Regulation

Calls for FCA to streamline demands on advisers

Adviser firms spend on average 24 hours each over the course of a year...

Decidedly un-peachy verdict on payday loan ad

A payday lender has been told not to repeat one of its radio adverts...

Tenet: Growing appetite for QCF Level 6

Tenet has revealed that approximately 20% of its adviser population is currently seeking...

Tenet makes appointment to executive team

Tenet has confirmed the appointment of Gill Davidson as group regulatory director and company...

FSCS opens door to Honister Capital clients

Certain claims previously rejected against Honister Capital can now be reconsidered. Honister Capital, which includes...

FCA to review insurance claims handling

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to conduct a thematic review of claims handling...

AMI sees advice as being more crucial than ever

The Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (AMI) has published its latest Quarterly Economic Bulletin which...

APFA urges member action over FCA budget

The Association of Professional Financial Advisers (APFA) has issued a call to action to...

Payday lenders “not standing by their word”

Payday lenders are failing to carry out checks to make sure borrowers can afford...

Firms reveal expectations of new regulator

The FCA Practitioner Panel has published the results of its survey of regulated firms,...

Gillingham broker to face trial for fraud

A former mortgage broker this week appeared at Medway Magistrates Court in relation to...

RICS wants compulsory regulation of estate agents

Nearly one-third of first time buyers admit they do not have a good understanding...

TMA to provide free compliance information

The Mortgage Alliance (TMA) is set to provide free compliance help and information to...

New chair for Consumer Panel

Sue Lewis has been appointed the new chair of the independent Financial Services Consumer...

COMMENT

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...

Is there such thing as a ‘typical borrower’ anymore?

What is a typical borrower? A few decades ago, it would have been a salaried employee, single source of income and, most likely, a...

Latest news

Retirement drives more than half of financial advice enquiries

Retirement concerns account for more than half of financial advice enquiries received by Inzuzo,...

Friends and family offer route on to property ladder for single buyers

More than half of prospective buyers would consider purchasing a home with a friend...

Newcastle expands broker mortgage range with higher-LTV deals

Newcastle for Intermediaries has expanded its mortgage range with the return of higher loan-to-value...

Mortgage arrears and possessions fall in second quarter

The number of UK mortgages in arrears declined in the second quarter of 2026,...

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