Regulation

FCA will publicise warning notices

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to now use its new power to...

Branch MMR advice issues “solved by screen sharing”

Vizolution has published the second of a series of white papers looking at the...

HMRC gets tough with UK property tax avoidance

Schemes designed to get around the Annual Tax on Enveloped Dwellings will have to...

Panacea unveils microsite for mortgage business best practice

Panacea Adviser the online community and resource for directly regulated financial advisers and paraplanners,...

AMI calls for removal of consumer credit duplication

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) says it supports an appointed representative (AR) option...

Brokers urged to ‘know your customer’

A panel of representatives from major intermediary lenders have urged mortgage brokers to focus...

FCA sets out consumer credit regulation framework

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has outlined its vision for the regulation of consumer...

EU directive could lengthen sales process

A longer sales process could well be one of the main challenges for brokers...

FCA open to providing MMR workshop for short-term lending

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) told this week's ASTL quarterly general meeting that it...

FCA to issue discussion papers on mortgage T&Cs

Speaking at the Financial Services Expo (FSE) yesterday, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)...

Clydesdale Bank fine for TCF failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Clydesdale Bank £8.9 million for failing...

Bankhall launches new RCR assessment tool

Bankhall is urging firms to identify and review emerging risks within their business in...

NLA celebrates EU directive exemption

The National Landlords Association (NLA) has welcomed the decision from the European Union (EU)...

Paradigm to hold Bolton roundtable

Paradigm Mortgage Services' fifth mortgage round table event of the year will be held...
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COMMENT

Comment

Buy-to-let has matured as a market

Buy-to-let turned 30 last week, and it's a good moment for some much-needed positivity around this market. Whatever the narrative around buy-to-let has been at...

Network recruitment called. The 1970s want their strategy back

I spend a lot of my time looking at growth. What does it cost? Is it sustainable? And are we creating value, or just...

Bank Rate holds again, but November is now firmly in focus

There may well have been a collective sigh of relief across the mortgage market when the Bank of England announced another Bank Base Rate...

Buy-to-let at 30: the mortgage that changed Britain’s housing market

John Heron helped create buy-to-let when landlords had almost nowhere to turn for finance. Thirty years later, he and Paragon Bank's Louisa Sedgwick reflect...

Harpenden’s expat move could be bigger than the numbers suggest

Harpenden Building Society’s move into expat mortgages this summer has been good news for brokers and borrowers. But I think its importance goes beyond...

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Eleos launches income protection with redundancy cover

Eleos Life has launched an income protection policy covering redundancy alongside illness and injury...
First-time buyers

Trade bodies welcome first-time buyer scheme but call for careful design

Mortgage trade bodies have welcomed the government's proposed Your First Home scheme, while warning...
Artificial Intelligence

Advice firm wins first client through ChatGPT after AI visibility push

A financial advice firm secured its first client through ChatGPT within two weeks of...
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Alps expands landlord insurance add-ons on Acturis

Alps has made its full range of let property insurance add-ons available through the...

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