Compliance

Armalytix launches compliance bundles for property transactions

Armalytix has launched Complete Compliance Bundles, designed to reduce duplication and delays in property...

Model Office launches AI-powered client file review system

Compliance technology firm Model Office has launched an AI-powered client file review platform designed...

Economic abuse: The warning signs every adviser should recognise

Taking out a joint mortgage is one of the most common ways for people...

JammJar adds identity verification through Entrust partnership

JammJar has partnered with Entrust to allow mortgage brokers to complete automated identity verification...

ASA upholds complaint over ‘leading body’ claim in CPD accreditation ads

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against The Professional Development Consortium...

FCA charges banned broker over alleged unauthorised mortgage advice

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has charged Shaun Lawrence with operating as a mortgage...

Brokers told not to wait for FCA review before reassessing later life lending advice

Brokers should reassess how they approach older borrowers now rather than wait for regulatory...

360 Lifecycle links with Checkmyfile to broaden credit reporting access

360 Lifecycle has partnered with Checkmyfile to give customers access to a consolidated, multi-agency...

OMS adds AI compliance checks to mortgage case workflow

One Mortgage System (OMS) has integrated AI-powered compliance case checking into its mortgage case...

Lifting and shifting to the cloud isn’t real transformation

As we gear up to spend time at the Building Societies Association Annual Conference...

TRM to host later life lending roadshow

The Right Mortgage & Protection Network will host a later life lending roadshow in...

FCA leads global crackdown on illegal ‘finfluencers’

The Financial Conduct Authority has led an international week of action against illegal financial...

Property firms still relying on manual checks as AI fraud risk grows

More than half of identity verification checks in UK finance and property businesses are...

FCA and PRA ease SM&CR rules in move to cut compliance burden

The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority have set out the first stage...

COMMENT

Taking the anxiety out of finance

It’s an anxious time for mortgage borrowers. A recent study by Handelsbanken Wealth found that the proportion of UK adults apprehensive about making mortgage...

Cashback should put conveyancing into the advice conversation

One of the more interesting findings from our latest quarterly statistics was the position of Nationwide Building Society, which accounted for 25% of all...

Why ownership structure matters in buy-to-let

It's a scenario brokers encounter every day. Two landlord clients approach them about the same type of buy-to-let property, with similar levels of equity...

You own the shares, but are you really just the custodian?

I've built three businesses and I've said the same thing most entrepreneurs have probably said to their mates and family at some point: "Give...

The FCA protection market study shouldn’t ignore redundancy

Considering a third of employers are likely to implement staff redundancies by January 2027, according to Acas, redundancy cover shouldn’t be ignored in wider...

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AI could prove critical as later life lending demand grows, Air warns

Later life lending specialists may struggle to capitalise on growing demand for advice unless...

Home improvement finance surges 112% as households invest in existing properties

Finance for home improvements more than doubled in the third quarter of 2026, according...

Younger equity release borrowers more likely to make interest payments

Borrowers under the age of 70 account for nearly two-thirds of more2life's lifetime mortgage...

Chetwood Bank names new board risk committee chair

Chetwood Bank has appointed Melanie Czarra as a non-executive director and chair of its...

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