Regulation

Largest ever FSA fine imposed on Barclay Bank plc

Barclays Bank plc has been fined £59.5 million for misconduct relating to the London...

AIFA hires senior policy adviser

Clare Griffiths has joined the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA) as senior policy...

Firm banned over interest-only advice

Principal Mortgage Services Ltd of County House, St. Marys Street, Worcester, has been publicly...

Yorkshire firm has permissions cancelled

Wood Financial Management Ltd has had its Part IV Permissions cancelled by the FSA. This...

Non-exec chair of FCA appointed

John Griffith-Jones has been appointed as the non-executive chair designate of the Financial Conduct...

UK able to exempt buy-to-let from EU mortgage credit directive

The European Parliament's ECON committee has voted on the European directive on credit...

Treasury committee publishes FCA recommendations

The objectives of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) should be rewritten to include duty...

Brokers “not engaging” with FSA on new regulation

Just before the closing date for responses to the FSA's latest proposals on Distribution...

Dead end for DND as permissions revoked

David Neil Dodds, trading as DND Mortgages, has had his permissions to carry out...
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How social media can bridge the protection disconnect

The latest AMI Protection Viewpoint provided a compelling snapshot of the challenges and opportunities facing the protection market. The research highlights a worrying pattern that...

Opening doors for credit-worthy but overlooked clients

It doesn’t take much these days for a borrower to feel they’ve fallen out of favour with the system. A missed payment here, a...

Ministerial cock-ups could kill radical property taxes

At first it might appear that the mortgage industry and the housing sector as a whole should be cross with the Labour government. After all,...

Got something to sell? Try telling some untruths on X

Why do people peddle untruths on social media? When I say this, I’m thinking specifically of my old mate Martin Stewart who can be...

Funding student property? Talk to a broker first

When an investor spots an opportunity in the student accommodation sector, it’s rarely a simple transaction. Often what unlocks success is the guidance and...

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Development finance

UTB backs £16.5m Surrey developments by Rushmon Homes

United Trust Bank (UTB) is providing £10.7m in acquisition and development finance to support...
Commercial

Octopus Capital funds two new care homes

Octopus Capital has completed a £30 million forward funding agreement with Synergy Care Developments...
Appointments

Hanley Economic names new chair as Nick Jordan steps down

Hanley Economic Building Society has confirmed that Ian Henley will become its new chair...
Building Societies

Family Building Society cuts rates and simplifies buy-to-let range

Family Building Society has announced rate reductions across its owner-occupier and buy-to-let mortgage products,...

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