

The mental health of mortgage industry professionals remains a significant concern according to new...

You can’t just turn on a tap and expect housing supply to flow

Yawn and stretch, the government have appointed a new housing Czar in place of...

Accountants, brokers and the clash of expectations

There’s an old accountant’s joke about financial advisers: the difference between us is that...

VPN loopholes could let fraudsters slip through mortgage checks

The UK’s new Online Safety Act has triggered a boom in VPN usage that...

More shock as buyers face pressure to use estate agents’ mortgage brokers

New research commissioned by Boon Brokers has revealed widespread concerns over pressure tactics used...
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COMMENT

Comment

Leasehold reform has a September window – will Burnham use it?

At the time of writing, the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill still has no published First Reading date.  But is it imminent? Andy Burnham entered...

Advisers need an answer for evolving landlords

It’s a tough time to be a landlord. The succession of changes to tax and regulation made in recent years - with the Renters’...

AI doesn’t remove bias. It gives us the chance to manage it

One of the great promises of artificial intelligence has always been objectivity. Machines, unlike people, do not have bad days. They do not favour...

Commonhold reform: Devil in the detail

The government's language on leasehold reform remains forthright. Ministers speak of, “bringing the feudal leasehold system to an end,” of returning power to homeowners...

Managing cashflow and risk in today’s turbulent market

Over the past decade buy-to-let landlords have become accustomed to operating in a market where it can often feel like change is the only...

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FCA bans CEO over fake €200m bond portfolio

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined and banned two former Blue Horizon Asset...
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Pivotal has reported a 121% year-on-year increase in second charge lending through its Believe...
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