Regulation

FCA fines HSBC £6.2m for TCF failings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined HSBC UK Bank plc, HSBC Bank plc...

CA highlights ‘scope creep’ to parliamentary committee

The Conveyancing Association (CA) has stated that increased responsibilities placed upon conveyancers in recent...

Access FS appoints compliance director

Mortgage and protection firm Access Financial Services has appointed Jeremy Lock to the role...

RAW Capital Partners appoints head of risk and compliance

RAW Capital Partners has appointed a former Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) supervisor as its...

Advise Wise updates research PDF for compliance and audit

Advise Wise has announced the release of its improved research PDF document. The sourcing...

Trade body opposes FCA’s ‘name and shame’ plans

The Association of Short Term Lenders (ASTL) has opposed proposals by the FCA that...

Top questions asked by brokers on mortgage fraud

Kirsty Jefferies, financial crime manager, intermediary and solicitor panel, Coventry for intermediaries, and Andrew...

MorganAsh partners with FWD Research to support firms with vulnerability requirements

MorganAsh has teamed up with FWD Research to further assist firms in meeting the...

SimplyBiz’s Consumer Duty event sees over 1,500 bookings

SimplyBiz has reported that its upcoming virtual Compliance Clinic, focussing upon Consumer Duty Annual...

The DPS to host free landlord webinars on disputes

The Deposit Protection Service (DPS) has created a series of free online webinars to...

Paradigm Consulting partners with Xpress Mortgages

Paradigm Consulting, the providers of support services to advisory firms, has announced a new...

Rosemount appoints new Appointed Representative

Rosemount Financial Solutions (IFA), the independent mortgage and protection network, has announced the appointment...

SmartSearch secures investment to match growth plans

SmartSearch, a UK provider of digital compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) software, has signed...

“Trillions” could find home in back books before July 2024

$2.6 trillion (£2.4tn) in a cash pile of investors’ money could be used to...

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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 the thoroughly discredited Angie Rayner, former Deputy Prime Minister, who...

Alan Cleary: Taking the helm at Chetwood Bank

When Alan Cleary retired from the mortgage industry in 2021 he thought his days of running banks were behind him. After more than three decades...

The sourcing system effect in specialist lending

In specialist lending, the right fit for a client has never been as simple as picking the top rate from a list. In sectors like...

Why the Renters’ Rights Bill should be a wake-up call for advisers and landlords

The Renters’ Rights Bill is shaping up to be one of the most significant legislative changes to the private rented sector (PRS) in decades. Expected...

Living in a box. Am I living in a cardboard box?

More young people are living with their parents than ever before. The bank of Mum and Dad has evolved into the hotel of Mum and...

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Industry titans weigh in behind charity concert

Two of the mortgage industry’s biggest names have thrown their weight behind Take Me...

Project 28 launches in a bid to slash time it takes to sell homes

A coalition of 23 of the UK’s leading property organisations has unveiled a sweeping...

Rotherham mortgage boss crowned Lord of the Manor

Scott Thorpe, founder and chief executive of TMG Mortgage Network, has been formally recognised...

Midlands and northern England dominate buy-to-let purchases as landlords seek value

Buy-to-let lending in the Midlands and the north of England accounted for nearly half...